Get your daily dose of Vocabulary Booster 30 July 2019 here. The words are directly taken from the Editorial Section of the Hindu Newspaper. Here you will get the Meanings of those words, their Synonyms & Antonyms and also the correct usage in a sentence. This Hindu Editorial Blog if read regularly, will surely help you enhance your English Language Vocabulary and as well as make you more confident when it comes to speaking the Language.
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Booster 30 July 2019
Words |
Meanings & Synonyms |
Antonyms |
Usage |
| Amoral | Lacking a moral sense; Unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something;
Unprincipled, Without standards, Without morals |
Moral, Principled | Humans, he argues, are amoral and what guides them is not any sense of morality but an instinct for survival. |
| Beleaguered | Put in a very difficult situation;
Hard-pressed, Troubled |
Emancipate, Free, Liberate, Release, Rescue | The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camp. |
| Ceasefire | A temporary suspension of fighting;
A truce; Armistice, Truce, Peace |
Conflict, Hostilities, Hot war, War | Neither party ever broke the ceasefire. |
| Concede | Admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it;
Admit, Acknowledge, Accept, Allow, Grant, Recognize |
Deny, Retain | I had to concede that I’d overreacted. |
| Fortified | Provide a place with defensive works as protection against attack;
Build defences round, strengthen with defensive works, Secure, Protect, Surround |
Weaken | Property owners have to fortify their oceanfront homes against weather damage. |
| High-handedness | Having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of others;
Arrogant, Assumptive, Bumptious, Overbearing |
Humble, Lowly, Modest, Unarrogant, Unpretentious | It certainly appears that some of his followers, had given good cause for offence by highhanded and selfish acts. |
| Leeway | The amount of freedom to move or act that is available;
Freedom, Scope, Room to manoeuvre |
Constraint, Restriction | Local councils will be given some leeway as to how they implement the legislation. |
| Machination | A plot or scheme;
Schemes, Plotting, Plots, Intrigues, Conspiracies, Designs, Plans |
Artlessness, Candor, Fairness, Frankness, Guilelessness | Despite a commitment to a more open government, the public is still being kept in the dark about the inner machinations of the Cabinet. |
| Pursuit | The action of pursuing someone or something;
Chasing, Pursuing, Stalking, Tracking |
Retreat | I enjoy outdoor pursuits, like hiking and riding. |
| Rebellion | An act of armed resistance to an established government or leader;
Uprising, Revolt, Insurrection, Mutiny, Defiance, Disobedience |
Obedience | The rebellion would have failed if not for the aid sent by other countries.
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| Relentless | Unceasingly intense;
Persistent, Continuing, Constant |
Short-lived, Irresolute, Intermittent | Her relentless optimism held the team together. |
| Resolute | Admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering;
Determined, Purposeful, Purposive, Resolved, Decided |
Faltering, Hesitant, Indecisive, Irresolute | He has remained resolute in his opposition to the bill. |
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