The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 20 May 2019

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 20 May 2019

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Usage
Anxious	Feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome; Worried, Concerned, Apprehensive, Fearful, Uneasy	She was extremely anxious about her entrance exam.
Brutal	Savagely violent; Savage, Cruel, Vicious	The attack on the army was a particularly brutal and cowardly attack.
Credibility	The quality of being trusted and believed in; Trustworthiness, Reliability, Dependability, Integrity, Character	He complained that his colleague had tried to undermine his credibility within the company.
Decisive	Having or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively; Resolute, Firm, Strong-minded, Strong-willed, Determined	The manager had an image of being tough and decisive.
Dissent	The holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held; Disagreement	Only two members expressed their dissent from the majority opinion.
Divisive	Tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people;	The highly divisive issue of the illegality of abortion was being discussed in the Parliament.
Electioneering	Take part actively and energetically in a campaign to be elected to public office; Campaign, Canvass	The election will not be lost or won as the result of a few weeks of aggressive electioneering.
Fanatical	Filled with excessive and single-minded zeal; Zealous, Extremist, Extreme, Militant, Dogmatic; Obsessively concerned with something	Her husband was fanatical about tidiness.
Grievance	A feeling of resentment over something believed to be wrong or unfair; Complaint, Criticism, Objection, Protestation	He has a deep sense of grievance against his former employer.
Impartiality	Equal treatment of all rivals or disputants; Fairness	Entries for the competition had to be submitted under a pseudonym to ensure impartiality in the judging process.
Inappropriate	Not suitable or proper in the circumstances; Unsuitable, Unfitting, Ill-suited, Unseemly	There are penalties for inappropriate behaviour in the camp.
Incumbent	of an official or regime currently holding office; Current, Existing, Present	The incumbent Party could not acquire majority seats in the state legislative assembly elections.
Integrity	The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; Honesty, Uprightness	He is a gentleman of complete integrity.
Rationale	A set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or belief; Reasoning, Thinking	The CEO tried to explain the rationale behind the change in the company policies.
Reconcile	Restore friendly relations between	It is difficult to reconcile science and religion.
Triumphalism	Excessive exultation over one’s success or achievements (used especially in a political context)	An air of triumphalism reigns in the present government’s administration.
Unprecedented	Never done or known before; Unparalleled, Unequalled, Unmatched, Unrivalled	The government took the unprecedented step of releasing confidential reports on tax evaders.

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