The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 25 July 2019

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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