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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 29 January 2019
Words |
Meanings & Synonyms |
Usage |
ASTONISH | Surprise or impress someone greatly;
Amaze, Astound |
He never fails to astonish me. |
BANKRUPTCY | The state of being bankrupt;
Liquidation, Indebtedness |
Many companies faced bankruptcy during the recession. |
DEMOLITION | The action or process of demolishing or being demolished;
Destruction |
The monument could not be saved from demolition. |
DISMANTLE | Take a machine or structure to pieces;
Deconstruct, Disassemble |
The old engine was dismantled by the students to study all its parts in detail. |
ENACTMENT | Make a bill or other proposal law;
Pass, Approve |
The legislation was enacted to attract international companies to increase FDI in India. |
ENTIRETY | The whole of something;
Whole, Sum, Total |
I stayed in my room in the entirety of the weekend. |
FIERCELY | In a savagely violent or aggressive manner; | The wind blew fiercely last night. |
FLEDGLING | A person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped;
Emerging, Beginning |
The fledgling writer could use the benefit of a good editor for his first book. |
IMMORTALITY | The ability to live forever; Eternal life;
Indestructibility, Imperishability |
He found immortality through his films. |
INSOLVENCY | Bankruptcy, Liquidation, Failure,
Collapse |
The company was facing insolvency cases. |
INVINCIBILITY | The quality of being too powerful to be defeated or overcome | It’ll render him near-invincible for several days |
IRRESISTIBLE | Too attractive and tempting to be resisted;
Enticing, Alluring |
We all found the delicious looking cake irresistible. |
KNOTTY | Full of knots;
extremely difficult or complex; Complex, Complicated |
We were stuck in a knotty legal problem. |
MERCILESS | Showing no mercy;
Ruthless, Remorseless |
If a person shows no mercy or pity, she is merciless. |
SMITTEN | Strike with a firm blow;
Be strongly attracted to someone or something |
He must have been smitten by our enemies. |
STAGGERING | Deeply shocking;
Astonishing |
The bills for maintenance and repair were staggering. |
STYMIE | Prevent or hinder the progress of;
Impede, Hamper |
The changes in the rules of the hospital must not be allowed to stymie new medical treatments. |
TRIBUNALS | A body established to settle certain types of dispute;
Board, Panel, Committee |
Many governmental bodies that are titled tribunals are so described to emphasize that they are not courts of normal jurisdiction. |
UPHOLD | Confirm or support something which has been questioned;
Confirm, Endorse |
The higher upheld his claim for damages. |
VESTED | Confer or bestow power, authority, property, etc on someone;
Give someone the legal right to power, property, etc. |
Executive powers are vested in the President of the country. |
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