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, FCI, CWC, LIC AAO, SSC, NTPC exams as well. The words in the Daily Vocabulary Booster 17 April 2019 are taken directly from the editorial of the Hindu Newspaper.
Read in Hindi: द हिन्दू दैनिक शब्दावली बूस्टर 17 अप्रैल 2019
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 17 April 2019.
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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 17 April 2019
Words | Meanings & Synonyms | Usage |
Anonymous | Unnamed, of unknown name, Nameless, Incognito, Unidentified | The donor’s wish to remain anonymous was honoured by the hospital authorities. |
Asymmetry | Lack of equality or equivalence between parts or aspects of something;
Lack of symmetry |
I have asymmetrical eyes, with one eye bigger and lower than the other. |
Clique | A small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them;
Coterie, Circle, Inner circle, Crowd, In-crowd |
His flat became a haven for a clique of young men of similar tastes. |
Disproportionate | Too large or too small in comparison with something else;
Out of proportion to |
People with lower incomes cannot afford to spend a disproportionate amount of their income on fuel. |
Inadequate | Lacking the quality or quantity required;
Insufficient for a purpose; Not enough, Deficient, Poor, Scant |
These supplies are inadequate to meet our needs. |
Litigation | The process of taking legal action;
Legal action, Lawsuit, Legal dispute |
More and more victims have turned to litigation to redress wrongs done to them. |
Opacity | The quality of lacking transparency or translucence;
Opaqueness, Non-transparency, Lack of transparency |
Thinner paints need black colour added to them to increase opacity. |
Oppressive | Inflicting harsh and authoritarian treatment;
Harsh, Cruel, Brutal, Repressive, Crushing, Tyrannical |
The country is ruled by an oppressive regime. |
Tactics | An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end;
Strategy, Scheme, Stratagem, Plan |
Jenny knew a simple tactic for us to follow as we solved the murder-mystery game. |
Unleash | Let loose, Release, Free, Set free | The failure of the talks between the two countries could unleash more fighting. |
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