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 44 provides the readers with a collection of useful vocabulary for newspapers.
Vocabulary
| Word | Definition | Synonyms | Usage |
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| Contentious (Adjective) | Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial. |
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This last piece of evidence is particularly contentious and likely to feature prominently in the appeal. |
| Denizen (Noun) | A person, animal, or plant that lives or is found in a particular place. |
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The author of Atlanta’s latest guidebook is a longtime denizen of the city who knows all the best places to visit. |
| Detente (Noun) | The easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries. |
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The policy of detente was scrapped and the objective was increasingly to roll back the Soviet Union. |
| Dilatory (Adjective) | Slow to act |
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They were dilatory in providing the researchers with information. |
| Inconceivable (Adjective) | Not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable. |
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When I looked at my outrageous hospital bill, I blinked at the inconceivable amount. |
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| Ravenous (Adjective) | (of hunger or need) very great; voracious. |
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No matter what type of stressful situation I’m facing, my body responds by eating everything in sight because of my ravenous appetite. |
| Refractory (Adjective) | Stubborn or unmanageable. |
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Most teenagers go through a refractory phase where they don’t want to listen to authority figures. |
| Resort (Verb) | Turn to and adopt (a course of action, especially an extreme or undesirable one) so as to resolve a difficult situation. |
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Excluded from parliament by the fatal error of his youth, he was compelled to resort to indirect means of working out his plans by influencing public men. |
| Sack (Verb) | Dismiss from employment. |
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They made him pay for his offence by giving him the sack. |
| Splurge (Verb) | To spend extravagantly or ostentatiously. |
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I feel like splurging on a new dress. |