100 Mostly used Vocabulary words from The Hindu Editorial

1.Nudge (verb) – prompt, encourage, coax, push; prod, poke, jab.

2.Bolster (verb) – support, strengthen, boost, make stronger, reinforce.
3.Flag (verb) – draw attention to; mark out, indicate, identify, point out.
4.Legacy (noun) – footprint, achievement, feat, accomplishment; something happened in
the past/something that is coming from the past.
5.Hard nosed (adjective) – tough-minded, realistic, pragmatic, practical.
6.Conundrum (noun) – problem, difficult question, vexed question, difficulty, dilemma.
7.Profound (adjective) – great, deep, extreme, acute; complex, difficult.
8.Chaos (noun) – disorder, confusion, disarray, disorganization; disruption, confusion,
havoc, furore, turmoil.
9.Extremist (noun) – fanatic, sectarian, radical, fundamentalist, militant, partisan, activist.
10.Fillip (noun) – stimulus, boost, encouragement, incentive, impetus, motivation; tonic,
uplift, spur, goad, prod, push, prompt.
11.Articulate (verb) – express, communicate, state, make public, announce.
12.Signatory (noun) – the one (person/party/organisation/country) which signed an
official document.
13.Scuttle (verb) – destroy, wreak, scrap, make something fail; make something to fail
intentionally.
14.Resilience (noun)- toughness, ability to bounce back, strength, flexibility; ability to
recover from tough time.
15.Innate (adjective) – inherent, intrinsic, natural, inborn; chronic, congenital.
16.Heed (verb) – pay attention to, take notice of, notice, take into account.
17.Ruling (noun) – decision, pronouncement, resolution, decree; judgement, verdict.
18.Context (noun) – circumstances, conditions, surroundings, situation, environment.
19.Aftermath (noun) – repercussions, after-effects, by-product; consequences, effects.
20.Portent (verb) – omen, sign, indication, forecast, prediction.
21.Crackdown (noun) – clampdown, getting tough, severe/stern measures, suppression,
elimination.
22.Spectrum (noun) – range, gamut, sweep, scope; ambit, compass.
23.Bound to (adjective) – certain, sure, very likely, guaranteed
24.Status quo (noun) – the present situation, the current state, the existing state of
affairs.
25.Purported (adjective) – claimed, professed, pretended;alleged, asserted.
26.Thwart (verb) – stop, impede, check, block, prevent, oppose, hinder.
27.Blunt (verb) – weaken, decrease, lessen, diminish, reduce, dull.
28.Insurgency (noun) – rebellion, revolt, uprising, outbreak, rioting.
29.Resentment (noun) – bitterness, indignation, hostility, dissatisfaction,
hatred,resentfulness, hard/bad feelings.
30.Envisage (verb) – foresee, predict, forecast, anticipate, expect; imagine, contemplate,
visualize, envision.
31.Predecessor (noun) – forerunner, precursor, antecedent, former.
32.Lax (adjective) – slack, negligent, remiss, careless, inattentive; soft, liberal, non-
restrictive.
33.Relinquish (verb) – renounce, give up, give away; leave, resign from; discontinue,
stop.
34.Introspection (noun) – self-observation, brooding, self-analysis; contemplation,
thoughtfulness, thinking.
35.Empower (verb) – allow, permit, authorise, entitle; emancipate, unchain, set free.
36.Foster (verb) – encourage, promote, endorse, stimulate, support.
37.Vulnerable (adjective) – in danger, in peril, at risk, endangered; exposed to, wide
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open to, susceptible to, subject to.
38.Humane (noun) – compassionate, kind-hearted, good-natured, civilised.
39.Maim (verb) – injure, wound, hurt, disable, impair, disfigure, deform.
40.Undermine (verb) – subvert, weaken, impede, diminish, hinder, damage.
41.Mobilise (verb) – arouse, generate, induce, cause, bring into play, prompt.
42.Rote (noun) – without thinking, unthinking, from memory, mechanically.
43.Defiance (noun) – resistance, opposition, confrontation; non-compliance,
disobedience, dissent, subversion.
44.Provision (noun) – facilities, services, amenities; funds, benefits.
45.Provision for (noun) – preparations, planning, prearrangement, arrangements.
46.Provisions (noun) – supplies, food and drink, stores.
47.Subsume (verb) – include, absorb, cover, encompass.
48.Redress (noun) – compensation, reparation, repayment; restitution, remedy.
49.Redress (verb) – rectify, correct,make right, deal with, resolve, settle.
50.Intimidation (noun) – frightening, menacing, terrifying; threatening, harassment,
oppression.
51.Vicious (adjective) – brutal, harsh, violent, ruthless, heartless.
52.Revamp (verb) – renovate, reconstruct, rebuild; modernize, update, renew;
reorganize.
53.Stem from (phrasal verb) – originate from, arise from, come from.
54.Apathy (noun) – lack of interest,indifference, unresponsiveness, dispassion,
unconcern.
55.Pertinent (adjective) – relevant, appropriate, suitable.
56.Promulgate (verb) – make known, make public, publicize, communicate.
57.Tangible (adjective) – real, actual, substantial, well defined, clear; touchable,
palpable, visible.
58.Semblance (noun) – appearance, outward appearance, approximation, apparent
form; resemblance; similarity (archaic).
59.Reiterate (verb) – repeat, say again, restate, iterate, recapitulate.
60.Explicit (adjective) – clear, direct, obvious; precise, exact, definite.
61.Cognitive (adjective) – related to the mental processes (cognition) of thinking,
understanding, learning, remembering.
62.Impinge (verb) – affect, have aneffect/impact on, influence, have a bearing on.
63
.Impinge (verb) – encroach on, intrude on, infringe, strike, hit, collide with.
64.Metaphor (noun) – figure of speech, figurative expression, comparison, image,
symbol.
65.Emanate (verb) – emerge, flow, ensue, come out, arise; originate from; exude,
spread out.
66.Ramifications (noun) – consequence, result, aftermath, outcome, effect;
development; outgrowth.
67.Evasive (adjective) – avoiding, dodging, escaping, eluding.
68.Impetus (noun) – motivation, stimulus, encouragement, inspiration, boost.
69.Adept (adjective) – expert, skillful, proficient, talented; brilliant, outstanding, splendid.
70.Potent (adjective) – powerful, strong, vigorous, mighty; forceful, convincing,
compelling, persuasive.
71.Persuade (verb) – convince, prompt, influence, prevail on, coax.
72.Persuade (verb) – cause, lead, move, motivate, induce.
73.Prejudice (noun) – partiality, bigotry, bias, discrimination, inequity.
74.Rebuff (verb) – reject, refuse, decline; repulse, repel, dismiss.
75.Contend (verb) – assert, acclaim, state, pronounce, insist, argue.
76.Contend for (verb) – compete, challenge; strive, struggle, fight.

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77.Contend with (verb) – cope with, face, deal with, take on; resist.
78.Exploit (verb) – use, utilize, make use of, capitalize on; take advantage
of.79.Sustainable (adjective) – maintainable, dependable, defensible.
80.Cede (verb) – give up, surrender, concede, relinquish;handover, assign, grant (power
/territory).
81.Reinstate (verb) – restore, return to a former position, return to power, bring back,
reinstitute.
82.Impending (adjective) – imminent, at hand, close, nearing, approaching, looming
large, threatening.
83.Dissident (noun) – dissenter, objector, protester, disputant; rebel, revolutionary.
84.Grievance (noun) – complaint, criticism, objection, protestation, problem, charge.
85.Unfold (verb) – narrate, reveal, make known, disclose.
86.Outreach (noun) – the level/act of reaching out, activity, effort; activity, process,
involvement, influence.
87.Engulf (verb) – affect, overwhelm; inundate, overflow, flow over.
88.Restive (adjective) – tense, restless, nervous; disorderly, out of control; rebellious.
89.Inertia (noun) – inactivity, inaction, apathy, dullness, lethargy.
90.Detrimental (adjective) – harmful, damaging, dangerous, disastrous, adverse,
unhealthy, bad.
91.Behest (noun) – instruction, request, wish; command, order, direction.
92.Propriety (noun) – decorum, respectability, courtesy; etiquette, formalities, rules of
conduct, standards.
93.sheer (adjective) – utter, total, complete, thorough, absolute.
94.Continuum (noun) – a series of things with a particular quality, but differed by minute
angles.
95.Visceral (adjective) – deep inward feelings and emotions; full of strong emotions
without any logic; not intellectual, instinctive, unreasoning.
96.Lopsided (adjective) – asymmetrical, off-centre, uneven, unequal, to one side.
97.Objective (adjective) – impartial, unbiased, equitable, fair.
98.Subjective (adjective) – personal, irrational, individual, instinctive, intuitive.
99.Unequivocal (adjective) – unambiguous, unmistakable, indisputable; clear, well
defined; direct, straightforward, blunt.
100.Fallout (noun) – bad effect/result, adverse effect/result.

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