100 Most Important Vocabulary words from The Hindu Editorial 1. Nudge (verb) – prompt, prompt, encourage, coax, coax, push; prod, poke, poke, jab. 2. Bolster (verb) – support, strengthen, strengthen, boost, make make stronger, reinforce. 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, tough-minded, realistic, pragmatic, practical. 6. Conundrum (noun) – problem, difficult question, vexed question, difficulty, dilemma. 7. Profound (adjective) – great, great, deep, extreme, acute; complex, difficult. 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, repercussions, after-effects, by-product; by-product; consequences, effects. 20. Portent (verb) – omen, sign, indication, forecast, prediction.
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21. Crackdown
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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, nonrestrictive. 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 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.
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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 an effect/impact on, influence, have a bearing on.
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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. 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.
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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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