Hindu Vocab October 2020

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THE HINDU EDITORIAL

VOCABULARY BOOSTER
OCTOBER 2020
FOR ALL BANKING AND

GOVERNMENT EXAMS
The Hindu Vocabulary Booster October 2020 Free vocabulary e-book
The Hindu Newspaper is treated as the Bible by the Exam Aspirants be it Bank Exam Aspirants,
SSC Aspirants or UPSC Aspirants. Reading the Editorial section of the newspaper daily has
twofold benefits: (a) It gives the editor’s views on the latest happenings in India and the
World, (b) It helps enhance English Vocabulary. In this eBook of “The Hindu Editorial
Vocabulary Booster November 2020”, we have come up with a list of difficult words taken
from the Hindu Editorials of the November Month, with their Meanings, Synonyms,
Antonyms, and the Correct Usage of those words. Read along to understand it better.
The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Booster – October 2020

Sr. No. Words Meanings & Synonyms Antonym Usage
1. Accommodative Willing to fit in with Unaccommod Monetary policy has
someone is wishes or ating, been accommodative to
needs. Unobliging get the economy going
again.
Friendly, Indulgent,
Obliging
2. Adversary One’s opponent in a Ally, He saw her as his
contest, conflict, or Supporter main adversary within the
dispute. company.
Opponent, Rival,
Enemy, Foe, Nemesis
3. Affirmative Agreeing with or Negative, no She asked the question
consenting to a expecting an affirmative.
statement or request.
Yea, Yes
4. Aficionados A person who is very The quality varies with the
knowledgeable and individual authors, but
enthusiastic about an both history buffs
activity, subject, or and aficionados of literary
pastime. criticism will find food for
thought here.
Connoisseur, Expert,
Authority, Specialist,
Pundit, Buff
5. Aggrieved Upset or angry at being Content, He felt aggrieved at not
treated unfairly. Contented, being chosen for the team.
Gratified,
Discontent, Pleased,
Disgruntled, Satisfied
Displeased,
Dissatisfied,
Malcontent
6. Albeit Though, although It was an

enjoyable, albeit expensive
, vacation.
7. Alienate Make (someone) feel Unite All these changes to the
isolated or estranged. newspaper
have alienated its
Estrange, turn away, traditional readers.
Isolate, Detach
8. Amphibious Relating to, living in, or She had to ask for
suited for both land assistance from the army
and water. who used
an amphibious vehicle to
A military operation rescue us.
involving forces landed
from the sea.
9. Antiquated Old-fashioned or Current, It will take many years to
outdated. Modern modernize
these antiquated industrie
Outdated, Outmoded s.
10. Anxious Feeling or showing Carefree, My mother always gets a
worry, nervousness, or Unconcerned bit anxious if we do not
unease about arrive when we say we
something with an will.
uncertain outcome.
Worried, Concerned,
Apprehensive, Fearful
11. Astute Having or showing an Stupid He was
ability to accurately politically astute and was
assess situations or soon appointed to a
people and turn this to number of powerful
one’s advantage. committees in Congress.
Shrewd, Sharp, Acute

12. Authoritarian Favouring or enforcing Democratic, His manner is
strict obedience to Liberal, extremely authoritarian.
authority at the Lenient,
expense of personal Permissive
freedom.
Autocratic, Dictatorial,
Totalitarian
13. Beleaguered Lay siege to. Soothe, His beleaguered wife –
Please, Help who was diagnosed with
Besieged, Blockaded, cancer – and four young
Surrounded, Encircled children remain in hiding.
Suffering or being
subjected to constant
or repeatable trouble
or harassment
14. Bewitching Enchanting or Repelling, I gazed deeply into the
delightful. Repugnant, most bewitching blue eyes
Repulsive,
Alluring, Appealing, Revolting,
Attractive, Captivating, Unalluring
Charming
15. Bleak Charmless and Warm, Balmy The house stands on
inhospitable; dreary. a bleak, windswept hilltop.
Bare, Exposed,
Desolate
16. Bottleneck Someone or something Aid, Bridge construction has
that retards or halts Assistance, created a bottleneck on
free movement and Help the southern part of Main
progress. Street.
Impasse
17. Breakthrough A sudden, dramatic, Setback Scientists are hoping for
and important a breakthrough in the
discovery or search for a cure for
development. cancer.
Advance, Development
18. Brutality Savage physical Gentleness, Seeing so
violence; great cruelty. Kindness much brutality towards
prisoners had not
Savagery, Cruelty hardened them to it.
19. Burnish Polish (something, Dull The company is currently
especially metal) by trying to burnish its
rubbing. socially responsible image.
Shine, Brighten
20. Ceasefire A temporary Conflict, Neither party ever broke
suspension of fighting; Hostilities the ceasefire.
a truce.
Armistice, Truce, Peace

21. Chafing Irritate, Vex, Fret The noise of the children
playing chafed her.
22. Complacency A feeling of smug or Dissatisfactio There is no room
uncritical satisfaction n for complacency if we
with oneself or one’s want to stay in this
achievements. competition!
Smugness, Self-
satisfaction, Self-
approval, Self-
approbation
23. Conducive Making a certain Unfavourable The harsh lights and
situation or outcome cameras were
likely or possible. hardly conducive to a
relaxed atmosphere.
Facilitative
24. Conflict A serious disagreement Agreement His outspoken views would
or argument, typically a frequently bring him
protracted one. into conflict with the
president.
Dispute, Quarrel,
Squabble,
Disagreement
25. Congregation A gathering or The priest asked
collection of people, the congregation to kneel.
animals, or things.
Assembly, Flock,
Swarm
26. Conjure Implore (someone) to Deprecate, The students conjured a
do something. Protest, clever scheme to raise the
Remonstrate, money they needed.
Appeal, Beg, Beseech, Expostulate
Entreat
27. Conjure Implore (someone) to Deprecate, The students conjured a
do something. Protest, clever scheme to raise the
Remonstrate, money they needed.
Appeal, Beg, Beseech, Expostulate.
Besiege
28. Conspicuous Clearly visible. Inconspicuous Its
, Unemphatic, most conspicuous feature
Catchy, Commanding, Unflamboyant was knee breeches, which
Dramatic , showed off his well-turned
Unnoticeable, legs and feet.
Unobtrusive,
Unremarkable
, Unshowy
29. Conspiracy A secret plan by a They were accused
group to do something of conspiracy to commit
unlawful or harmful. murder.
Plot, Scheme, Plan,

Machination, Cabal
30. Contentious Causing or likely to Uncontroversi The director had

cause an argument; al a contentious relationship
controversial. with the eccentric actor.
Disputable, Debatable,
31. Conundrum A confusing and Answer, Arranging childcare over
difficult problem or Axiom, the school holidays can be
question. Explanation, a real conundrum for
Proposition, working parents.
Problem, Difficulty, Solution
Quandary, Dilemma,
Puzzle, Enigma
32. Craftiness Shrewdness as Artlessness, She was delighted at her
demonstrated by being Forthrightnes own craftiness at bringing
skilled in deception. s, Good faith, them together.
Guilelessness,
Cunning, Foxiness, Ingenuousnes
Guile, Slyness, Wiliness, s, Sincerity
Craft.
Astuteness,
Perspicacious,
Perspicacity,
Shrewdness
33. Credence Belief in or acceptance Distrust, I am afraid I do not put
of something as true. Mistrust much credence in common
gossip.
Acceptance, Belief,
Faith, Confidence,
Reliance
34. Crisis A time of intense The country’s leadership is
difficulty or danger. in crisis.
Catastrophe, Calamity,
Cataclysm, Emergency
35. Criticism The expression of Applause, The designs for the new
disapproval of Approbation, mosque have attracted
someone or something Approval, widespread criticism.
on the basis of Commendatio
perceived faults or n, Encomium,
mistakes. Eulogy,
Panegyric,
Censure, Reproval, Praise
Condemnation,
Denunciation,
Disapproval
Evaluation,
Assessment,
Examination,
Appreciation
36. Critique Detailed analysis and She wrote a
assessment of radical critique of the
something, especially a philosopher’s early essays.
literary, philosophical,
or political theory.
Analysis, Evaluation,
Assessment, Appraisal
37. Deadlock A situation, typically ` Once again, the talks have
one involving opposing ended in deadlock.
parties, in which no
progress can be made.
Halt, Logjam, Impasse

38. Defamatory Remarks, writing, etc. Complimentar The article was full of lies
damaging the good y and defamations.
reputation of someone;
slanderous or libellous.
Slanderous, Defaming,
Calumnious
39. Deluge A severe flood. This little stream can
Torrent, Spate become a deluge when it
rains heavily.
40. Demolition The action or process Construction, The monument was saved
of demolishing or being Confirmation from demolition.
demolished.
Destruction, Flattening
41. Denouement The outcome of a Origin In the play’s denouement,
situation when the two lovers kill
something is decided or themselves.
made clear.
Outcome, Upshot,
Consequence, Result,
Epilogue
42. Derision Contemptuous ridicule Respect, My stories were greeted
or mockery. Praise with derision and disbelief.
Mockery, Ridicule,
Jeering, Sneers
43. Disavowals The denial of any Concession, Despite his

responsibility or Confession, repeated disavowals, he
support for something; Affirmation, seems ambitious for
repudiation. Assertion, power.
Declaration
Denial, Disowning,
Disclaimer, Rejection
44. Discord Lack of concord or Accord, A note of discord has crept
harmony between Agreement, into relations between the
persons or things. Concord, two countries.
Concordance,
Disagreement, Strife, Harmony,
Dispute, War Peace
45. Discourse Written or spoken We are having
communication or a discourse on/upon the
debate. nature of life after death.
Conversation, Colloquy,
Dialogue
46. Disgraceful Shockingly Admirable, She thought that their
unacceptable. Honourable attitude was
absolutely disgraceful.
Shameful, Shocking,
Scandalous,
Deplorable, Despicable
47. Disgust A feeling of revulsion or Relish She walked out in disgust.
strong disapproval
aroused by something
unpleasant or
offensive.
Revulsion, Repugnance,
Aversion, Distaste,
Abhorrence
48. Disproportionat Having or showing a Equal, Self- A disproportionate numbe
ely difference that is not same, r of the students are poor.
fair, reasonable, or Equivalent,
expected; too large or Tantamount
too small in relation to
something.
Divergent, Unequal,
Different, Disparate
49. Disquiet A feeling of worry or Calm World leaders are
unease. surely disquieted by the
prospect of a global
Unease, Worry, Anxiety economic meltdown.
50. Disregard Pay no attention to; Heed, What amazes me is her

ignore. Attention complete disregard for
anyone else’s opinion.
Indifference,
Inattention
51. Durability The ability to withstand Fragility This bike is still our first
wear, pressure, or choice for racers,
damage. especially with its long
track record for durability.
Permanence, Longevity
52. Eagerness Enthusiasm to do or to Apathy, The book describes
have something, Indifference her eagerness for new
keenness. experiences.
Avidity, Fervour,
Ardour, Zest, Zeal
53. Edifice A complex system of It looks as if the whole
beliefs. political edifice of the
country is about to
collapse.
54. Efficacy The ability to produce a Inefficacy, Vaccines exist, but
desired or intended Inefficiency their efficacy against
result. aerosolized plague is
unknown.
Effectiveness, Success
55. Egregious Outstandingly bad; Marvellous It was an egregious error
shocking. for a statesman to show
such ignorance.
Appalling, Horrific,
Terrible
56. Encroach Intrude on (a person’s The
territory, rights, suburbs encroach further
personal life, etc.) into the rural areas each
year.
Trespass, Impinge, Butt
in, Obtrude
57. Endeavour Try hard to do or Engineers
achieve something. are endeavouring to locate
the source of the problem.
Attempt, Venture
58. Entrench Establish (an attitude, Dislodge, The government’s main
habit, or belief) so Superficial task was to prevent
firmly that change is inflation
very difficult or from entrenching itself.
unlikely.
Establish, Settle,
Ensconce
59. Envisage Contemplate or Disregard, He knew what he liked but
conceive of as a Ignore had difficulty envisaging it.
possibility or a
desirable future event.
Foresee, Predict,
Forecast, Foretell,
Anticipate
60. Ephemeral Lasting for a very short Long-lived, Fame in the world of rock
time. Permanent and pop is
largely ephemeral.
Transitory, Transient,
Fleeting, Passing
61. Epidemiological Relating to the branch Life is closer to normal in
of medicine which the Asia-Pacific region
deals with the thanks to the basic lessons
incidence, distribution, of epidemiology: clear
and control of diseases. communication,
quarantines, border
controls, aggressive testing
and contact tracing, Tara
John writes.
62. Epitomise Be a perfect example Elaborate With little equipment and
of. unsuitable footwear,
she epitomises the
Embody, Incorporate, inexperienced and
Typify, Exemplify unprepared mountain
walker.
63. Epoch A particular period of The president said that his
time in history or a country was moving into a
person’s life. new epoch, which would
be one of lasting peace.
Era, Age, Period, Aeon
64. Espouse Adopt or support (a Reject, The new theory has
cause, belief, or way of Oppose been espoused by many
life). leading physicists.
Embrace, Take-up
65. Exacerbate Make (a problem, bad Calm, Reduce The exorbitant cost of land
situation, or negative in urban areas
feeling) worse. only exacerbated the
problem.
Aggravate, Worsen,
Inflame, Compound,
Intensify
66. Exoneration The action of officially Conviction, The report exonerated the
absolving someone Blaming, crew from all responsibility
from blame; Liability for the collision.
vindication.
Vindication,
Absolution, Acquittal,
Discharge
67. Expediency The quality or state of Imprudence, Accordingly, his current
being suited to the end Inadvisability, unbridled
in view Inexpedience, political expediency canno
Inexpediency, t be excused.
Suitability, Fitness Injudiciousnes
Haste, Dispatch s, Unwisdom
68. Expedite Make (an action or Delay, Hinder He promised
process) happen to expedite economic
sooner or be reforms.
accomplished more
quickly.
Speed up, Accelerate,

Hurry, Hasten
69. Fester A negative feeling or a Indolent, His wounds festered for
problem become worse Painless, days before he got medical
or more intense, Curative, attention.
especially through Healing,
long-term neglect or Helping,
indifference. Remedial
Putrefy, Rot
70. Foment Instigate or stir up (an Allay, The leader was accused
undesirable or violent Extinguish, of fomenting a riot.
sentiment or course of Discourage,
action). Extirpate,
Quench
Incite, Provoke,
Agitate, Excite
71. Formidable Inspiring fear or respect Comforting, He worked in the property
through being Easy, Weak business for a number of
impressively large, years, acquiring a
powerful, intense, or reputation as
capable. a formidable wheeler-
dealer.
Intimidating,
Forbidding,
Redoubtable, Daunting,
Alarming
72. Fragile Easily destroyed or Strong The assassination could do

threatened. serious damage to
the fragile peace
Tenuous, Weak, agreement that was signed
Delicate last month.
73. Fraternity Friendship and mutual He described sport as a
support within a group. symbol of peace and a
means of
A group of people promoting fraternity betw
sharing a common een nations.
profession
74. Fraudulent Obtained, done by, or Honest, A worrying trend for
involving deception, Above-board insurers has been a rise
especially criminal in fraudulent claims.
deception.
Dishonest, Cheating,
Swindling, Corrupt
75. Hamper To prevent someone Aid, Assist, Fierce storms have
doing something easily. Facilitate, been hampering rescue
Help efforts and there is now
Obstruct, Impede little chance of finding
more survivors.
76. Horde A large group of Few Hordes of students on
people. bikes made crossing the
road difficult.
In very great numbers
77. Humane Having or showing Cruel, She felt it was
compassion or Inhumane more humane to kill the
benevolence. injured animal quickly than
to let it suffer.
Compassionate, Kind,
Considerate
78. Imperative Of vital importance; Submissive The president said it
crucial. was imperative that the
release of all hostages be
Peremptory, secured.
Commanding,
Imperious,
Authoritative
79. Imperiousness The trait of being Humility, He is an imperious little
imperious and Carefulness, boy who liked to tell the
overbearing. Meekness, other scouts what to do.
Timidity
Domineeringness,
Overbearingness.
Arrogance,
Haughtiness, Hauteur,
High-handedness,
Lordliness
80. Incessant Something regarded as Intermittent, The region endured weeks
unpleasant continuing Occasional of incessant rain.
without pause or
interruption.
Ceaseless, Unceasing,
Constant, Continual,
Unabating
81. Inconsequential Not important or Significant, Most of what she said was
significant. Important pretty inconsequential.
Insignificant,
Unimportant
82. Indifference Lack of interest, Heed, Care She watched them with
concern, or sympathy. cool indifference.
Insouciance,
Detachment, Distance,
Coldness, Coolness
83. Inequities Lack of fairness or Equity, We are working to reduce
justice. Fairness, the inequities in school
Justice funding.
Unfairness, Injustice,
Partisanship
84. Inexplicably In a way that cannot be Accountable, For
explained or accounted Explainable, some inexplicable reason,
for. Explicable he is decided to cancel the
project.
Unaccountable,
Unexplainable
85. Infamy The state of being well Honour, The president described
known for some bad Anonymity, the attack as “a day that
quality or deed. Virtue will live in infamy “.
Notoriety, Disrepute
86. Inhibit Hinder, restrain, or Assist, They felt inhibited by the
prevent (an action or Encourage, presence of healthcare
process). Allow professionals.
Impede, Hinder,
Hamper
87. Insensitive Showing or feeling no Sensitive, The police have been
concern for others’ Compassionat criticized for
feelings. e being insensitive to
complaints from the

Heartless, Unfeeling, public.
Inconsiderate,
Thoughtless
88. Intemperate Having or showing a Moderate The governor said he
lack of self-control; would not be provoked
immoderate. into intemperate action.
Excessive, Undue,
Inordinate,
Unreasonable
89. Interim The intervening time. Permanent An interim government
was set up for the period
Meantime, Meanwhile, before the country’s first
Interval free election.
90. Interlocutor A person who takes Abraham was able to act
part in a dialogue or as interpreter
conversation. and interlocutor for our
group.
91. Interoperability The degree to which This product offers
two products, direct interoperability wit
programs, etc. can be h the major word
used together, or the processing packages.
quality of being able to
be used together.
92. Laudable An action, idea, or aim) Blameworthy, The recycling programme
deserving praise and Shameful is laudable, but does it
commendation. save much money?
Praiseworthy,
Commendable,
Admirable,
Meritorious, Worthy
93. Mammoth Huge, Enormous, Tiny Cleaning up the city-wide
Gigantic, Giant, mess is going to be
Colossal, Massive, Vast a mammoth task.
94. Mandarins A person who has a It often seems that true
very important job in power lies with the Civil
the government, and Service mandarins, rather
who is sometimes than MPs and cabinet
considered to be too ministers.
powerful.
95. Maroon Leave (someone) Accompanied What would you miss most
trapped and alone in an if you found
inaccessible place, yourself marooned on a
especially an island. desert island?
Strand, Castaway,
Abandon
96. Meagre of something provided Abundant The prisoners existed on
or available lacking in a meagre diet.
quantity or quality.
Inadequate, Scanty,
Paltry
97. Minuscule Extremely small; tiny. Vast, Huge Public health officials have
claimed that the chemical
Minute, Microscopic, is harmless in
Little such minuscule amounts.
98. Mobilise To organize or prepare Summon, Representatives for all the
something, such as a Circularise, main candidates are trying
group of people, for a Disseminate, to mobilise voter support.
purpose. Pass around
Demobilise, Inactivate
99. Nimble-footed Agile and fast on one’s Slow, The changes will bring
feet. Sluggish, greater volatility, however,
Clumsy and require far
Speedy, Rapid, more nimble-
Expeditious footed policymaking.
100. Ominous Giving the worrying Promising, The engine had been
impression that Auspicious, making an ominous sound
something bad is going Propitious all the way from my
to happen; parents’ house.
threateningly
inauspicious.
Threatening, Menacing,
Baleful, Forbidding,
Sinister
101. Onslaught A fierce or destructive It is unlikely that his forces
attack. could withstand an
enemy onslaught for very
Assault, Attack, long.
Offensive, Aggression
102. Ostensibly As appears or is stated Genuinely, Their ostensible goal was
to be true, though not Really, Truly to clean up government
necessarily so; corruption, but their real
apparently. aim was to unseat the
government.
Apparently, Seemingly,
On the face of it
103. Outcry An exclamation or Indifference The release from prison of

shout. two of the terrorists has
provoked a public outcry.
Cry, yell, Howl, Whoop
104. Overhaul Take apart (a piece of They had to overhaul their
machinery or original plans.
equipment) in order to
examine it and repair it
if necessary.
Service, Maintain,
Repair, Mend,
Redesign, Revamp
105. Override To use your authority Allow, Accept The president used his
to reject somebody’s veto to override the
decision, order, etc. committee’s decision.
Trample, Override,
Annul
106. Patent A patent is the granting They were sued
of a property right by a for patent infringement.
sovereign authority to
an inventor.
This grant provides the

inventor exclusive
rights to the patented
process, design, or
invention for a
designated period in
exchange for a
comprehensive
disclosure of the
invention.
107. Persuasive Good at persuading Unconvincing, Your arguments are
someone to do or Weak very persuasive.
believe something
through reasoning or
the use of temptation.
Convincing, Effective,
Cogent, Compelling
108. Pioneered Develop or be the first Abolished, It was universities
to use or apply (a new Annihilated, that pioneered these new
method, area of Annulled, industries.
knowledge, or activity). Nullified
Introduce, Evolve,
Start, Begin, Launch,
Instigate
109. Plebiscite The direct vote of all They are going to hold
the members of an a plebiscite on the
electorate on an question of national
important public independence.
question such as a
change in the
constitution.
Vote, Referendum,
Ballot, Poll
110. Plummet Fall or drop straight Arise, Ascend, The car plummeted to the
down at high speed. Lift bottom of the canyon.
Plunge, Hurtle,
Nosedive
111. Precarious Not securely held or in Safe, Secure The lorry was lodged in a
position; dangerously very precarious way, with
likely to fall or collapse. its front wheels hanging
over the cliff.
Uncertain, Insecure,
Unreliable, Unsure,
Unpredictability
112. Precise Marked by exactness Imprecise, The
and accuracy of Inaccurate bunker’s precise location is
expression or detail. a closely guarded secret.
Exact, Accurate,
Correct, Error-free
113. Prominent Important; famous. Unimportant, She was
Leading, Eminent Obscure, a prominent member of
Unknown the city council.
114. Purported Appearing or stated to Statement, They purport to represent
be true, though not Assertion, the wishes of the majority
necessarily so; alleged. Declaration, of parents at the school.
Proposition
Reputed, Alleged
115. Purportedly as appears or is stated Implausibly, The
to be true, though not Impossibly, study purportedly found
necessarily so; Improbably, that men married to smart
allegedly. Incredibly. women live longer.
Ostensibly
116. Putative Generally considered Real, This has always been a

or reputed to be. Authenticated nation willing to sell out its
, Veritable, past for putative progress.
Supposed, Assumed, Established
Presumed,
Acknowledged,
Accepted
117. Quiver Tremble or shake with Dullness, Her lips quivered when
a slight rapid motion. Quiet, she heard the bad news.
Stillness
Tremble, Shake, Shiver
118. Reasonable Having sound Unreasonable They have had
judgement; fair and , Illogical a reasonable time to reply
sensible. to the notice.
Rational, Logical
As much as is
appropriate or fair,
moderate
119. Recalcitrant Having an obstinately Amenable, Tenants petitioned
uncooperative attitude Docile, their recalcitrant landlord
towards authority or Compliant to finish repairs to their
discipline. building.
Uncooperative,
Intractable,
Unmanageable
120. Recalibrate To make small changes You need
to an instrument so to recalibrate your
that it measures expectations.
accurately.
To change the way, you

do or think about
something.
121. Reiterate Say something again or The government
a number of times, has reiterated its refusal to
typically for emphasis compromise with
or clarity. terrorists.
Repeat, Restate, Retell,

Recapitulate
122. Reluctance Unwillingness or Willingness, I accepted his resignation
disinclination to do Eagerness with great reluctance.
something.
Unwillingness,
Disinclination,
Hesitation
123. Resonate To relate harmoniously: The damage from such a
strike a chord. move could resonate for
years, undermining public
trust in vaccines and
medical authorities.
124. Retaliatory An action characterized Rehabilitative The ruling stands, which
by a desire for revenge. would mean the WTO
could authorize China
Avenge, Redress, to retaliate.
Requite
125. Retractable Able to be drawn back Acknowledge, The house has a swimming
or back in. Admit, Affirm, pool with
Assert a retractable roof.
Abjure, Abnegate,
Forswear, Recant,
Renege
126. Retrospect A survey or review of a I am sure my university
past course of events days seem happier
or period of time. in retrospect than they
really were.
Reconsideration, Re-
examination
127. Rhetoric The art of effective or Inarticulatene I was swayed by
persuasive speaking or ss her rhetoric into donating
writing, especially the all my savings to the
exploitation of figures charity.
of speech and other
compositional
techniques.
Oratory, Eloquence
128. Scrupulous A person or process Careless, The research has been
careful, thorough, and Slapdash carried out
extremely attentive to with scrupulous attention
details. to detail.
Careful, Meticulous,
Painstaking, Assiduous,
Sedulous
129. Singularity The state, fact, quality, Conformity, People could not
or condition of being Sameness, understand
singular.
Usualness, the singularity of his

Uniqueness, Normalcy imagination.
Distinctiveness,
Difference
130. Sovereignty Supreme power or Subservience, Talks are being held about
authority. Subjection who should have
sovereignty over the
Jurisdiction, island.
Supremacy, Dominion,
Power, Autonomy,
Independence
131. Specificity The quality or condition Generality There was
of being specific. a dramatic lack of specificit
y in his answer.
Explicitness,
Particularity
132. Spectacle A visually striking It was a
performance or display. strange spectacle to see
Display, Performance, the two former enemies
Exhibition, Scene shaking hands and
slapping each other on the
back.
133. Speculation The forming of a theory Sure thing It is not about the future
or conjecture without or a bunch of speculation.
firm evidence.
Conjecture, Theorizing,
Supposition,
Guesswork
134. Spur Give an incentive or Counterincent Rising consumer sales have
encouragement to ive, the effect of spurring the
(someone). Disincentive economy to faster growth.
Stimulate, Boost,
Encourage, Impetus
135. Spur To encourage an Counterincent Rising consumer sales have
activity or development ive, the effect of spurring the
or make it happen Disincentive economy to faster growth.
faster.
Impulse, Incentive,
Inducement
136. Steadily In a cautious and Publicly, I woke up
surreptitious manner, Openly and stealthily crept
so as not to be seen or downstairs
heard.
Furtive, Shady,
Clandestine
137. Stigmatise Describe or regard as Eulogize People should not
worthy of disgrace or be stigmatised on the
great disapproval. basis of race.
Condemn, Denounce,
Brand, Label
138. Strategic Relating to the Random Strategic planning for the
identification of long- organization is the
term or overall aims responsibility of top
and interests and the management.
means of achieving
them.
Planned, Calculated,
Deliberate, Tactical,
Politic
139. Stringent Regulations, Lenient, The most stringent laws in
requirements, or Flexible the world are useless
conditions strict, unless there is the will to
precise, and exacting. enforce them.
Strict, Firm, Rigid,

Rigorous
140. Stunting Stunting is the impaired Drought has stunted the
growth and growth of this year’s cereal
development that crop.
children experience
from poor nutrition,
repeated infection, and
inadequate
psychosocial
stimulation
141. Stutter Talk with continued She stutters a little, so be
involuntary repetition patient and let her finish
of sounds, especially what she is saying.
initial consonants.
Stammer, Stumble,
Falter
A tendency to stutter
while speaking
142. Stymie Prevent or hinder the Assist, Help In our search for evidence,
progress of. we were stymied by the
absence of any recent
Impede, Hamper, documents.
Hinder, Obstruct,
Inhibit
143. Subvert Undermine the power Elevate, They conspired
and authority of (an Ennoble, to subvert the
established system or Uplift government.
institution).
Destabilise, Unsettle,
Overthrow, Overturn,
Bring down
144. Suffice Be enough or Check, deny, The problems were of
adequate. Disappoint, global importance, and
Refuse, only an international effort
Cloy, Content, Fill, Glut Restrain, would suffice to deal with
Restrict them.
145. Suo Motu Relating to an action The Supreme Court had
taken by a court of its taken suo motu notice of
own accord, without the case.
any request by the
parties involved.
146. Surveillance Close observation, Neglect The bank robbery was
especially of a recorded
suspected spy or by surveillance video
criminal. cameras.
Observation, Scrutiny,
Watch, View,
Inspection, Monitoring
147. Susceptible Likely or liable to be Immune, She is not
influenced or harmed Resistant very susceptible to
by a particular thing. flattery.
Capable or admitting
of.
Allowing, Permitting
148. Sustainable Able to be maintained Indefensible, That sort of extreme diet is
at a certain rate or Insupportable not sustainable over a long
level. , period.
Unjustifiable,
Defendable, Unsustainable
Defensible, Justifiable, , Untenable
Supportable
149. Trajectory A path, progression, or With the pandemic on an

line of development alarming
resembling a physical national trajectory, this is
trajectory. no time to run from this
battle.
150. Transient Lasting only for a short Permanent, A glass of whisky has only
time; impermanent. Perpetual, a transient warming
Constant effect.
Transitory, Temporary,
Short-lived, Ephemeral
151. Turmoil A state of great Calm, Peace The whole region is
disturbance, confusion, in turmoil.
or uncertainty.
Confusion, Turbulence,
Tumult, Disorder
152. Unanimously Without opposition, Disagreeable, The judges made
with the agreement of Discordant, a unanimous ruling.
all people involved. Disharmoniou
s, Disunited
With one accord,
Agreeable, Amicable,
Congenial
153. Unconscionable Not right or Ethical, This unconscionable policy
reasonable. Acceptable will cause great suffering.
Unethical, Amoral,
Immoral, Indefensible
154. Underscore To make evident. De-emphasize These
Emphasize, Stress failures underscore the
difficulty of what we are
attempting to do.
155. Unequivocal In a way that leaves no Ambiguous, We unequivocally condem
doubt. Clouded, n any violence in the
Cryptic, Dark, protest.
Clear, Unambiguous, Enigmatic
Unquestionable
156. Unexceptionally Not out of the ordinary; Exceptional, He was a hard-working,
usual. Noteworthy if unexceptional, student.
Ordinary, Average,
Typical, Common
157. Unfetter Release from restraint Bind, Confine, Authorities
or inhibition. Enchain, eventually unfettered the
Fetter, menagerie of wild animals
Restrain
Discharge, Emancipate, that had been kept illegally

Enfranchise, Enlarge as pets.
158. Unlearn Discard (something Flash back Teachers are being asked
learned, especially a to unlearn rigid rules for
bad habit or false or labelling and placing
outdated information) children.
from one’s memory.
Disremember, Forget
159. Unrelenting Not yielding in Intermittent, She will be remembered as
strength, severity, or Spasmodic an unrelenting opponent
determination. of racial discrimination.
Implacable, Inflexible,
Uncompromising,
Unyielding, Unbending
160. Unsettling Causing anxiety or Reassuring She had
uneasiness; disturbing. the unsettling task of
picking out a coffin and
Discomforting, making the other funeral
Discomposing, arrangements for his
Disquieting, father.
Distressing, Nagging
161. Unsurprising Not unexpected and so Surprising, It is unsurprising that
not causing surprise. Unpredictable many people do not
support the tax increase.
Predictable,
Foreseeable
162. Untangle Free from a tangled or Tangle, It took years
twisted state. Jumble to untangle the legal
complexities of the case.
Disentangle, Unravel,
Unsnarl
163. Usurp To take or make use of Receive, Some people have accused
without right. Inherit, city council members of
Accept. trying to usurp the
Appropriate, Arrogate, mayor’s power
Commandeer
164. Vandal A person who Conserver, Vandals smashed windows
intentionally damages Preserver, and overturned cars in the
property belonging to Protector, downtown shopping
other people. Saver district.
Demolisher, Desecrater
165. Versatile Able to adapt or be Inflexible, He is a
adapted to many Limited very versatile young actor
who’s as happy in
different functions or highbrow dramas as he is

activities. in TV comedies.
Adaptable, Flexible, All-

round, Multifaceted,
Multitalented
166. Wanton A cruel or violent action Justifiable He displayed
deliberate and a wanton disregard for the
unprovoked. facts.
Wilful, Malicious,
Malevolent
167. Warped Of a person’s mind, Straighten I should not really laugh
attitudes, etc, perverse, about the accident – it is
strange, aberrant, or my warped sense of
deviant. humour!
Distorted, twisted out

of shape
168. Wrangle A dispute or argument, Agreement They were wrangling over
typically one that is money.
long and complicated.
Disagreement, Quarrel,
Row, Fight
169. Wrath Extreme anger. Happiness, The people feared
Anger, Rage, Fury Good humour the wrath of God.
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THE HINDU EDITORIAL

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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Booster – October 2020

6. Albeit Though, although It was an

Shrewd, Sharp, Acute

Armistice, Truce, Peace

Plot, Scheme, Plan,

30. Contentious Causing or likely to Uncontroversi The director had

Halt, Logjam, Impasse

43. Disavowals The denial of any Concession, Despite his

50. Disregard Pay no attention to; Heed, What amazes me is her

Speed up, Accelerate,

72. Fragile Easily destroyed or Strong The assassination could do

complaints from the

103. Outcry An exclamation or Indifference The release from prison of

This grant provides the

116. Putative Generally considered Real, This has always been a

To change the way, you

Repeat, Restate, Retell,

Usualness, the singularity of his

Strict, Firm, Rigid,

149. Trajectory A path, progression, or With the pandemic on an

Discharge, Emancipate, that had been kept illegally

different functions or highbrow dramas as he is

Adaptable, Flexible, All-

Distorted, twisted out

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