The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 30 July 2019

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.
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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