The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 9 January 2019

Honey Lalwani

5 years ago

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 9 January 2019

Sr No.	Word	Meaning	Usage
1.	ADEQUATELY	To a satisfactory or acceptable extent	The book is adequately illustrated by the author.
2.	AMENDMENT	A minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation	The existing laws in our country need amendment.
3.	ARGUABLE	Open to disagreement; Not obviously correct	It is a highly arguable assumption.
4.	BREACH	An act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct	The breach of confidence was very hurtful.
5.	CONSEQUENTIAL	Following as a result or effect; Important, Significant	The breach of confidence and the consequential withdrawal of funds has caused great loss.
6.	COUP	A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government; An instance of successfully achieving something difficult	The last elected government was overthrown in a military coup.
7.	DIVESTING	Deprive someone of power, rights, or possessions; Rid oneself of a business interest or investment	The company is divesting itself of some of its assets.
8.	ENACT	Make a bill or other proposal law; Put into practice an idea or suggestion	The new legislation was enacted to attract the foreign companies.
9.	INCAPACITY	Physical or mental inability to do something or to manage one’s affairs	He was sacked either because of his incapacity or his misbehaviour.
10.	INSULATE	Protect something by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound; Protect someone or something from unpleasant influences or experiences	The room was well insulated to not allow outside cold to get in.
11.	INTERIM	The intervening time; Meanwhile, Temporary,	The interim budget was announced yesterday.
12.	INTRIGUING	Arousing one’s curiosity or interest; Fascinating	The story-line of the film is very intriguing.
13.	MANOEUVRE	A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care a carefully planned or cunning scheme or action	The shady financial manoeuvres received extensive criticism.
14.	MINDFUL	Conscious or aware of something; Inclined or willing to do something	He came home on time, mindful of his obligations towards his family.
15.	PARITY	The state or condition of being equal, especially as regards status or pay	Pay parity between the genders has always been an issue of debate.
16.	QUANTIFIABLE	Able to be expressed or measured as a quantity	The data used was quantifiable.
17.	RATTLED	Make someone nervous, worried, or irritated; Make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds	Rattled by his presence, she returned quickly from the party.
18.	REINSTATE	Restore someone or something to their former position or state	He was reinstated as the chief minister on 2nd of January.
19.	RESTRAIN	Prevent someone or something from doing something; Keep under control or within limits	We need to restrain our expenditure on wasteful things.
20.	SCRUTINY	Critical observation or examination.	The panel members had to face scrutiny after their biased judgement.
21.	SOLELY	Not involving anyone or anything else; Only.	I was solely responsible for the arrangements.
22.	STRIPPING	Remove all coverings from; Deprive someone of rank, power, or property	He was stripped off his badges after the charges of sedition.
23.	UNAPOLOGETIC	Not acknowledging or expressing regret	Her unapologetic behaviour shocked everybody.
24.	UNCONDITIONALLY	Without conditions or limits	Parents are only people who love us unconditionally.
25.	VIGILANCE	The action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties	Security jobs demand long hours of vigilance.

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