Those who are in the pursuit of building their vocabulary, we have come up with the edition of July 2022. Have a look and improve upon your word power.
List of Words appearing in Hindu Editorial in July 2022
| Difficult Word/ Phrase | Contextual Sense |
| Draconian | Of or relating to harsh code of laws |
| Fall short of | fail to meet an expectation or standard |
| Undergirding | Lend support to |
| Inviolable | never to be broken, infringed, or dishonoured |
| Downplay | Represent as less significant or important |
| Curb | Lessen the intensity of |
| Menace | Something that is a source of danger |
| Launder | Convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones |
| Adversely | In a manner which is contrary to your interests or welfare |
| Malefic | evil |
| Narcotics | A drug that produces numbness or stupor |
| Illicit | Contrary to or forbidden by law |
| Funnel | to concentrate, channel, or focus |
| Bloodstream | a mainstream of power or vitality |
| Stringent | Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures |
| Apposite | Being of striking appropriateness and pertinence |
| Grave | Dignified and sombre in manner or character and committed to keeping promises |
| Predicate | that which is affirmed or denied concerning the subject of a proposition |
| Evasion | The deliberate act of failing to pay money |
| Manifestly | Unmistakably; visibly clear; in an evident manner |
| Vulnerable | Susceptible to attack |
| Whim | An odd, fanciful or capricious idea |
| Symbolism | the use of symbols to represent things |
| Stint | An unbroken period of time during which you do something |
| Colonial | connected with or belonging to a country that controls another country (colony) |
| Cognisant | having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception |
| Articulate | Express or state clearly |
| Milestone | A significant event in a project |
| Triumph | A successful ending of a struggle or contest |
| Pave the way | to make it easier for (something to happen or someone to do something |
| Invigorating | Imparting strength and vitality |
| Gauge | Measure precisely |
| Enlist | Hire for work or assistance |
| Elate | Fill with high spirits |
| Split | Separate into parts or portions |
| Erosion | A gradual decline of something |
| Intolerance | Unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs |
| Autonomy | Personal independence |
| Leeway | political independence |
| Champion a cause | If you champion a person, a cause, or a principle, you support or defend them |
| Stinging | harsh or hurtful in tone or character |
| Indictment | An accusation of wrongdoing |
| Scapegoat | to blame somebody publicly for something bad that has happened, even though it was not his/her fault |
| Ploy | A tactic or manoeuvre intended to gain an advantage |
| Acquittal | a judgment of not guilty |
| Ambush | The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise |
| Draconian | Very or overly harsh or strict |
| Proscribe | Command against |
| Utter | Complete and absolute |
| Massacre | The savage and excessive killing of many people |
| Upend | turn upside down |
| Dubious | Open to doubt or suspicion |
| Imposition | the act of imposing something |
| Credence | The mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true |
| Apprehend | Take into custody |
| Ponder | Think deeply about a subject or question over a period of time |
| Round up | The systematic gathering up of suspects by the police |
| Hapless | Deserving or inciting pity |
| Setback | An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes |
| Disenchantment | Disappointment on finding out that something is not as good as hoped |
| Cart before the horse | something is done contrary to the natural or normally effective sequence of events |
| Fish | Seek indirectly |
| Pronouncement | An authoritative declaration |
| Bemoan | Regret strongly |
| Hasty | Done with very great haste and without due deliberation |
| Incarceration | The state of being imprisoned |
| Crack down | to start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way |
| Bat for | Support |
| Lament | Regret strongly |
| Reiterate | To say, state, or perform again |
| Standing order | an instruction or prescribed procedure in force permanently or until changed or canceled |
| Underscore | emphasizing the importance of something |
| Flee | Run away quickly |
| Moot | Think about carefully |
| Glaring | Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible |
| Inconsistency | a self-contradictory proposition (statement) |
| Overhaul | The act of improving by renewing and restoring |
| Condition | Habituate |
| Reflexively | By reflex, automatically, without conscious thought |
| Appease | gain the good will of |
| Stack | Arrange the order of so as to increase one’s winning chances |
| Stint | An unbroken period of time during which you do something |
| Confrontation | A hostile disagreement face-to-face |
| Partisan | Devoted to a cause or party |
| In tandem | alongside each other |
| Cliched | Repeated regularly without thought or originality |
| Hail | Be a native of |
| Landowning | Having property in land; of or pertaining to landowners |
| Stiff | Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable |
| Elevation | the highest stage of development |
| Mobilise | Make ready for action or use |
| Unfailingly | Without fail |
| Strive | Attempt by employing effort |
| Temperament | Excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly) |
| Bridge the gap | to make the difference between two different things smaller |
| Fare | Perform over a period of time |
| Benchmark | Evaluate relative to some benchmark standard or scale |
| Parity | Equality |
| Stagnation | Inactivity |
| Falter | Be weak |
| Shrink | Become smaller |
| Anaemic | a medical condition in which there are not enough red cells in the blood |
| Abysmal | Very bad |
| Imperative | Of greatest importance |
| Tokenism | A policy of formally complying with efforts to achieve a goal by making small, token gestures |
| Staggering | So surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm |
| Laxity | lack of strictness or care |
| Cut corner | to do something quickly and not as well as you should |
| Diversion | the act of changing the direction or purpose of something, especially in order to solve or avoid a problem |
| Severe | extremely bad or unpleasant |
| Turbulence | A state of violent disturbance and disorder |
| Crest | The highest or extreme point of something |
| Tersely | In a short and concise manner |
| Fleet | Group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership |
| Invocation | the act of asking for help |
| Aberration | A state or condition markedly different from the norm |
| Feebly | In a manner which lacks strength |
| Concur | be in agreement |
| Root cause | the basic cause of something |
| Snag | An unforeseen obstacle |
| Red flag | A sign used to indicate danger |
| Ecosystem | A system or an environment |
| Tier | Arranged in layers |
| Nimble | Moving quickly and lightly |
| Gross over | try and make a problem seem unimportant by ignoring it or by dealing with it very quickly |
| Dispense | Give or provide in small portions |
| Safeguard | Make safe |
| Cornerstone | the most important part of something that the rest depends on |
| Wantonly | being without check or limitation |
| Apprehend | Get the meaning of something |
| Contravention | Coming into conflict with |
| Weed out | Remove unwanted elements |
| Grave | Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm |
| Deterrent | Something that acts to discourage certain behaviour or action |
| Proponent | A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea |
| Substantial | Of considerable importance, size, or worth |
| Penal | subject to punishment by law |
| Woefully | In an unfortunate or deplorable manner |
| Redress | Act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil |
| Backlog | Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose |
| Tardy | After the expected or usual time |
| Equitably | dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| Tinker | Try to fix or mend |
| Foreboding | A feeling of evil to come |
| Offence | The team that is trying to score |
| Pulsating | Exciting |
| Climax | A decisive moment |
| Gallop | run somewhere very quickly |
| Centurion | an officer in the army of ancient Rome who was responsible for 100 soldiers |
| Draw | Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. |
| Comeback | Even the score, in sports |
| Scare | Sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events |
| Intervening | Occurring or falling between events or points in time |
| Linger | Remain present although waning or gradually dying |
| Bow out | Retire gracefully |
| Hold the reins | to be in control |
| Indifferent | Marked by a lack of interest |
| Marauding | raiding |
| Aggression | A feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack |
| Shed | Get rid of |
| Improbable | Not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred |
| Bludgeoning | to hit them several times with a heavy object |
| Deflating | take away somebody’s confidence or make somebody seem less important |
| Fallout | Any adverse and unwanted secondary effect |
| Humanely | characterized by kindness, mercy, sympathy, etc |
| Lethal | Of an instrument of certain death |
| Grim | Shockingly repellent |
| Peril | A source of danger |
| Asylum | A shelter from danger or hardship |
| Lacunae | A blank gap or missing part |
| Searing | Severely critical |
| Stubbornly | difficult to handle |
| Lock horn | argue about something |
| Multitude | A large indefinite number |
| Bipartisan | Supported by both sides |
| Collaborative | Accomplished by working jointly |
| Glimmer | a faint indication |
| dig in one’s heels | resist stubbornly; refuse to give in |
| Hammer out | Discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement |
| Cede | Give over |
| Melting pot | a place where a lot of different cultures, ideas, etc. come together |
| Coterminous | Being of equal extent, scope or duration |
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