Hai Friends Iam Neeharika J .Here Iam Sharing English Vocabulary From Editorial Section Of The Hindu Dated 1st To 4th April 2017.Happy Reading........
1.
spur (verb) – motivate, stimulate, encourage.
2.
untapped (adjective)
– dormant, inactive, unused.
3.
unveil (verb)
– present, disclose, make public.
4.
Viability Gap Funding – a
capital grant from the government that bridges the gap between
project cost and the price quoted by the developer.
5.
pitch (verb)
– make a bid.
6.
heartening (adjective) – encouraging, boosting, reassuring.
7.
obvious (adjective) – clear, evident, apparent.
8.
multiplier effect (noun) – increase in spending (by the public)
increases income of the
government.
9.
profound (adjective) – intense, great, acute.
10.
sustainable (adjective) – maintainable,
valid, reliable/dependable.
11.
revive (verb) – reintroduce, relaunch, restore.
12.
no-frills (adjective)
– providing only basic things, no
extra/unnecessary things.
13.
lull (noun) – pause, respite, interval/break.
14.
provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement.
15.
debt (noun) – financial obligation, outstanding
payment; owing money.
16.
Intractable (adjective)
-- uncontrollable, ungovernable, troublesome.
17.
Porous (adjective) --
insecure, unretentive, passable, penetrative.
18.
Foment (verb) -- instigate, incite, provoke, agitate, stir up,
whip up.
19.
Refuge (noun) -- shelter, harbor, asylum, haven
20. Subversive
(adjective) -- overthrowing, insurrectionary, ruinous
21.
Conspiracy (noun) -- plotting, collusion, intrigue, counterplot,
connivance
22. Dislodge (verb) -- remove, move, shift, displace, evict
23. Ilk (noun) -- type, sort, class, category, group, genre
24. Myopic
(adjective) -- unimaginative, uncreative, narrow – minded,
lacking foresight
25. Scaremonger
(noun) -- stirrer, prophet of doom, doom – monger,
alarmist
26. Furtively
(adverb) -- secretly, clandestinely, covertly,
confidentially.
27. Lurk (verb) -- hide, conceal oneself, take cover, skulk.
28. Recalcitrant
(adjective) -- defiant, incompliant, fractious, recusant,
obstreperous.
29. Palatable
(adjective) -- acceptable, satisfactory, good enough.
30. Unremitting
(adjective) -- relentless, unrelenting, ceaseless, nonstop,
perpetual
31.
Quest (noun) -- hunt, search, pursuit, delving
32. Trump (verb) -- outshine, outclass, surpass, outperform
33. Postulate (verb) -- hypothecate, hypothesize, assume, premise,
presume
34. Quasi (suffix) -- partly, partially, to a limited extent/
degree
35. Perverse
(adjective) -- irrational, contradictory, deviant, anomalous
36. Amiss
(adjective) --
wrong, faulty, astray, inappropriate, improper, inapt
37. Unabated
(adjective) -- unrelenting, unfaltering, incessant,
persistent
38. Purview (noun) -- scope, range, territory, gamut, domain
39. Stint (noun) -- period, spell, session, term
40. Despicable
(adjective) -- hateful, detestable, reprehensible,
abhorrent, abominable,
contemptible, loathsome.
41. Liberal
(adjective) -- broad – minded
42. Sovereign (noun) -- supreme, absolute, ultimate, paramount, chief,
principal
43. Dire (adjective) -- critical, drastic, crucial
44. Counterpart
(noun) -- coequal, compeer, coordinate, equivalent,
like, match.
45. Manifesto (noun) -- declaration, proclamation, notification,
pronunciamento.
46. Caveat (noun) -- warning, caution, monition, red flag, alarm
bells, proviso.
47. Bandy (verb) -- argue, discuss, communicate, make known.
48. Coalition (noun) --
alliance, union, partnership, bloc.
49. Graft (noun) -- corruption, dishonesty, deceit, fraudulence,
unlawful practices,
illegal means.
50. Cope with
(phrasal verb) -- to face and deal with responsibilities,
problems or difficulties
51. Viable
(adjective) --
workable, feasible, practicable, applicable, pragmatic.
52. Wither (verb) --
fade, shrivel, wilt, wane
53. Resurgence
(noun) --
renaissance, resuscitation, revival, revitalization.
54. Paramount
(adjective) --
main, foremost, headmost, supreme, prime, sovereign.
55. Vigorously
(adverb) --
passionately, resolutely, zealously, devoutly, vibrantly.
