{"id":48968,"date":"2019-11-18T10:20:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T04:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=48968"},"modified":"2019-11-18T10:20:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T04:50:35","slug":"daily-vocabulary-18-november-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/daily-vocabulary-18-november-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster – 18 November 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Editorial section of the Hindu newspaper is treated as the Bible by the various exam aspirants be it Bank Exam aspirants, SSC aspirants or UPSC aspirants. Not only does it give the editor’s views on the latest happenings in India and the world, but it also helps enhance English vocabulary for the ones who read it daily. In this blog of “The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 18 November 2019<\/strong>“, we have come up with a list of difficult words, their meanings, synonyms, antonyms and the correct usage of the words taken from today’s Hindu Editorial. Read along to understand it better.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 18 November 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Words<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nMeanings & Synonyms<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nAntonyms<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nUsage<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abysmal<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nExtremely bad; Appalling, Very bad, Dreadful, Awful, Terrible, Frightful, Atrocious<\/span><\/td>\nSuperb<\/span><\/td>\nThe standard of the students’ work is <\/span>abysmal<\/b>.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allay<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nDiminish or put at rest fear, suspicion, or worry;<\/span><\/p>\n

Reduce, Diminish, Decrease, Lessen, Assuage, Alleviate<\/span><\/td>\n

Increase, Intensify<\/span><\/p>\n

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The report attempted to educate the public and <\/span>allay<\/b> fears.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Antagonise<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nCause someone to become hostile;<\/span><\/p>\n

Arouse hostility in, Alienate, Estrange, Disaffect, Anger<\/span><\/td>\n

Pacify, Placate<\/span><\/p>\n

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The company doesn\u2019t want to <\/span>antagonise<\/b> one of its biggest oil suppliers.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assuage<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nMake an unpleasant feeling less intense;<\/span><\/p>\n

Relieve, Ease, Alleviate, Soothe, Mitigate<\/span><\/td>\n

Aggravate<\/span><\/td>\nThe government has tried to <\/span>assuage<\/b> the public’s fears.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detriment<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nThe state of being harmed or damaged;<\/span><\/p>\n

Harm, Damage, Injury, Hurt, Impairment, Loss, Prejudice<\/span><\/td>\n

Benefit, Good<\/span><\/p>\n

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He is engrossed in his work to the <\/span>detriment <\/b>of his married life.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frittered<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nWaste time, money, or energy on trifling matters;<\/span><\/p>\n

Squander, Waste, Misuse, Misspend, Spend unwisely<\/span><\/td>\n

Save, Spend wisely<\/span><\/p>\n

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While shopping at the mall, I tend to <\/span>fritter<\/b> my money on items I don\u2019t need.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plethora<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nA large or excessive amount of something;<\/span><\/p>\n

Excess, Abundance, Overabundance, Superfluity, Surfeit<\/span><\/td>\n

Dearth, Lack<\/span><\/p>\n

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The <\/span>plethora<\/b> of regulations is both contradictory and confusing.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Revulsion<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nA strong, often sudden, feeling that something is extremely unpleasant;<\/span><\/p>\n

Disgust, Repulsion, Abhorrence, Repugnance<\/span><\/td>\n

Delight, Liking<\/span><\/p>\n

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I turned away in<\/span> revulsion<\/b> when they showed a close-up of the operation.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Staggering<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nDeeply shocking; Astonishing;<\/span><\/p>\n

Amazing, Astonishing, Astounding, Awesome, Awful<\/span><\/td>\n

Unimpressive,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Uninspiring,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Unremarkable<\/span><\/p>\n

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It costs a <\/span>staggering <\/b>$50,000 per week to keep the museum open to the public.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unabated<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nWithout any reduction in intensity or strength;<\/span><\/p>\n

Incessant, Nonstop, Persistent<\/span><\/td>\n

Intermittent,\u00a0<\/span>Relenting,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Surrendering,\u00a0<\/span>Yielding<\/span><\/td>\n

The fighting continued <\/span>unabated<\/b> throughout the night.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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