{"id":26602,"date":"2018-12-27T10:35:24","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T05:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=26602"},"modified":"2023-05-07T14:35:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T09:05:28","slug":"hindu-editorial-daily-vocabulary-booster-27-december-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/hindu-editorial-daily-vocabulary-booster-27-december-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 27 December 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vocabulary<\/strong>\u00a0based questions are often asked in all\u00a0Banking and Government Exams<\/strong>.<\/a><\/span>\u00a0So we at\u00a0Oliveboard<\/strong>\u00a0will be providing a daily dose of vocabulary to help you with overcoming your struggle with this section. You need to go through it daily to see a marked\u00a0improvement<\/strong>\u00a0in your English vocabulary. I hope it will help you in upcoming\u00a0IBPS Clerk<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0IBPS SO<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0NIACL AO<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0exam. In this given article, find\u00a0The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 27 December 2018.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sr No.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWords<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nMeaning<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nUsage<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nACKNOWLEDGE<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nRecognize the importance or quality of<\/span><\/td>\nThe corporate world has begun to acknowledge<\/strong> his genius and excellence.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nCOLLOQUIAL<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nUsed in ordinary or familiar conversation;<\/span><\/p>\n

Not formal or literary<\/span><\/td>\n

Colloquial <\/strong>language is not considered appropriate in official mails.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nCRITICISM<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nThe expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes<\/span><\/td>\nThe present government received a lot of criticism <\/strong>by the intellectuals.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nDICKENSIAN<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nReminiscent of the novels of Charles Dickens, especially in suggesting the poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters that they portray<\/span><\/td>\nThe Dickensian<\/strong> characters were very interesting.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nERA<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nA long and distinct period of history<\/span><\/td>\nThe death of the emperor is considered beginning of new era<\/strong>.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nGAUGE<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nAn instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something;<\/span><\/p>\n

A means of estimating something.<\/span><\/td>\n

Astronomers can gauge<\/strong> the brightness of any planet or star.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nGLARE<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nStare in an angry or fierce way<\/span><\/td>\nHis glare<\/strong> scares me to the core.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nINCUMBENT<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nNecessary for someone as a duty or responsibility;<\/span><\/p>\n

Of an official currently holding office<\/span><\/td>\n

The incumbent<\/strong> chief minister lost the recent elections.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nINFLATION <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nA general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money;<\/span><\/p>\n

The condition of being inflated<\/span><\/td>\n

The main agenda of the monetary policy was to control inflation<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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10.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nLAPSE<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nA brief or temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgement<\/span><\/td>\nHer lapse<\/strong> of concentration in the first half of the match cost her the match.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nMANDATE<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nAn official order or commission to do something;<\/span><\/p>\n

Require something to be done; make mandatory<\/span><\/td>\n

The government issued a mandate<\/strong> to seek the release of the political prisoners.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nPLUNGE<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nFall suddenly and uncontrollably;<\/span><\/p>\n

Suffer a rapid decrease in value<\/span><\/td>\n

The prices of the vegetables plunged<\/strong> to great extent.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nPROHIBITION <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nFormally forbid something by law, rule, or other authority<\/span><\/td>\nCigarette smoking was strictly prohibited<\/strong> inside the premises.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nPROTOCOL<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nThe accepted or established code of procedure or behaviour in any group, organization, or situation<\/span><\/td>\nThe princess went against the protocol<\/strong> in front of the king.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nREMISS<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nLacking care or attention to duty;<\/span><\/p>\n

Negligent<\/span><\/td>\n

It would be very remiss<\/strong> of me if I do not follow the traffic rules.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nREMUNERATIVE<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nFinancially rewarding;<\/span><\/p>\n

Lucrative<\/span><\/td>\n

The labourers found the mining job reasonably remunerative<\/strong>.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nREQUISITIONING<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nDemand the use or supply of something by official order;<\/span><\/p>\n

An official order laying claim to the use of property or materials<\/span><\/td>\n

The official ordered the requisitioning<\/strong> of the building for personal usage.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nSHORTCOMING<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nA fault or failure to meet a certain standard<\/span><\/td>\nThe shortcomings <\/strong>in the plan cost the company millions.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nSLUMP<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSit, lean, or fall heavily and limply;<\/span><\/p>\n

Undergo a sudden severe or prolonged fall in price, value, or amount<\/span><\/td>\n

The prices of the land slumped<\/strong> after the government interference.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nSPECTRUM<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nA band of colours, as seen in a rainbow;<\/span><\/p>\n

Used to classify something in terms of its position on a scale between two extreme points<\/span><\/td>\n

He was on the right of the political spectrum<\/strong>.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nTEETERING<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nMove or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth.<\/span><\/td>\nShe had to teeter<\/strong> after him in her sandals.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nUNAPPROVED<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nNot officially accepted or sanctioned<\/span><\/td>\nThe builder started working on the unapproved<\/strong> plans.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nUNSCRUPULOUS <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nHaving or showing no moral principles;<\/span><\/p>\n

Not honest or fair<\/span><\/td>\n

The unscrupulous<\/strong> landlord extracted extra money from the poor tenants.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nUPTREND<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nAn upward tendency, especially a rise in economic value<\/span><\/td>\nThe uptrend<\/strong> in sales was seen after she joined the team.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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