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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 15 January 2019
Sr No. |
Word |
Meaning |
Synonyms |
Usage |
1. | ALLUDE | Suggest or call attention to indirectly;
Hint at |
Suggest,
imply, mention |
We will allude the main points briefly. |
2. | ALTERATION | The action or process of altering or being altered | Change,
adjustment, adaptation |
Alteration was necessary in the old clothes. |
3. | ANOMALOUS | Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected | Abnormal,
atypical
|
The anomalous behaviour in the office will not be tolerated. |
4. | CONCEAL | Not allow to be seen | Hide
|
An opaque veil concealed her face completely. |
5. | CONSPIRACY | A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful | Plot, scheme | There was a conspiracy to destroy the government by the opposition parties. |
6. | COUCHED | Express something in language of a specified style | Express, phrase, word, frame | I am trying to couch this matter very delicately. |
7. | DILIGENT | Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties | Industrious,
hard-working |
He is very diligent when it comes to his work and duties. |
8. | DISAPPROBATION | Strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds | Disapproval,
dislike |
She didn’t pay any heed to her mothers’ disapprobation and went out to enjoy. |
9. | DISSENT | The holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held | Disagreement | A liberal policy towards dissent was followed. |
10. | OUTRAGE | An extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation | Indignation, fury, anger | The widespread public outrage after the wrongdoing with the small child was much needed. |
11. | PARADIGM | A typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model |
Model, pattern,
example
|
Society’s paradigm of an ideal woman is not acceptable. |
12. | PERSECUTE | Subject someone to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs | Oppress, abuse,
victimize
|
The government ordered the persecution of the prisoners of war. |
13. | REPREHENSIBLE | Deserving censure or condemnation | Deplorable,
disgraceful |
A reprehensible act of violence was committed by an unknown group at the school today. |
14. | SCHOLAR | A specialist in a branch of study, especially the humanities.
|
Academic,
intellectual |
He was a well-known physics scholar of his time. |
15. | SEDITION | Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch | Provocation,
inflaming |
The university students were charged with sedition after the rally. |
16. | SOVEREIGNTY | Supreme power or authority | Jurisdiction,
supremacy, dominion |
There are now 195 independent sovereign states in the world. |
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