Editorials English Vocabulary Words Set 58

English Vocabulary Words with Meanings for various Exams: SBI PO, NIACL, NICL, IBPS PO/Clerk. We are providing vocabulary words from the Articles of Newspapers like The Hindu, The Economist, The Indian Express, etc. which are important for the upcoming exams. Add some more words to your English vocabulary words list.

1. Flimsy – insubstantial and easily damaged.

   • Synonyms: fragile, breakable, frail, shaky, unstable, wobbly, ramshackle
   • Antonyms: sturdy, strong, plausible, tough
     
   • Usage: I never place flowers in that flimsy vase, it tips over so easily.

2. Dissect – analyse (a text or idea) in minute detail.

   • Synonyms: examine, study, inspect, scrutinize, probe, explore, investigate 
   • Usage: He dissected the Prime Minister’s statement and revealed the truth behind it
     

3. Austere – severe or strict in manner or attitude.

   • Synonyms: stern, strict, harsh, stony, steely, flinty, rigorous, stringent
   • Antonyms: luxurious, gentle, adorned, extravagant
     
   • Usage: Even though she appeared austere, my teacher was a very kind woman.

4. Brew – To be in a state of preparation

   • Synonyms: concoction, compound, gather, impend, mixture
   • Usage: Tensions were brewing within the Gulf Cooperation Council for the past six years
     

5. Sanguine – optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
   

   • Synonyms: bullish, hopeful, buoyant, positive, confident, cheerful, cheery
   • Antonyms: pessimistic, gloomy
   • Usage: He is sanguine about prospects for the global economy.
     

6. Facade – a deceptive outward appearance.

   • Synonyms: pretence, simulation, affectation, semblance, illusion, posture,
   • Antonyms: conversely, interior, candid
     
   • Usage: Although the facade of the monument looks pretty, its construction quality is below average.

7. Piquant – pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind.
   

   • Synonyms: intriguing, stimulating, interesting, fascinating, exciting, sparkling,
   • Antonyms: bland, insipid, dull
     
   • Usage: I found the piquant picture so appealing that I readily paid the photographer’s high asking price.

8. Overture – an introduction to something more substantial.
   

   • Synonyms: preliminary, prelude, precursor, forerunner, harbinger, herald
   • Antonyms: conclusion, epilogue, addendum, concealment
   • Usage: The talks were no more than an overture to a long debate

9. Siege – a circumstance in which a group, usually a military or law enforcement agency, surrounds an area or building in an attempt to take it over

   • Synonyms: annoy, bedevil, beset, plague, badger, blockade, bother, gnaw
   • Antonyms: relief
     
   • Usage: Soldiers killed hundreds of people while the town was under siege.

10. Gravest – giving cause for alarm; serious.
    

    • Synonyms: serious, important, profound, significant, momentous, weighty
    • Antonyms: trivial, carefree, cheerful
      
    • Usage: A matter of grave concern

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