The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 08 February 2019

Honey Lalwani

5 years ago

Vocabulary based questions are often asked in all Banking and Government Exams. So we at Oliveboard will be providing you with a daily dose of vocabulary to help you with overcoming your struggle in this section. You need to go through it daily to see a marked improvement in your English vocabulary. We hope it will help you in the upcoming SBI PO, RRB JE, NIACL AO, IB Security exams as well. The words in the Daily Vocabulary Booster 08 February 2019 are taken directly from the editorial of the Hindu Newspaper.

The Hindu Newspaper is considered the Bible by the various exam aspirants as it has the best unbiased views on various current news and happenings in the world. Also, it helps immensely if you are looking for daily dose of English reading and building your English vocabulary. So, we at Oliveboard present to all our viewers and Exam aspirants a daily dose of difficult words with their meanings, synonyms and the correct usage in this blog of The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 08 February 2019.

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 08 February 2019

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Usage
Bolster	Support or; Reinforce	They bolstered the seats for a more comfortable ride.
Espouse	Adopt or support a cause, belief, or way of life; Adopt, Embrace	She espoused the causes of justice and freedom for the members of the group.
Exaggeration	Overstatement, Overemphasis, Magnification, Amplification	He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments.
Forebode	Act as an advance warning of something bad; Foretell, Forecast, Predict	Meteorologists forebode the bad weather, but their prediction was a lot milder than the actual storm.
Furlough	Leave of absence, especially that granted to a member of the services or a missionary	Employee furloughs are mandatory time off work with no pay.
Hitherto	Until now or until the point in time under discussion	Hitherto the large bill for electric energy has debarred the general use of electrical heating
Inexplicably	In a way that cannot be explained or accounted for	Many crucial documents had inexplicably disappeared just before the investigation.
Justifiable	With good reason; valid, legitimate	The project is not financially justifiable.
Opportune	Of a time especially convenient or appropriate for a particular action or event; Auspicious, propitious, favourable	She couldn’t have arrived at a less opportune moment.
Partisan	A strong supporter of a party, cause, or person; Follower, adherent	Gandhiji was a partisan of non-violence.
Pivot	Centre, Focus; Depend, Hinge, Turn	The government’s reaction pivoted on the response of the Prime Minister.
Polemical	Of or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech; Critical, Hostile, Bitter	A polemical essay was submitted by him.
Prudence	Cautiousness; Wisdom, Judgement	I need to exercise prudence in such important matters.
Rancour	Bitterness or resentfulness	There was rancour in his voice.
Reiterate	Say something again or a number of times; Repeat	She reiterated that the government would remain steadfast in its support
Revert	Return to a previous state, practice, topic, etc; Return	He reverted to his native language.
Sanguine	Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation; Hopeful, Buoyant, Positive	He is sanguine about prospects for the global economy.
Straightforward	Uncomplicated and easy to do or understand; Simple, Easy, Effortless	He is a straightforward young man.
Unanimously	Without opposition; with the agreement of all people involved	She was unanimously elected the president of the society.
Undergirding	Secure or fasten from the underside, especially by a rope or chain passed underneath; Bear, Bolster, Brace	This approach needs to undergird retailers’ business plans this year
Unprecedented	Never done or known before; unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched, unrivalled	The government took the unprecedented step of Demonetisation.

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