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 80 provides the readers with a collection of useful vocabulary for newspapers.
Vocabulary
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| Rebuff (Verb) | reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner. |
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“I asked her to be my wife, and was rebuffed in no uncertain terms” |
| Legitimize (Verb) | make legitimate. |
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voters legitimize the government through the election of public officials” |
| Unanimous (Adjective) | (of two or more people) fully in agreement |
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“the doctors were unanimous in their diagnoses” |
| Provenance (Noun) | the beginning of something’s existence; something’s origin. |
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| Dissenting (Adjective) | holding or expressing opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held. |
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“there were a couple of dissenting voices” |
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| Parleys (Noun) | a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice. |
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“a parley is in progress and the invaders may withdraw” |
| Travesty (Noun) | a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something. |
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“the absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice” |
| Consonance (Noun) | agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions. |
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“consonance between conservation measures and existing agricultural practice” |
| Revivifies (verb) | give new life or vigour to. |
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“they revivified a wine industry that had all but vanished” |
| Murky (Adjective) | dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist. |
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“the sky was murky and a thin drizzle was falling” |