Almost every competitive exams has English section, that tests the skill of candidates in English language. Therefore candidates have to perform in this section with their best. So it is most important for the students to improve their writing as well as verbal skills. An important part of this process is working on your English vocabulary.
For improvement of vocabulary we are providing here most important The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 6 June 2020.
- shine a light (phrase) –
to examine something more precisely in order to make it more clear. - retraction (noun) –
a withdrawal of a statement. - perhaps (adverb) –
maybe, possibly. - influential (adjective) –
powerful, authoritative, strong. - rely on (phrasal verb) –
depend on; resort to, have recourse to. - retract (verb) –
take back, withdraw, reverse. - do no harm principle (phrase) –
it means taking every precaution to ensure people will not be adversely impacted by the programme, including inadvertently. - seek (verb) –
try, attempt, work towards. - cardiovascular (adjective) –
relating to the heart and blood vessels. - enzyme (noun) –
a substance that acts as a catalyst in living organisms. - play a part/role (phrase) –
contribute to, be instrumental in, be a factor in. - facilitate (verb) –
make easier, make possible; assist, help, aid. - host (noun) –
host cell (in which a virus multiplies). - trigger (verb) –
give rise to, cause, invoke, bring about. - backlash (noun) –
a strong negative reaction; adverse response, counteraction. - mortality (noun) –
(in a particular time/for a cause) the rate/number of death. - attribute (verb) –
regard/consider as a reason; connect with, associate with. - deploy (verb) –
employ (resources into effective action). - potential (adjective) –
possible, likely, probable. - handful (adjective) –
few, one or two, a small number. - aggregate (verb) –
combine, group, collect. - expertise (noun) –
skill, mastery, proficiency, knowledge. - compile (verb) –
organize, put together, make up, systemize. - -intensive (adjective/usually in combination) –
(in business) concentrating on a particular thing. - moreover (adverb) –
besides, furthermore, in addition. - aspersions (noun) –
condemnation, criticism, castigation. - swirl (verb) –
circulate, revolve, spiral/spin. - assessment (noun) –
evaluation, appraisal, analysis. - opaque (adjective) –
unclear, uncertain, unexplained, confusing, unfathomable, incomprehensible. - so far (phrase) –
until now, up to the present, up to this point. - introspect (verb) –
self-examine, self analyse. - peer-review (noun) –
a process by which something research or publication is evaluated by a group of experts in the appropriate field. - hindsight (noun) –
recognizing something (a situation/event/decision) after it has occurred; on re-examination, in retrospect. - disinterested (adjective) –
indifferent, unconcerned, uncaring. - raise eyebrows (phrase) –
show surprise. - panic-driven (adjective) –
controlled/moved by panic. - untouched (adjective) –
unaffected, unchanged, uninfluenced. - time-consuming (adjective) –
arduous, demanding, challenging. - instance (noun) –
example, case in point. - imbroglio (noun) –
confused/complicated situation; difficulty/predicament. - bring (something) to light (phrase) –
reveal, disclose, expose, show up. - blight (noun) –
affliction, trouble, scourge, plague. - assume (verb) –
acquire, take on, adopt, come to have. - divorce from (verb) –
separate, disconnect, isolate. - influence (noun) –
control, sway, hold/power. - privilege (noun) –
(special) advantage, entitlement, right, honour. - means and methods (phrase) –
techniques or tactics/procedures. - scrutiny (noun) –
observation, inspection, examination. - openness (noun) –
transparency, straightforwardness, clearness, candidness.
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