On 6 January 2018 Vocab24 covered 10 editorials from SSC CGL Tier-II Special, World Economic Forum, Livemint, Vocab Video of the Day, The Hindu, DAILY PIB SUMMARY, The Statesman, Prev Paper Videos - Vocabulary and taught 10 words from them. Read the editorial, learn the words with Hindi meaning, then use three of them in a sentence today.

10 words from this day's editorials

  • Flummox (verb)(Perplex (someone) greatly)हैरान करना/चक्कर में डालना Synonyms: Baffle, Bewilder, Mystify, Bemuse, Perplex, Puzzle, Confuse, Confound, Nonplus · Antonyms: Clear up, Explicate
  • Comeuppance (noun)(A punishment or fate that someone deserves.).प्रतिफल Synonyms: Just deserts, Deserved fate, Due reward, Just punishment, Requital
  • Innuendo (noun)(An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.)संकेत/इशारा Synonyms: Insinuation, Implication, Hint, Allusion · Antonyms: Concealment, Withhold
  • Dichotomy (noun)(A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.)विरोधाभास Synonyms: Division, Separation, Difference, Contrast, Disjunction, Contradiction · Antonyms: Agreement, Likeness
  • Connivance (noun)(Willingness to allow or be secretly involved in an immoral or illegal act.)गुप्त सहयोग/ मिली भगत Synonyms: Collusion, Complicity, Involvement, Intrigue, conspiracy · Antonyms: Eschewing
  • Venal (adjective)(Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery)भ्रष्ट Synonyms: Corrupt, Corruptible, Bribable, Open to bribery, Dishonest, Crooked · Antonyms: Morally correct, Upright, Moral, Ethical, Principled, Righteous
  • Inordinate (adjective)(Unusually or disproportionately large; excessive.).अनियमित/अत्यधिक Synonyms: Excessive, Undue, Unreasonable, Unjustifiable, Unwarrantable, Disproportionate · Antonyms: Logical, Reasonable, Sensible
  • Succinctly (adverb)(In a brief and clearly expressed manner.)संक्षेप में Synonyms: Briefly, Shortly, Summarily, In A Nutshell · Antonyms: At Length, Verbosely, Descriptively
  • Piquant (adjective)(Pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind.)दिलचस्प/उत्तेजक Synonyms: Intriguing, Stimulating, Interesting, Fascinating · Antonyms: Bland, Insipid, Dull
  • Defalcate (verb)(Embezzle (funds with which one has been entrusted/ appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use)हड़पना/गबन करना Synonyms: Embezzle, Appropriate, Filch, Pilfer, Peculate · Antonyms: Be Honest, Be Upright

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