The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 25 July 2019

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Here is today’s dose of English Vocabulary with our Vocabulary Booster 25 July 2019 comprising of difficult words, their meanings, Synonyms & Antonyms and most importantly correct usage in a sentence. Whether you are an aspirant or not, if you someone looking for improvement in your English Language both Speaking as well as Writing skills, this daily blog is for you. Go through this on a daily basis and you will definitely see a marked improvement in your Language. Read along today’s Vocabulary Booster 25 July 2019.

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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Booster 25 July 2019

Words

Meanings & Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage
Absenteeism The practice of regularly staying away from work or school without good reason;

Absence, Defection

 Presence, Attendance Students with chronic absenteeism can pull down the school’s performance.
Abstain Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something;

Abjure, Forbear, Forgo, Keep from, Refrain

 Indulge, Undertake He took a vow to abstain from alcohol and smoking.
Allegation A claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof;

Claim, Assertion, Declaration, Statement, Proclamation, Contention

   Several of her patients have made allegations of professional misconduct against her.
Concede Admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it;

Admit, Acknowledge, Accept, Allow, Grant, Recognize, Own, confess

 Deny The government has conceded that the new tax policy has been a disaster.
Concur Be of the same opinion;

Agree

 Disagree The board concurred that the editor should have full control over editorial matters.
Cripple To cause serious damage to someone or something, making him, her, or it weak and not effective;

Disable, Hamstring, Immobilize, Incapacitate

 Energize, Galvanize, Invigorate, Vitalize

Fortify, Strengthen

 

 The war had crippled the country’s economy.
Culmination The highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time;

Climax, Pinnacle, Peak, High point

 Beginning The Championship is the culmination of an eight-week series of tournaments.
Disregard Pay no attention to;

Ignore

 Heed, Pay attention to He disregarded his father’s advice and left school.
Downgrade Reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance;

Demote, Lower, Lower in status

 Advance, Elevate, Promote, Raise

 

 My job’s been downgraded to that of ordinary editor.
Facetious Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; Flippant, Glib, Frivolous, Tongue-in-cheek, Waggish, Whimsical, Joking Serious We could spend all our income on health care,” she said facetiously.
Fallacious Based on a mistaken belief;

Erroneous, False, Untrue, wrong, Incorrect, Faulty, Flawed

 Logical, Rational, Reasonable, Sound, Valid, Well-founded, Well-grounded It’s fallacious to say that something must exist because science hasn’t proven its nonexistence.
Fractious Irritable and quarrelsome;

Grumpy, Grouchy;

Group or organization difficult to control;

Unruly, Wayward, Uncontrollable, Unmanageable

 Contented, Affable The fractious crowd grew violent.
Incongruous Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something;

Out of place, out of keeping, Inappropriate, Unsuitable, Unsuited

 Appropriate, Harmonious It seems incongruous to have a woman as the editor of a men’s magazine.
Inevitable Certain to happen;

Unavoidable, Inescapable, bound to happen

 Avoidable, Uncertain The accident was the inevitable consequence of carelessness.
Machination A plot or scheme;

Schemes, Plotting, Intrigues, Conspiracies

 Good plan She complained about the machinations political candidates employed to win.
Notwithstanding In spite of;

Nevertheless, Nonetheless, Even so, All the same

 According to, If necessary Notwithstanding the evidence, the consensus is that the jury will not reach a verdict.
Protestations An emphatic declaration in response to doubt or accusation;

An objection or protest;

Objection, Protest, Statement of opposition

 Acceptance, Agreement Ignoring my protestations, they went ahead and chopped the tree down.
Skulduggery Underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or activities;

Trickery, Swindling, Fraudulence, Double-dealing, Sharp practice

 Artlessness, Forthrightness, Guilelessness, Ingenuousness, Sincerity The company’s apparently healthy bottom line was merely an illusion, the result of years of accounting skulduggery.
Slugfest A situation in which people compete very hard with each other in order to be successful Agreement, Calm, Harmony, Peace

 

 Both were settling into the fight, which was establishing itself as a boxing match and not a slugfest at all.
Statute A written law passed by a legislative body;

Law, Regulation, Enactment, Act, Bill, Decree

 Unwritten The state legislature passed the statute by an overwhelming margin

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