{"id":50966,"date":"2019-12-20T11:46:01","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T06:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=50966"},"modified":"2019-12-20T11:46:01","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T06:16:01","slug":"daily-vocabulary-20-december-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/daily-vocabulary-20-december-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster – 20 December 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 20 December 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
Annals<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nA record of events year by year;<\/span><\/p>\n

Archives, Chronicles, Accounts, Registers, Journals;<\/span><\/p>\n

Historical records<\/span><\/td>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nThis period is one of the darkest in the <\/span>annals <\/b>of US history.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bonafide<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nGenuine, Real, Authentic, Genuine, True, Actual, Sterling<\/span><\/td>\nFake, Bogus<\/span><\/td>\nShe has established her position as a <\/span>bona fide<\/b> celebrity.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chasm<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nA deep fissure in the earth’s surface;<\/span><\/p>\n

Gorge, Abyss, Canyon;<\/span><\/p>\n

A profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc;<\/span><\/p>\n

Breach, Gulf, Rift, Division, Schism, Split, Severance<\/span><\/td>\n

Closing, Closure, Junction, Juncture<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n

There is still a vast economic <\/span>chasm<\/b> between developed and developing countries.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conformity<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nBehaviour in accordance with socially accepted conventions;<\/span><\/p>\n

Compliance with standards, rules, or laws;<\/span><\/p>\n

Compliance with, Adherence to, Accordance with, Observance of<\/span><\/td>\n

Eccentricity, Rebellion,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Conflict,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Disagreement, Incongruence<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n

The corporate culture demands a certain <\/span>conformity<\/b> of appearance.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Infamy<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nThe state of being well known for some bad quality or deed;<\/span><\/p>\n

Notoriety, Disrepute, Disreputableness, Ill repute, Ill fame<\/span><\/td>\n

Honour, Anonymity, Virtue<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n

He never escaped the<\/span> infamy<\/b> his crimes had earned him.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Invoke<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nCite or appeal to someone or something as an authority for an action or in support of an argument;<\/span><\/p>\n

Cite, refer to, Adduce, InstancClampdownto<\/span><\/p>\n

Have recourse to;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Crackdownlaw in order to achieve something;<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n

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

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

Restrict<\/span><\/p>\n

Clampdown<\/span><\/p>\n

Crackdown<\/span><\/p>\n

Crush<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n

Police can <\/span>invoke <\/b>the law to regulate access to these places.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purgatory<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nHaving the quality of cleansing or purifying;<\/span><\/p>\n

An extremely unpleasant experience that causes suffering;<\/span><\/td>\n

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

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

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

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

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

Pleasure<\/span><\/td>\n

I’ve been on a diet for two weeks now, and it’s <\/span>purgatory<\/b>!<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rebuke<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nExpress sharp disapproval or criticism of someone because of their behaviour or actions;<\/span><\/p>\n

Reprimand, Reproach, Scold, Admonish, Reprove, Censure,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Condemnation<\/span><\/td>\n

Praise, Compliment, Commend<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n

The father was forced to <\/span>rebuke<\/b> his son for the spendthrift ways he had adopted since arriving at college.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Regress<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nReturn to a former or less developed state;<\/span><\/p>\n

Revert, Retrogress, Relapse, Lapse, Backslide<\/span><\/td>\n

Progress, Improve<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n

She suffered brain damage from the car accident and <\/span>regressed<\/b> to the mental age of a five-year-old.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unedifying<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nDistasteful, Unpleasant<\/span><\/td>\nEdifying, Enlightening.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n

It is possible to write an edifying biography about an <\/span>unedifying<\/b> life.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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