{"id":41715,"date":"2019-07-26T11:11:06","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T05:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=41715"},"modified":"2019-07-31T12:04:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T06:34:43","slug":"vocabulary-booster-26-july-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/vocabulary-booster-26-july-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 26 July 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is today’s dose of English Vocabulary <\/strong>with our\u00a0Vocabulary Booster 26 July 2019<\/strong> comprising of difficult words, their meanings, Synonyms & Antonyms <\/strong>and most importantly correct usage in a sentence<\/strong>. Whether you are an aspirant or not, if you someone looking for improvement in your English Language both Speaking as well as Writing skills<\/strong>, this daily blog is for you. Go through this on a daily basis and you will definitely see a marked improvement in your Language. Read along today’s\u00a0Vocabulary Booster 26 July 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Abjure<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nTo say formally or publicly that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving;<\/span><\/p>\n

To reject solemnly;<\/span><\/p>\n

Abnegate, Forswear, Recant, Renege, Renounce, Repeal, Repudiate<\/span><\/td>\n

Adhere to<\/span><\/td>\nAfter Spain passed a law banning parties that supported terrorism, some of the group\u2019s leaders created a new party, EH Bildu, which <\/span>abjured<\/b> violence.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amendment<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nA minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc;<\/span><\/p>\n

Adjustment, Alteration, Change, Modification, Mutation<\/span><\/td>\n

Unchanged, Unedited<\/span><\/td>\nPresidential power was reduced by a constitutional <\/span>amendment<\/b> in 1991.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brinkmanship<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nThe activity, especially inpolitics, of trying to get what you want by saying that if you do not get it, you will do something that could be harmful or dangerous;<\/span><\/p>\n

Manoeuvring, Politicking<\/span><\/td>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nThe talks have collapsed and both sides have resorted to <\/span>brinkmanship<\/b>.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Combat<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nTo try to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or increasing;<\/span><\/p>\n

Combat is also a fight between two people or things<\/span><\/td>\n

Agreement, Accord, Truce, Concord<\/span><\/td>\nThe government is spending millions of dollars in its attempt to <\/span>combat<\/b> drug abuse.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Consequence<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nA result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant;<\/span><\/p>\n

Result, Outcome<\/span><\/td>\n

Antecedent, Causation, Cause, Occasion, Reason<\/span><\/td>\nThe slightest error in the launch can have serious <\/span>consequences<\/b>.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cripple<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nTo make something much less effective;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Damage, Weaken, Enfeeble, Debilitate, Undermine<\/span><\/td>\n

Doctor, Fix, Mend, Patch, Rebuild, Recondition, Reconstruct, Renovate, Repair, Revamp<\/span><\/td>\nHigher taxes could <\/span>cripple<\/b> small businesses.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Defiant<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nFull of or showing a disposition to challenge, resist, or fight, Full of or showing defiance;<\/span><\/p>\n

Bold, Impudent<\/span><\/td>\n

Amenable, Biddable, Compliant, Conformable, Docile, Obedient<\/span><\/td>\nThe protesters blocking the entrance to the offices remained <\/span>defiant<\/b> this morning.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detention<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nThe act of officially detaining someone<\/span><\/p>\n

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Discharge, Release<\/span><\/td>\nConcern has been expressed about the death in <\/span>detention<\/b> of a number of political prisoners.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distinct<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nRecognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type;<\/span><\/p>\n

Clear, Definite, Sharp<\/span><\/td>\n

Alike, Identical, Indistinguishable<\/span><\/td>\nThe sales chart shows a <\/span>distinct<\/b> decline in the past few months.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forfeiture<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nThe loss or giving up of something as a penalty for wrongdoing;<\/span><\/p>\n

The loss of rights, property, or money, especially as a result of breaking a legal agreement;<\/span><\/p>\n

Damages, Fine, Forfeit, Mulct, Penalty<\/span><\/td>\n

Win, Gain, Earn<\/span><\/td>\nHe was deep in debt and facing <\/span>forfeiture<\/b> of his property.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grave<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nSeriously Bad, Life threatening<\/span><\/td>\nFrivolous, Insignificant, Lite, Little, Light, Unserious<\/span><\/td>\nHis carelessness could have <\/span>grave<\/b> consequences.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Innocuous<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nNot harmful or offensive;<\/span><\/p>\n

Benign, Harmless, Hurtless, Innocent, Inoffensive<\/span><\/td>\n

Adverse, Bad, Baleful, Baneful, Damaging, Dangerous<\/span><\/td>\nSome mushrooms look <\/span>innocuous<\/b> but are in fact poisonous.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Invalidate<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nMake or prove an argument, statement, or theory unsound or erroneous;<\/span><\/p>\n

Disprove, Show\/prove to be, False, Refute, Explode, Contradict<\/span><\/td>\n

Enact, lay down, Legislate<\/span><\/p>\n

Establish, Found, Institute<\/span><\/p>\n

Formalize<\/span><\/p>\n

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A few minor factual errors should not <\/span>invalidate<\/b> the theory.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irreparable<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nImpossible to rectify or repair;<\/span><\/p>\n

Irreversible, Irremediable, Unrectifiable, Irrevocable, Irretrievable<\/span><\/td>\n

Correctable, Corrigible, Fixable, Redeemable, Remediable, Repairable<\/span><\/td>\nThe oil spill did <\/span>irreparable<\/b> harm to the bay.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portentous<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nOf momentous significance;<\/span><\/p>\n

Being a grave or serious matter;<\/span><\/p>\n

Baleful, Dire, Direful, Doomy, Foreboding, Ill, Ill-boding<\/span><\/td>\n

Unthreatening<\/span><\/td>\nIn 1969 people regarded the first landing on the moon as a truly <\/span>portentous<\/b> event.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Precarious<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nNot securely held or in position;<\/span><\/p>\n

Dangerously likely to fall or collapse;<\/span><\/p>\n

Uncertain, Insecure, Unreliable, Unsure, Unpredictable<\/span><\/td>\n

Advantageous, Beneficial, good<\/span><\/p>\n

Ultrasafe<\/span><\/p>\n

Harmless, Innocent Innocuous<\/span><\/p>\n

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Many borrowers now find themselves caught in a <\/span>precarious<\/b> financial position.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Proroguing<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nDefer, Postpone;<\/span><\/p>\n

To suspend or end a legislative session<\/span><\/td>\n

Launch, Open<\/span><\/p>\n

Carry on, Continue, draw out, Extend<\/span><\/td>\n

The legislative session was <\/span>prorogued<\/b> for the summer<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reckon<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nTo think or believe;<\/span><\/p>\n

Estimate, Compute, Conclude, Deduce, Extrapolate, Gather, Infer<\/span><\/td>\n

Question, Suspect<\/span><\/td>\nHe <\/span>reckons<\/b> all policemen are fascists and bullies.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reminiscent<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nTending to remind one of something;<\/span><\/p>\n

Evocative, Suggestive<\/span><\/td>\n

Amnesia, Forgetfulness<\/span><\/p>\n

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That song is so <\/span>reminiscent<\/b> of my adolescence.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taint<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nContaminate or pollute something<\/span><\/td>\nChasteness, Chastity, Modesty, Purity, Stainlessness<\/span><\/td>\nHis reputation was permanently <\/span>tainted<\/b> by the financial scandal.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vulnerable<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nExposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally;<\/span><\/p>\n

In danger, In peril, In jeopardy, At risk, Endangered, Unsafe<\/span><\/td>\n

Insusceptible, Invulnerable, Unexposed<\/span><\/td>\nIt is on economic policy that the government is most <\/span>vulnerable<\/b>.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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