Daily Newspaper Vocab: 1st March

  1. Apoplectic (Adjective): Overcome with anger; extremely indignant. (Context:
    Trump was apoplectic over the Supreme Court judgment.)
  2. Unflappable (Adjective): Showing calmness in a crisis.
  3. Profligate (Adjective): Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of
    resources.
  4. Trundle (Verb): To move slowly and heavily. (Context: The bullock-cart pace
    at which the justice system trundles along.)
  5. Unimpeachable (Adjective): Not able to be doubted, questioned, or criticized;
    entirely trustworthy. (Context: Treating an approver’s statement as
    unimpeachable truth.)
  6. Prevaricate (Verb): To speak or act in an evasive way; to avoid telling the
    truth.
  7. Decimation (Noun): The destruction of a large proportion of a group or
    population. (Context: Electoral decimation of a political party.)
  8. Anuria: Failure of the kidneys to produce urine; a critical medical symptom.
  9. Nephrotoxins: A toxic agent or substance that inhibits, damages, or destroy the cells and tissues of the kidneys.
  10. Purposive: Having, serving, or done with a specific, conscious purpose.
  11. Clandestine: Kept secret or done secretively, especially because it is illicit.
  12. Anodyne: Not likely to provoke dissent or offense; deliberately inoffensive.
  13. Subterranean: Existing, occurring, or done under the earth’s surface; metaphorically referring to something secret or concealed.
  14. Fissures: A state of incompatibility or disagreement; narrow openings or cracks.
  15. Dissonance: A tension or clash resulting from the combination of two disharmonious or unsuitable elements.
  16. Reconsecration: The act of dedicating or consecrating a sacred space again.

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