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 2019, CWC 2019 exams as well. The words in the Daily Vocabulary Booster 22 February 2019 are taken directly from the editorial of the Hindu Newspaper.
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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 22 February 2019
Words | Meanings & Synonyms | Usage |
Ambiguity | The quality of being open to more than one interpretation;
Inexactness, Ambivalence, Equivocation |
We can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act of the Parliament. |
Arbitrary | Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system;
Capricious, Whimsical, Random, Chance, Erratic |
The CEO made an arbitrary decision. |
Dismissive | Feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration;
Disdainful, Scornful |
The local Government’s theory is dismissive of the need to control local spending. |
Exemption | Immunity, Exception,
Dispensation |
Electric vehicles may qualify for exemption from tax. |
Ghastly | Terrible, Frightful, Horrible,
Grim, Awful |
There was a ghastly terrorist attack on the Indian army. |
Harassment | Aggressive pressure or intimidation;
Persecution, Annoyance |
The girls face daily harassment and assault on the streets outside the college. |
Intimidation | The action of intimidating someone;
Frightening, Menacing, Terrifying |
The convicts intimidated witnesses and jurors of the murder case. |
Launder | Conceal the origins of money obtained illegally;
Alter information to make it appear more acceptable |
We began to notice attempts to launder the data. |
Majoritarian | Governed by or believing in decision by a majority | Supreme Court is a guardian of our liberties from ordinary majoritarian politics. |
Petition | A formal written request, typically one signed by many people | The members of the society were asked to sign a petition against plans to build on the local playing fields. |
Reassurance | The action of removing someone’s doubts or fears;
Comforting, Consolation |
Children need reassurance and praise. |
Retrospectively | Looking back on or dealing with past events or situations;
Backdated |
She presented him a retrospective collection of albums spanning the course of his entire career. |
Rhetoric | Oratory, Eloquence, Power of speech | He used a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole. |
Semblance | Appearance, Outward appearance, Approximation | He tried to force her thoughts back into some semblance of order. |
Sloganeering | Employ or invent slogans, typically in a political context | At least he avoided vapid sloganeering in the hall. |
Stern | Serious and unrelenting | The child’s a smile transformed his stern face. |
Stringent | Strict, Precise, Exacting | The Government issued stringent guidelines on air pollution. |
Ulterior | Existing beyond what is obvious or admitted;
Secondary, Underlying, Undisclosed |
There could there be an ulterior motive behind his request. |
Unreasonable | Uncooperative, Obstructive, Unhelpful, Disobliging | She knew she was being unreasonable, but she resented his domesticity. |
Uproar | A loud and impassioned noise or disturbance;
Turmoil, Disorder, Confusion |
The room was in an uproar after the announcement of the plan. |
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