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, SBI Clerk, RRB JE, NIACL AO, FCI, CWC, LIC AAO, SSC, NTPC exams as well. The words in the Daily Vocabulary Booster 27 June 2019 are taken directly from the editorial of the Hindu Newspaper.
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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 27 June 2019
Words |
Meanings & Synonyms |
Antonyms |
Usage |
Dismal | Pitifully or disgracefully bad;
Bad, Poor, Dreadful, Awful, Terrible, Pitiful, Disgraceful; Causing a mood of gloom or depression; |
Bright, cheerful;
Excellent |
The captain shuddered as he watched his team’s dismal performance in the semi-final. |
Disparity | A great difference;
Discrepancy, Inconsistency, Imbalance, Inequality, Incongruity |
Parity, Similarity | He will oppose a gross disparity in salary increases between teachers and other state employees. |
Lynch | Kill someone for an alleged offence without a legal trial, especially by hanging by a group of people;
Execute, put to death, Kill, Murder |
An enraged crowd went to the local prison determined to lynch the people detained there. | |
Motive | A reason for doing something;
Rationale, Grounds, Cause, Basis |
Noncausal | The motive for the attack on the family is still unknown because nothing was stolen. |
Preponderant | Predominant in influence, number, or importance;
Dominant, Predominant, Prevalent, in control |
Uncommon, Unconventional, Uncustomary, Unusual | The popularity of books in the United States have a preponderant influence on what is translated and available in other countries. |
Prudent | Acting with or showing care and thought for the future;
Wise, Well judged, Judicious, Sagacious, Sage, Shrewd |
Unwise, Imprudent, Incautious | it is not at all prudent to approach strangers found in desolate spots. |
Quantifiable | Able to be expressed or measured as a quantity | Imperceptible, Insignificant, Undeterminable, Unmeasurable | The benefits of the new environmental policy are not easily quantifiable. |
Sordid | Involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives;
Sleazy, Unsavoury, Shoddy, Vile, Foul; Dirty or squalid; Filthy, Mucky, Grimy, Muddy |
High-minded, respectable;
Immaculate |
The overcrowded housing conditions in the slum area were sordid and degrading. |
Spur | A thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive;
Stimulus, Incentive, Encouragement, Stimulant, Stimulation |
Disincentive, Discouragement | Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth. |
Tacit | Understood or implied without being stated;
Implicit, Understood, Implied |
Explicit, Stated | The bargaining relies on informal agreements and tacit understandings between a customer and shopkeeper. |
Upgrade | Raise something to a higher standard, in particular improve equipment or machinery by adding or replacing components;
Improve, Better, make better, Ameliorate, Reform, Enhance |
Degrade | The cost of upgrading each workstation is around $300. |
Vigilante | A member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate;
Observant, Sharp-eyed, Keen-eyed |
The vigilantes dragged the men out and forced him to chant religious prayers. |
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