Introduction
A Newspaper is a printed or online publication that provides readers with news and articles i.e. the current affairs of a country and the world. Current Affairs play a prominent role in several government-related recruitment exams in India. To better understand the current state of affairs, a candidate should acquire rich vocabulary primarily used by editors and publications of newspaper articles and editorials. SPLessons has made an effort to provide a comprehensive list of commonly used words in newspaper articles and editorials. Current Affairs Vocabulary Day 222 provides the readers with a collection of useful vocabulary for newspapers.
Vocabulary
| Word | Definition | Synonyms | Usage | Sluggish (Adjective) | slow-moving or inactive. |
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“a sluggish stream” |
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| Curtailed (Verb) | reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on. |
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“civil liberties were further curtailed” |
| Arsenal (Noun) | a place where weapons and military equipment are stored or made. |
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“Britain’s nuclear arsenal” |
| Formidable (Adjective) | inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable. |
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“a formidable opponent” |
| Amassed (Verb) | gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of material or things) over a period of time. |
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“he amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds” |
| Word | Definition | Synonyms | Usage |
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| Comatose (Adjective) | relating to or in a state of coma. |
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“she had been comatose for seven months” |
| Bogged (Verb) | be prevented from making progress in a task or activity. |
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“you must not get bogged down in detail” |
| Striving (Verb) | struggle or fight vigorously. |
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“scholars must strive against bias” |
| Abatement (Noun) | the action of abating or being abated; ending or subsiding. |
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“this trend shows no sign of abatement” |
| Dispirited (Adjective) | having lost enthusiasm and hope; disheartened. |
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“she was determined to appear unworried in front of her dispirited family” |
| Word | Definition | Synonyms | Usage | Counteract (Verb) | to work in opposition to |
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“This ingredient seems to counteract the other ones.” |
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| Peculiar (Adjective) | strange, bizarre |
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“Upon entering the abandoned house, Kate experienced a peculiar feeling, as if someone was watching her.” |
| Refute (Verb) | to prove to be untrue, unfounded, or incorrect |
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“The student refuted the professor’s claim in class.” |
| Inconceivable (adjective) | not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable. |
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“When I looked at my outrageous hospital bill, I blinked at the inconceivable amount.” |
| Notion (noun) | a conception of or belief about something. |
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“When the girl saw how much her friends liked her sugar cookies, she had the notion to open an online bakery.” |
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