Daily Vocabulary Compilation

December 2017
Source – The Hindu, Business Line, BLink Magazine and Mint Editorials

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Daily Vocabulary – The Hindu Editorial – Daily The Hindu Editorial vocab – 4th Dec
1st Dec – Dealing with data Bit of a bubble? – on bitcoins and
cryptocurrencies

Dawn – the time of the day when first light Meteoric – achieving success quickly व रत
appears भोर Breach – to reach a particular level एक सीमा
Peril – serious danger खतरा पार करना
Arbitrary – without logic and reason अकारण Starved sb of sth – to not give sth that is
Render – to cause sth to be in a particular needed ज र सु वधा उपल ध ना करवाना
situation कारण होना
Yield – produce फसल
Elicit – to get information सूचना ा त करना
Conceal – to hide छुपाना
dystopian – an imaginary place in which
In letter and spirit – obeyed but not followed
everything is extremely bad मनहू स
मानना पर लागु ना करना
Conjure up – to make sth appear by magical
Impunity – freedom from punishment दं ड से
words जादू करना
मुि त
Agnostic – atheist अनी वरवाद
Cognizable – capable of being known पहचान
Enshrine – to make a law official था पत
करना
05th Dec
02nd Dec Daily Vocab – The Hindu Editorial – 5th
Dec
Daily The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary – 2nd
Forgotten war – on Saudi-Yemen crisis
Dec
The apathy over enforcing road safety rules
On the brink of – in a very new, dangerous
Apathy – the feeling of not being interested or exciting position - के कगार पर
उदासीनता Famine – a lack of food during a long period
Amicus curiae – an advisor to the court of time in a region- भुखमर
सलाहकार Misery – suffering - दुग त
Rollout – launch शु करना Plunge into – to experience sth unpleasant
Hazardous – involving risk or danger कसी खास दौर से गुजरना
खतरनाक Chaos – disorder - अ य था
Indifference – a lack of interest उपे ा Wary – cautions - सावधानी
Pavement – a flat part at the side of a road
Rage – to continue in a violent way - जार
फुटपाथ
रहना
Implement – carry out लागु करना
Escalate – to become or make sth greater -
Enforce – to make sure that people obey a
बढ़ना
particular law बा य करना
Faction – a small group of people - दल
Ensure – to make sure that sth happens
सु नि चत करना
Compromise – an agreement समझौता
Remain – to continue to be sth बने रहना
Bear – to be able to accept and deal with sth
unpleasant सहना

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06th Dec
Daily Hindu Editorial Vocab – 6th Dec
With that smile – on Shashi Kapoor
To the fore – to become important and
noticed आगे लाना
Underscore – highlight रे खां कत करना
Bigotry – unreasonable beliefs and opinions
क रता
Fissure – a long deep crack in sth दरार
Splashier – bright and very easy to notice
चमकता हु आ
Amiable – pleasant; friendly and easy to like
सौ य
Gesture – something that you do to show a
particular feeling चे टा
Fringe – the outer edge कनारे पर
Incur – suffer नु सान उठाना
Dilemma – problem of choice दु वधा
07th Dec
Daily Vocba – The Hindu Editorial – 7th
Dec
Island Hopping – On Maldives – China
FTA
Outreach – reach to remote areas पहु ं च
Ramp up – to make sth increase in amount
बढ़ाना
Ratify – to make an agreement officially
valid मा णत करना
Stealth – to do sth in a secret way चोर से
Haste – hurry ज दबाजी
Inclined – wanting to do sth झुकाव
Heed – to pay careful attention यान दे ना
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08th Dec
Daily Vocab – The Hindu Editorial – 8th
Dec
Capital Crisis – on US recognizing
Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Worsen – to become worse than it was
before - बदतर होना
Annexed – to take control by force; occupy -
हड़प लेना
Urge – try hard to persuade - े रत करना
Endorse – promote; support- समथन करना
Bolster – to improve sth - सहारा दे ना
Gambit – move चाल
Repression – the act of using force to control
a group दमन
Distress – great suffering व प त
Conquer – to defeat sb जीतना
Undermine – to make sth weaker कमजोर
करना
09th Dec
The Hindu Daily Vocab – 9th Dec
Living in a world of emerging microbial
resistance
Taint – to damage or spoil the quality दू षत
करना
Tiny – very small in size बहु त छोटा
Mutate – to change into a new form प
बदलना
Dwelling – a house where a person lives
आ शयाना
Seep – to flow slowly through sth or into sth
रसना
An ace up your sleeve - a secret advantage
Stockpile – a large supply of sth भ डार
Resistance – the power not to be affected by
sth तरोध

11th Dec
Daily Hindu Editorial Vocab – 11th Dec
Turn the page: on ANC’s future
Break away – to move away from a group
अलग होना
Blight – to spoil or damage नु सान
Apartheid – former political system in South
Africa in which only white people had full
political rights रं गभेद नी त
Incumbent – official पदा धकार
Root out – to remove नकालना
Pervasive – existing in all parts या त
Muddy – to make a simple situation more
complicated मैला करना
Murky – not clearly known and suspected of
not being honest संदेहा पद
Impoverished – very poor; without money
कंगाल
12th Dec
Daily the Hindu editorial Vocab – 12th
Dec
In an elite club: on India’s Wassenaar
entry
Quest – to search for sth that is difficult to
find खोज
Adhere – to stick firmly to sth पालन करना
Accumulation – to get more and more of sth
इ कठा करना
Fastidious – being careful that every detail
of sth is correct यानपूवक
On the heels of – following closely behind sb
पीछे पीछे
Botched – to spoil sth by doing it badly ढलाई
से कया गया काम
Insurmountable – that can’t be dealt with
successfully दुगम
Impart – to give particular quality to sth
दान करना
Embed – to fix sth firmly अंत: था पत करना
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13th Dec
Daily Vocab – Mint – 13th Dec
Creativity, entitlement, dishonesty: the dark
side of a coveted trait
Coveted – to want sth very much
Outstrips – surpass; to be faster than sb -
आगे नकल जाना
Trait – a particular quality in your
personality - गुण
Thrive – to become successful - सफल होना
Vis-à-vis – in comparison with क तुलना म
Curate – to select, organize the objects in a
art gallery
Mundane – not interesting or exciting-
साधारण
Elusive – difficult to find, define or achieve -
हाथ न आने वाला
Subtle – not very obvious - अ त सू म
Accrue – to increase over a period of time -
इक ा होना
Foster – sth to encourage sth to develp -
ो साहन दे ना
Blur – to become less clear - धुंधला हो जाना
14th Dec
Daily Vocab – 14th Dec – BLink Magazine
Plant a person
Curtail – to limit sth or make it last for a
shorter time छोटा करना
Repel – to puch away दूर भगाना
Annotate – to add notes to a book giving
explanations कारण बताते हु ए लखना
Topsy-turvy –in a state of great confusion
Ravage – to damage sth badly ख़तम करना
Uproot – to pull a tree out of the ground जड़
से उखाड़ना
Parable – a short moral story छोट नै तक
कहानी
Agape – surprised or shocked व मय
Plunder – to steal things from a place चोर
करना
Disguise – to change your appearance so
that people cannot recognize you भेष बदलना
Kaleidoscope – a continuously changing
situation लगातार बदलाव आना
Slender –slim दुबला-पतला

15th Dec
Daily Vocab The Hindu Editorial – 14th
Dec
A tale of two metro trails
Exchequer – govt department that controls
money सरकार खजाना
Mandate – order आदे श
Stall – to stop suddenly रोकना
Inordinate – excessive अ धक मा ा म
Sanctity – the state of being holy प व
Malfeasance – wrongful conduct by a public
official सरकार कमचार का गलत यहवार
Rip – to tear sth फाड़ना
Demise – the end or failure of an institution,
an idea समाि त
Recur – to happen again फर से होना
16th Dec
Daily Vocab – Business line – 15th Dec
Some smart solutions to farm distress
Wherewithal – resources - संसाधन
Irrigation – to supply water in fields संचाई
Humongous – very big बहु त बड़ा
Mitigate – to reduce कम करना
Come up with – to find an answer समाधान
ढू ँ ढना
Sacrifice – the fact of giving up sth
important or valuable in order to do sth याग
Yield – a profit, result or crop फसल
Tillage – the process of preparing and using
land for growing crops खेत को फसल के लए
तैयार करना
Eliminate – to remove sth हटाना
Laborious – taking lot of time and effort बहु त
समय और मेहनत लगना
Seamless – with no spaces or pauses
between one part and the next बना जोड़ का
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Daily Vocab The Hindu Editorial – 18th
Dec
A measured leap: on planetary system
Orbit – to move in an curved path (orbit)
around a much larger object प र मा करना
Mimic – to copy नकल
Vet – to check जांचना
Resonant – continuing for a long time लगातार
होना
Do away with – to stop समा त करना
Caveat – warning चेतावनी
Takeaway – getting sth good out of an
activity
Take a hard look – to consider a problem
very carefully & without hurrying कसी
सम या को बना ज दबाजी कये सावधानी से सुलझाना
Leap – a sudden large change छलांग
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Daily Vocab The Hindu Editorial – 19th Daily vocab - The Hindu Editorial -20th
Dec Dec
Speedy, decisive: on trial courts awarding Transit Gambit: on e-way bill mechanism
death penalty for transport of goods

Perpetrator – a person who commits a crime Pose – to create a problem सम या खड़ी करना
अपराधी Conveyance – the process of taking sth from
Emblematic – that is considered typical of a one place to another सामान एक जगह से दूसर
situation तीका मक जगह ले जाना
Upheld – to agree that a previous decision Burden – a duty that causes worry बोझ
was right बरकरार रखना
Inflow – the movement of lot of money पैसा
Abominable – extremely unpleasant &
आना
causing disgust घृ णत
Plummet – to fall suddenly तेज गरावट
Wrath – extreme anger गु सा
Kick in – to begin to take effect भाव शु होना
Tardy – slow to act धीमा
Perfunctory – done as a duty, without real Shortfall – to be less than expectation कमी
interest, attention or feeling लापरवाह से कया To feel the pinch – to not have enough
money पैसे क कमी
गया
Dilemma – a situation when one has to
Deposition – a formal statement बयान
make choice दु वधा
Antipathy – a strong feeling of dislike घृणा
Bump up – to increase sth बढ़ाना
Slain – to murder sb ह या
Glitches – a small problem कावट
Fortitude – courage साहस दान करना
Onerous – needing great effort मुि कल
Bestowed – to give sth to sb
Condign – punishment appropriate to the
crime उपयु त
21st Dec
Foster – to encourage sth to develop ो साहन
दे ना Daily Vocab – Business line – 21st Dec
Russia matters to our submarine plans
Two Ways to learn English
Turn out – to be discovered to be, to prove
1. Comprehension to be पाया जाना
To raise eyebrows – to show that you
2. Grammar + Vocab disapprove or are surprised by sth अ वीकार
करना
After six months of Shrouded – a thing that covers आवरण
learning Wary – cautious सावधानी बरतना
Indigenous – to be manufactured in own
Comprehension = 70% country वदे शी
Reminisce – to think about a happy time in
and above past अ छ पुरानी याद
Unleash – release शु करना
Grammar + Vocab = upto 60%
Heed – to pay attention यान दे ना
Assuage – to pacify शांत रखना
Erroneous – not correct, based on wrong

Choose wisely !!! information गलत

Shrift – to give little attention यान न दे ना

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Acquiesce – to agree without objection सहमत
होना Pipedream – a hope of plan that is
impossible to achieve याल पुलाव
Emanate – to produce or show sth उ प न
होना
22nd Dec
Daily Vocab – Mint – 22nd Dec
The Continuing importance of being
stubborn
Limping – to walk with difficulty लड़खड़ाना
Nag – to worry or irritate you continuously
ट स उठना
Vanish – to disappear suddenly गायब होना
Rage – a feeling of anger that is difficult to
control गु सा
Forge – to put effort into making sth
successful वक सत करना
Nibble – to take small bites of sth दाँत से
नोचना
Volition – the power to choose sth freely
मरजी
Proclaim – to announce घोसणा करना
Bigotry – expressing strong, unreasonable
beliefs or opinions क रता
Blatant – done in an open and obvious way
खुले आम
Rupture – a situation when sth breaks टू ट
जाना
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23rd Dec
Daily Vocab – Mint Editorial – 23rd Dec
India’s time to capitalize on oil and gas
sector
Intensify – to increase in degree or strength
और मजबूत होना
Embrace – to include शा मल करना
Prong – each of the separate parts of an
attack, argument etc., that move towards a
place, subject from different positions
Opportune – favorable ठ क समय का
Leverage – to take advantage of फायदा उठाना
Upheaval – a big change बड़ा बदलाव
Uptick – a small increase in the value of sth
उछाल
Scout – to find out what an area is like by
searching ढू ँ ढना
Slump – to fall in price गरावट
Spell – to have something bad as a result बुरा
नतीजा
25th Dec
Daily Vocab The Hindu Editorial – 25th
Dec
Best year ever: on Indian cricket’s
exceptional 2017
Bully – to use power to frighten people ध स
दखाना
Blip – a temporary problem सम या
Unravel – to start to fail असफल होना
Adversary – opponent वरोधी
Glowering – stare ु ि ट
Discordant – not in agreement वपर त
Derail – to leave the track पटर से उतरना
Fertile – that produces good results उपजाऊ
Thrust – to push ध का दे ना
Smitten – suddenly feeling that you are in
love with sb ेम म पागल
On the same page – agree सहमत होना
Fissure – a long deep crack दरार
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Daily Vocab – BLink, Business line – 22nd Daily Vocab – The Hindu Editorial – 27th
Dec Dec
The Distillery of souls The Rise and fall of WTO
Advent – invention खोज Remit – control or influence नयं ण होना
Pry – to try to find out तांक झांक करना Oversee – supervise दे ख रे ख करना
Behold – to look at दे खना Fell – to make sb fall गराना
Startling – surprising Pay up front – paid in advance अ म
Echo – repeat
Curator – a person whose job is to be in Adjudicate – official decision नणय
charge of the objects or works of art in a To the hilt – as much as possible िजतना यादा
museum or art gallery etc
हो सके
Apparition – an image of a person who is
dead पशाच Hollow out – removing a part of sth नकालना
Transmutation – transform बदलाव Intransigence – stubborn िज ी
Convene – to come together for a formal
Splendor – grand and impressive भ य
meeting आयोजन करना
Motif – a design or pattern नमूना
Counterfeit – fake नकल
28th Dec
Daily Vocab – The Hindu Editorial – 28th
Dec
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समझना
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batch because चापलूसी
Grist to the mill – something that is useful
our all our classes are to sb for a particular purpose कोई बात कसी के
लए कोई खास उ े य के लए फायदे मद
ं होना
fresh study material
Traverse – to cross an area या ा करना
prepared on daily basis Divergent – to be different अलग
from current Clue – a piece of evidence सुराग
newspapers/ magazines Endowment – a quality that you are born
with तभा
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Elude – to manage to avoid बचना
The Economist, Caravan etc.
Complacent – too satisfied आ मसंतु ट
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29th Dec
Daily Vocab – The Hindu Editorial – 29th
Dec
Growing forests: on expending green
cover
Woeful – very bad or serious बुरा
Disbursal – to pay from an amount that is
collected for a purpose बाँटना
Remedy – solution इलाज
Afforestation – to form a forest by planting
trees फारे ट बनाना
Patchy – not complete; good in some parts
आधा अधूरा
Annexation – occupy क ज़ा
Contiguous – touching or next to sth साथ
लगा हु आ
Apparatus – tools
Sequestration – to take control of sb’s
property ह थयाना
Envisage – to imagine future क पना
Sustainable – that can be continued for a
long time जो ल बे समय तक जार रह सके
Dwelling – a house
Sheer – used to emphasize जोर दे ना

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