The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 1 August 2019

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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Booster 1 August 2019

Sr. No.	Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
1.	Abandon	Cease to support or look after someone; Desert, Leave, turn one’s back on, Cast aside	Stick by, Keep, Claim, Continue, Take up	As a baby he was abandoned by his mother.
2.	Abhorrent	Inspiring disgust and loathing; Repugnant, Detestable, Hateful, Loathsome	Innocuous, Inoffensive	Racism of any kind is abhorrent to me.
3.	Cognisable	Perceptible; Clearly identifiable; Capable of being judicially heard and determined	Hidden, Imperceptible	When a person commits a cognisable and non-bailable offence the police takes him in its custody.
4.	Desertion	The action of deserting a person, cause, or organization; Abandonment, Leaving, Forsaking	Retention Recoupment, Repossession, Retrieval, Reclamation	There were thousands of desertions in the last weeks of the war.
5.	Deter	Discourage someone from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences; Put off, Discourage, Dissuade, Scare off	Encourage	High prices are deterring many young people from buying houses.
6.	Embolden	Give someone the courage or confidence to do something; Encourage, Hearten, Strengthen, Fortify	Dishearten	Emboldened by her earlier success, Lynn’s recent work has been even more imaginative.
7.	Erring	Having failed to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; Having done wrong	Be right, Innocent, Well behaved	He erred in agreeing to her appointment to the position.
8.	Fragile	Easily broken or damaged; Not strong or sturdy; Delicate and vulnerable	Robust, Sound, Durable, Strong	The assassination could do serious damage to the fragile peace agreement that was signed last month.
9.	Gender-Neutral	Suitable for, applicable to, or common to both male and female genders	Gender-specific	For terms such as policeman or watchman, use instead gender-neutral terms like police officer and guard.
10.	Imperil	Put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed; Endanger, Jeopardise, Risk, put at risk, put in danger, Expose to danger	Guard, Protect, Shelter, Shield Preserve, Resume, Save	A police raid would imperil the lives of the hostages.
11.	Inalienable	Not subject to being taken away from or given away by the possessor; Inviolable, Absolute, Sacrosanct, Unchallengeable, Unassailable	Negotiable, Conveyable, Assignable, Alienable, Transferrable	The right to survival has to be the first on any list of inalienable rights for every human being.
12.	Incursion	An invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one; Attack on, Assault on, Raid on, Invasion of, Storming of	Retreat	You should have responded immediately to the incursion and not come to seek my permission before you acted.
13.	Irrevocable	Not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; Final, Irreversible, Irremediable	Reversible, Temporary	The Supreme court’s ruling is irrevocable.
14.	Jeopardise	Put someone or something into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure; Threaten, Endanger, Imperil, Menace, Risk	Safeguard	She knew that by failing her finals she could jeopardise her whole future.
15.	Non-sectarian	Not involving or relating to different religious sects or political groups	Sectarian, Religious-Minded	About 1,500 students attend 23 non-sectarian private schools.
16.	Offence	A breach of a law or rule; An illegal act; Crime, Illegal/unlawful act, Misdemeanour	Blamelessness, Faultlessness, Guiltlessness	He committed several serious offences.
17.	Overrun	Spread over or occupy a place in large numbers; Invade, Storm, March into, Occupy, Infest, Swarm over	Defend, Guard, Protect, Safeguard	Rebel soldiers overran the embassy last night.
18.	Persistent	continuing firmly or obstinately in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition; Tenacious, Persevering, Determined, Resolute, Purposeful	Irresolute, Intermittent, Occasional	Symptoms of the illness include a high temperature and a persistent dry cough.
19.	Relentless	Unceasingly intense; Persistent, Continuing, Constant, Continual, Continuous	Short-lived, Irresolute, Intermittent	They were able to do so in part because of the application of relentless military force and economic coercion.
20.	Sequestered	Isolated and hidden away; Secluded, Cloistered, hidden away, Concealed; Specialized to separate and store a harmful substance such as carbon dioxide in a way that keeps it safe	Free, Liberate, Loose, Release	A growing forest sequesters carbon and gives off oxygen.
21.	Subsistence	The action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself, especially at a minimal level; Maintenance, Keep, Upkeep, Support, Livelihood	Dearth, Lack, Want	The money is intended to provide a basic subsistence and should not be paid to someone who receives other income.

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