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 289 provides the readers with a collection of useful vocabulary for newspapers.
Vocabulary
| Word | Definition | Synonyms | Usage |
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| Expertise (Noun) | expert skill or knowledge in a particular field. |
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“technical expertise” |
| Overdue (Adjective) | not having arrived, happened, or been done by the expected time. |
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“the rent was nearly three months overdue” |
| Emphasise (Verb) | give special importance or value to (something) in speaking or writing. |
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“they emphasize the need for daily, one-to-one contact between parent and child” |
| Nurtured (Verb) | care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing. |
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“Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family” |
| Catastrophic (Adjective) | extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful. |
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“catastrophic mismanagement of the economy” |
| Word | Definition | Synonyms | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unprecedented (Adjective) | never done or known before. |
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“the government took the unprecedented step of releasing confidential correspondence” |
| Devastated (Verb) | destroy or ruin. |
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“the city was devastated by a huge earthquake” |
| Evacuation (Noun) | the action of evacuating a person or a place. |
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”there were waves of evacuation during the blitz” |
| Reckoning (Verb) | the action or process of calculating or estimating something. |
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“the sixth, or by another reckoning eleventh, Earl of Mar” |
| Soar (Verb) | fly or rise high in the air. |
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“the bird spread its wings and soared into the air” |
| Word | Definition | Synonyms | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedition (Noun) | conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch. |
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"The extended geographical jurisdiction for offences is being used here not just to cover sedition, but also treason" |
| Cartel (Noun) | an association of manufacturers or suppliers with the purpose of maintaining prices at a high level and restricting competition. |
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"In their attempts to stem cut-throat price competition, railway leaders repeatedly formed cartels to set prices and allocate traffic" |
| Externality (Noun) | a consequence of an industrial or commercial activity which affects other parties without this being reflected in market prices. |
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"Network externalities occur when markets characterized by network effects fail to allocate resources properly" |
| Beleaguer (Verb) | put in a very difficult situation. |
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"The board is supporting the beleaguered director" |
| Stringent (Adjective) | not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards |
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"There are stringent rules against unauthorized persons being in our building" |
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