Dear students, English language is the flavor of the millennium. In every aspect of life, we need great English language skills to stand out and be a success in your chosen field. In your competitive Exams for govt. jobs, English section is the most challenging. The best way to improve your language skills is by Reading newspapers. We are providing 10 vocabulary words from The Hindu Newspaper Editorial. Read and learn.
1.Volatile (adjective)
Meaning: liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.
synonyms: tense, strained, fraught, uneasy, uncomfortable, charged, explosive, eruptive, inflammatory, turbulent, in turmoil, full of upheavals.
Example: We should care deeply that millions of Indians are still turning to expensive informal financial services in the face of seasonal and volatile incomes, despite years of trying to improve access to basic financial services.
2.Panacea (noun)
Meaning: a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
synonyms: universal cure, cure-all, cure for all ills, universal remedy, sovereign remedy, heal-all, nostrum, elixir, wonder drug, perfect solution, magic formula, magic bullet.
Example: Taken with other inclusion efforts, we are within striking distance of every Indian having access to a bank account and being able to easily send and receive payments. Not a panacea by any means but a definite milestone for inclusive development.
3.Disproportionate (adjective)
Meaning: too large or too small in comparison with something else.
synonyms: out of proportion to, not in proportion to, not appropriate to, not commensurate with, relatively too large for, relatively too small for.
Example: One, Trump’s entire logic was based on the false premise that the Paris Agreement imposes disproportionate costs on the US. The argument was a throwback to the George W. Bush regime, which decided to walk away from the Kyoto Protocol on similar grounds.
4.Aforementioned (adjective)
Meaning: denoting a thing or person previously mentioned.
Example: The logic of the Obama administration was that if any of the aforementioned provisions were included, the Paris Agreement would meet the same fate as that of the Kyoto Protocol.
5.Heterogeneous (adjective)
Meaning: diverse in character or content.
Synonyms: diverse, diversified, varied, varying, miscellaneous, assorted, mixed, sundry, contrasting, disparate, different, differing, divergent, unrelated, variegated, wide-ranging.
Example: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opposition has pandered to the Hindutva agenda to unite one of the most socially heterogeneous States in India while making the Lingayats, a dominant and numerous community, its social anchor. B.S. Yeddyurappa, the leader of this formation, a Lingayat himself, has tried to highlight the grievances of the upper strata of peasantry to reinforce his base of support.
6.Recalcitrant (adjective)
Meaning: having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.
Example: The recalcitrant judge It is doubtful if sending Justice Karnan to jail is the most judicious way of restraining him.
7.Pragmatic (adjective)
Meaning: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
Example: Having gone so far as to question his mental soundness, it would have been pragmatic to let things be until his retirement, due in a month.
8.Contumacious (adjective)
Meaning: (especially of a defendant's behaviour) stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority.
Example: That the only punishment that the highest court could come up with against a sitting high court judge was imprisonment speaks volumes about the total absence of any disciplinary mechanism short of impeachment to deal with contumacious conduct by a member of the higher judiciary.
9.Deadlock (verb)
Meaning: cause (a situation or opposing parties) to come to a point where no progress can be made because of fundamental disagreement.
synonyms: tie, draw, dead heat
Example: During their recent meeting in Germany, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on the need to resume India-European Union (EU) free trade agreement (FTA) talks. These negotiations, covering trade, investment protection and intellectual property, have remained deadlocked since 2013.
10.Purport (verb)
Meaning: appear to be or do something, especially falsely.
Synonyms: claim, lay claim, profess, pretend.
Example: The court’s gag order on the media from reporting Justice Karnan’s purported orders and comments only adds to the sense of unease about the whole episode.
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