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 269 provides the readers with a collection of useful vocabulary for newspapers.
Vocabulary
| Word | Definition | Synonyms | Usage |
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| Telltale (adjective) | revealing, indicating, or betraying something. |
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Her nasty tone was a telltale sign of her irritation, even though she didn’t say anything particularly mean. |
| Coruscate (verb) | (of light) flash or sparkle. |
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The flashlight was used to coruscate a message to the other campers across the lake. |
| Panoply (noun) | a splendid display. |
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The designer’s exciting panoply of dresses won over the fashion critics. |
| Banal (Adjective) | so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. |
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Because the movie’s plot was banal, we knew exactly how the film would end. |
| Sanctimonious (Adjective) | making a show of being morally superior to other people. |
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My sanctimonious aunt tends to look down upon people who do not go to church every Sunday. |
| Word | Definition | Synonyms | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effete (Adjective) | affected, over-refined, and ineffectual. |
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The effete man was scared of his own shadow and hid in the closet during thunderstorms. |
| Imminent (Adjective) | about to happen. |
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Some people thought it was funny when the media predicted the imminent death of the drug-addicted celebrity. |
| Inadvertent (Adjective) | not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning. |
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I wonder how many inadvertent inventions were developed in the process of trying to discover something totally different. |
| Dilatory (adjective) | slow to act |
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They were dilatory in providing the researchers with information. |
| Acumen (noun) | The ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions; |
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She has considerable business acumen. |
| Word | Definition | Synonyms | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charisma (noun) | Compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others; |
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How did a man of so little personal charisma get to be prime minister? |
| Expedient (adjective) | Suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance; |
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It might be expedient not to pay him until the work is finished. |
| Precedence (noun) | The condition of being dealt with before other things or of being considered more important than other things; |
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Precedence must be given to the injured in the evacuation plans. |
| Retrograde (adjective) | Directed or moving backwards; |
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Forward He said it would be a retrograde step to remove single parent benefits. |
| Bizarre (adjective) | Very strange or unusual; |
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Many costumes are bizarre works of art ranging from toothbrushes to mattresses and packets of sweets. |
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