{"id":43027,"date":"2019-08-16T09:52:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T04:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=43027"},"modified":"2019-08-16T09:52:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T04:22:21","slug":"daily-vocabulary-16-august-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/daily-vocabulary-16-august-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 16 August 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Read today’s dose of\u00a0Daily Vocabulary 16 August 2019. The words explained here are taken from the Editorial section of the Hindu Newspaper. It is advisable to read the <\/span>Editorial<\/strong><\/span><\/a> articles thoroughly and then go through this Vocabulary blog. This would be quite beneficial as it would enhance your reading and comprehension skills as well add to your English Vocabulary. This blog\u00a0Daily Vocabulary 16 August 2019 would help you answer Vocabulary (Synonyms & Antonyms) questions in Bank<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, SSC<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, Insurance<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, Railways<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>and Other Government Exams as well it will aid you in Descriptive Writing<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 16 August 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Words<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Meanings & Synonyms<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Antonyms<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Usage<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Apprehensive<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen;<\/span><\/p>\n

Anxious, Alarmed, Worried, Uneasy, Nervous, Concerned, Agitated, Restless, Edgy<\/span><\/td>\n

Unafraid, Fearless<\/span><\/td>\nI’m very <\/span>apprehensive <\/b>about tomorrow’s meeting.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Camouflage<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nThe disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings;<\/span><\/p>\n

Disguise, Concealment;<\/span><\/p>\n

Something that is meant to hide something, or behaviour that is intended to hide the truth<\/span><\/td>\n

Unmask<\/span><\/td>\nThe lizard’s light brown skin acts as <\/span>camouflage<\/b> in the desert sand.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crippling<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nTo cause serious damage to someone or something, making him, her, or it weak and not effective;<\/span><\/p>\n

To make something much less effective;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Damage<\/span><\/td>\n

Heal, Help, Rectify, Rehabilitate, Remedy<\/span><\/td>\nEconomic sanctions by the US have <\/span>cripple<\/b>d the country\u2019s economy.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grandstanding<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nTo conduct oneself or perform showily or ostentatiously in an attempt to impress onlookers;<\/span><\/p>\n

Prance, Strut, Swagger, Parade, Showboat<\/span><\/td>\n

Ordinariness, Simplicity, Modesty, Plainness<\/span><\/td>\nThe outfielder made a <\/span>grandstand<\/b> play out of what should have been a routine catch.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indiscriminate<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nDone at random or without careful judgement;<\/span><\/p>\n

Non-selective, Unselective, Undiscriminating, Uncritical, Aimless<\/span><\/td>\n

Selective, Discriminating, Systematic<\/span><\/td>\nThey participated in the <\/span>indiscriminate<\/b> slaughter of countless innocent victims.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mitigatory<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nTo cause to become less harsh or hostile;<\/span><\/p>\n

To make less severe or painful;<\/span><\/p>\n

Allay, Alleviate, Assuage, Ease, Help, Mollify, Palliate, Relieve, Soothe<\/span><\/td>\n

Aggravate, Exacerbate<\/span><\/td>\nMorphine may be given hypodermically to <\/span>mitigate<\/b> the pain.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Retaliatory<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nOf an action characterized by a desire for revenge;<\/span><\/p>\n

Payback, Reprisal, Requital, Retribution, Revenge, Vengeance<\/span><\/td>\n

Clemency, Grace, Leniency, Lenity, Mercy,\u00a0<\/span>Forgiveness, Pardon, Remission<\/span><\/p>\n

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He urged people not to resort to <\/span>retaliatory<\/b> violence.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rhetoric<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nThe art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing;<\/span><\/p>\n

Oratory, Eloquence, Power of speech, Command of language, Expression<\/span><\/td>\n

Inarticulateness<\/span><\/td>\nWhat is required is immediate action, not <\/span>rhetoric<\/b>.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unfair<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nNot based on or behaving according to the principles of equality and justice;<\/span><\/p>\n

Unjust, Inequitable, Prejudiced, Biased, Discriminatory<\/span><\/td>\n

Fair, Just<\/span><\/td>\nIt’s <\/span>unfair<\/b> to take advantage of other people’s misfortunes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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War-Footing<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nThe condition of being prepared to undertake or maintain war;<\/span><\/p>\n

War path<\/span><\/td>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nThe president placed the republic on a <\/span>war footing.<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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