The Hindu Vocabulary , 05 September
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Parsimonious
· very unwilling to spend money or use resources.
Artefact
· an object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest.
· something observed in a scientific investigation or experiment that is not naturally present but occurs as a result of the preparative or investigative procedure.
Jeopardy
· danger of loss, harm, or failure.
Inexorable
· impossible to stop or prevent.
· (of a person) impossible to persuade; unrelenting.
Consensus
· a general agreement.
Vindicate
· clear (someone) of blame or suspicion.
· show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified.
Making up for lost time
Travail
· Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
· Work hard
Insurgent
· a person fighting against a government or invading force; a rebel or revolutionary.
Veneration
· A feeling of profound respect for someone or something
· Religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
· Insular
· ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience.
Unequivocal
· Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
· Clearly defined or formulated
Fledged
( adj )
· (of a young bird) having wing feathers that are large enough for flight; able to fly.
· (of a person or thing) having just taken on the role specified.
condemn
· express complete disapproval of; censure.
· sentence (someone) to a punishment, especially death.
substantive
· having a firm basis in reality and so important, meaningful, or considerable.
keystone
( n )
· a central stone at the summit of an arch, locking the whole together.
· the central principle or part of a policy, system, etc., on which all else depends.
mind the mandate
vociferous
· expressing or characterized by vehement opinions.
persecute
· subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs
· harass or annoy (someone) persistently.
expansive
· covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive.
· (of a person or their manner) relaxed and genially frank and communicative.
putative
· generally regarded as such; supposed
hubris
· excessive pride or self-confidence.
dissonance
· a conflict of people's opinions, actions or characters
· the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
sabre-rattling
proliferate
· increase rapidly in number; multiply.
totalitarian
· characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control
· of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life
unpalatable
· not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind
exacerbate
· make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
beleaguer
· put in a very difficult situation.
down but not out
scrutinize
· examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
don’t pigeonhole me
conspicuous
· clearly visible.
· attracting notice or attention.
erroneous
· wrong; incorrect.
scrupulous
· (of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
· very concerned to avoid doing wrong.
monolithic
· formed of a single large block of stone.
· (of an organization or system) large, powerful, indivisible, and slow to change.
the selfish way to combat inequality
aggravate
· make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious.
· annoy or exasperate.
orissa’s rice bowl hit by floods
inundate
· overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with.
· flood.
fall of riga and threat to petrograd
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