June 2020 Vocabulary PDF 1

1000+ New Words - The Hindu Vocabulary June 2020 PDF
The Hindu Newspaper is considered as the Bible for several major banking,
government and insurance examinations and thus we are here with more than 1000
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new words along with their meanings from the editorial section of The Hindu.
Reading these Hindu editorials and learning new words on a regular basis not only
helps in enhancing your word power, but it even helps you to stay aware of the
current events happening around. Moreover, it even helps you in the Reading
Comprehension part in the English section.
Here we are with the set of 1000+ new words and their contextual meaning in this
Free PDF for the complete month of June 2020.
June 1 2020
“Chaotic (in a state of complete confusion and disorder) rail journeys of migrants,
a colossal (extremely large) management failure”
Difficult Word/Phrase/Term Contextual Meaning/ Definition
Chaotic in a state of complete confusion and disorder
colossal extremely large
nodal agency direct concern office
heaped containing as much as possible
distraught extremely worried
inordinately in a way that is much more than usual or expected
borne moved or carried
abysmal very bad
hurtled to move very fast, esp. in what seems a dangerous way
cynicism self-interest

June 2 2020
“India must move towards a central bank-controlled digital currency”
Difficult Word/Phrase/ Contextual Meaning/ Definition

Term
sovereign a supreme ruler
pilot tested experiment is a small scale preliminary study conducted in

order to evaluate feasibility, duration etc
Bitcoin type of digital currency in which a record of transactions is

maintained and new units of currency
shortcomings a fault or failure
cryptocurrencies it is a digital asset designed
pegged an arrangement that fixes a price, currency, etc
stomach-churning feeling of disgust
articulated expressed; put into words
hastened to make something happen sooner
June 3 2020
“The Centre’s discom liquidity (being available in the form of money) package
comes with many strings attached”

Term
liquidity being available in the form of money
collaborative involving two or more people working together for a

[articular purpose
hobble to limit something
quagmire difficult situation
discoms Distribution Company in India
grappling fight
aggregate to combine into a single group or total
persisting continues to exist
enforcement the process of making people obey a law or rule
plaguing to cause worry
June 4 2020
“Insurance-driven healthcare hasn’t worked for Covid-19”
Difficult Words/ Contextual Meaning

Phrases
unabated without any reduction in intensity
directives official instructions
ventilator a machine that helps people breathe correctly by allowing air to

flow in and out of their lungs
tardy slow or late in happening
abandoned left without care and protection
obstetrics area of medicine that deals with pregnancy and the birth of
babies

gynaecology area of medicine that involves the treatment of women’s
diseases
June 6 2020
“Shine a light: On retraction (the act of taking back an offer or statement) of a

research paper”
Word/ Contextual Meaning

Phrase
retraction the act of taking back an offer or statement
journal a serious magazine or newspaper that is published regularly about a

particular subject
suspended to stop something from being active
backlash a strong, negative reaction to something
mortality the number of deaths within a particular period of time
deployed to use something or someone, especially in an effective way
clinical medical work relating to examining and treating someone who is ill
introspected to examine and consider your own ideas, thoughts
hindsight the ability to understand an event or situation
blame game a situation in which people try to blame each other for something bad

June 7 2020
“Winning formula: On revival of Formula One”
Difficult Word/ Contextual Meaning

Phrase
low-key modest or restrained
double-header two events, sports games, entertainments, etc. happening one

after another
footprint effect of something
hop to make short leaps
curb a limit on something
keep afloat to have enough money to pay their debts and continue operating
pledge to formally promise
at stake at risk
nimble quick in movement or action
in good stead to be useful to, especially in a critical situation
back on its feet well or successful again after being ill or having problems
June 8 2020
“Profit, not profiteering (seek to make an excessive or unfair profit, especially

illegally): On regulation of COVID-19 testing charges”

Phrase
profiteering seek to make an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally

big brother a government that has complete power and tries to control
people’s behaviour and thoughts and limit their freedom
temper act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something)
avaricious showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain
fall square fall directly
exorbitant unreasonably high
in the front line in a position, especially in an organization or group, where you are
the most likely to be criticized or attacked
all hands to the something needing everyone to work hard to achieve an aim or do
deck a task.
subsume include in something else
watchfulness paying careful attention to something
shorn to deprive
high-handedness having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of

others
June 9 2020
“Selling space: On SpaceX’s mission to space”

Phrase
new age a way of life and thinking that developed in the late 1980s, whose
supporters were interested in ideas that existed before modern

scientific and economic theories
upsurge increase
show off boastfully display one’s accomplishments
lobby to try to persuade an elected official to take a particular action
exponentially more and more rapidly
sign up to agree to become involved in an organized activity
leap of faith a belief in something uncertain
propensity an inclination to behave in a particular way
stand up to prove to be true when closely examined
harbour to think about or feel something, usually over a long period
non-partisan not support or help a particular group
arbiter somebody who decides what will be done
vested interests a strong personal interest in something because you could get an
advantage from it
June 10 2020
“Crossing the line (to start to behave in a way that is not socially acceptable): On
Delhi’s decision to limit health services”

Phrase
cross the line to start to behave in a way that is not socially acceptable
ill-thought-out not carefully considered and planned
depicted described

nativism the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established
inhabitants against those of immigrants
preemptively taken as a measure against something feared
to wash their to intentionally stop being involved in something

hands of
ramp up a large increase in the level of something
come clean be completely honest; keep nothing hidden
contiguous sharing a common border
rhetoric the art of persuasive speaking
flout to openly disregard
overturn reverse a decision
get your act organize your affairs so that you are able to deal with something
together effectively
June 11 2020
“Ugly run: On keeping sports clean”
Difficult Word/Phrase Contextual Meaning
in succession following one after the other without interruption

strip somebody of to take something important, such as a title, away from
something someone as a punishment
come as a surprise (to be unexpected
imbibe to take in
sprint a short and very fast race
dubious unreliable
big fish an important person
peril a serious and immediate danger
temptation the desire to do something, especially something wrong
emphatically forcefully
long gone something ending at a distant time in the past
wake-up call a thing that alerts people to an unsatisfactory situation and

prompts them to remedy it
June 12 2020
“A better rate: On COVID-19 recovery”
Difficult Word/ Contextual Meaning/Definition

Phrase/Term
complacency a feeling of uncritical satisfaction with one’s achievements
bleak miserable
prolonged longer than usual
case fatality rate the proportion of people who die from a specified disease among
all individuals diagnosed with the disease over a certain period of
time
nevertheless in spite of that
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slackening decreasing in intensity
disastrous causing great damage
continuum sequence
stretch spreading over a large area
triage the assignment of degrees of urgency to illnesses to decide the

order of treatment of a large number of patients
quarantined isolation imposed on a person
recovery rate the number of people who have recovered from an illness
June 13 2020
“Names and places: On English spelling of Tamil Nadu place names”

Term
Uniformity the quality or fact of being the same
headed quality of leading something
anglicised to change a word or name to make it sound or look like

English
convention a way of doing something or appearing that is considered

usual and correct
illogical not reasonable, wise or practical
anxious worried and nervous
pragmatism an approach to problems and situations that is based on

practical solutions

equilibrium a state of balance
June 14 2020
“Desert clouds: On Rajasthan political crisis”

Phrase
defection the act of leaving a political party to join another that is

considered to be an enemy
upheaval a major change or period of change that causes a lot of conflict,

confusion, anger, etc.
in the making in the process of developling
tussle a vigorous struggle, typically in order to obtain or achieve

something
spruce someone to make oneself more attractive

up
snarled up unable to make progress
common ground shared interests, beliefs, or opinions
turn up the heat to increase the intensity of activity, coercion etc.
usurp to seize and hold (as office, place, or powers) in possession by

force or without right
wrest forcibly pull (something) from somebody’s grasp
lure tempt a person to do something especially by offering some form

of reward.
gate-crash enter without an invitation
disenchantment a feeling of disappointment about someone or something you

previously respected or admired

facade a way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false
idea of your true feelings or situation
dismantle to gradually cause (something) to come to an end
upending to turn something onto one end
traverse move across
inopportune not suitable for a particular situation
June 15 2020
“Behind the curve: On GST compensation to States”

Phrase
tide over to help to get through a period of difficulty
pandemic a dangerous disease that infects many people at one time
liabilities legal responsibility for something
waived to not demand something you have a right to
compliance the act of obeying an order, rule, or request
envisaged to imagine or expect something in the future
forbearance the quality of being patient
dwindling gradually becoming smaller in size or amount, or fewer in

number
urging the act of strongly advising someone
enshrined to contain or keep in a place that is highly admired and

respected
fractious tending to argue or complain
consensus a generally accepted opinion or decision
recompense to give something to someone as a payment or reward for their

efforts
Procrastination the act of delaying something that must be done
June 16 2020
Call for action: On ICMR antibody test study

Phrase
serological blood tests that look for antibodies in your blood
undercount count or figure that is inaccurately low
methodology a system of methods used in a particular area of study or

activity
vulnerable able to be easily attacked
hot spots a place of significant activity, danger
fatalities deaths
untenable something that cannot continue as it is

June 17 2020
“A quota case: On quota politics”

Phrase
Affirmative positive, or showing agreement
ordinance a law or rule made by a government or authority
inequity the fact that a situation is not fair
high-decibel loud
invariably always
veered to change direction
quashed to say officially that something, especially an earlier official

decision, is no longer to be accepted
debatable not clear
vulnerable something that can be easily attacked
deep-rooted strongly felt or believed
sustained continuing for a long time
holistic relating to the whole of something
June 18 2020
Disorder at the border: On India-China face-off

Phrase
disengagement fact of stopping being involved in something
brutal cruel, violent
uncharted a place never before described
combat fighting during a time of war
incurred to experience something bad
sovereignty the power
non-contentious likely to cause an argument
countenance approval
premeditated thought of or planned before being done
entrenched established firmly
reaffirmed to state your support for something again
precarious in danger because not firmly fixed
painstakingly in a way that shows you have taken a lot of care or made a lot
of effort
June 19 2020
At the high table: On India’s U.N. Security Council win

Phrase
diplomatic involving the management of relationships between countries
uncontested a decision or result which nobody opposes or disagrees with
multilateralism several different countries or organizations work together
brochure a type of small magazine that contains pictures and information

on a product or a company
multilateral involving more than two groups or countries
diplomacy management of relationships between countries
alliances a group of countries, political parties who work together
resisted to fight against or oppose something
multilateral involving more than two groups or countries
geopolitics politics, especially international relations
polarised to cause people in a group to have opposing positions
June 20 2020
Crisis in the peninsula (a piece of land almost surrounded by water): On the

Koreas

Phrase
peninsula a piece of land almost surrounded by water
on track making progress and likely to succeed
liaison communication or cooperation which facilitates a close working

relationship between countries
demilitarised remove all military forces from an area

posturing behavior that is intended to impress or mislead
denuclearisation to remove or ban nuclear weapons from
defector a group who has abandoned their country or cause in favor of an

opposing one
propaganda information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to

promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
rolling back moving back
stall stoppage
sanction a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule
wary feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems
stage style something in such a way as to enhance its attractiveness
sagging becoming weaker
footnote an ancillary piece of information printed at the bottom of a page
June 21 2020
Fleecing (obtain a great deal of money from) fuel users: On hike in petrol, diesel
prices

Difficult Word/Phrase Contextual Meaning
Fleecing obtain a great deal of money from
crude in a natural or unfinished state
freight goods transported in bulk
disconcerting making someone feel uncertain
embarked begin
milking to get as much money or information out of someone
conformity behavior that follows the usual standards
intermittently in a way that does not happen regularly or continuously
grappling to fight, especially in order to win something
onus the responsibility or duty
resumption the start of something again
haulage the business of transporting goods
June 22 2020
Lost in clarifications: On Modi’s LAC statement

Phrase
symptomatic serving as a sign, especially of something undesirable
intrusion the act of putting oneself deliberately into a place or situation

where one is unwelcome or uninvited
erecting constructing
foiled prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from

succeeding

transgression offence
underlin give emphasis to
transpire happen
fuel make something strong
inflection point a time of significant change in a situation
craft make something in a skilled way
obscure keep from being seen
June 23 2020
The lone wolf threat: on isolated (far away from other places, buildings, or
people) terror attack in London

Phrases
isolated far away from other places, buildings, or people
lone wolf a lone person
to be on the radar considered important
link up join them for a particular purpose
perpetrator a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act
foil prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from

succeeding
shrinking becoming smaller in amount

stab thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into (someone) so as to
wound or kill
multi-pronged made up of several points of view
anchored rooted
June 24 2020
“Downing the shutters: On H1-B visa halt”
Difficult Word/Phrases Contextual Meaning
proclamation a public or official announcement
purportedly as appears or is stated to be true
clamp down stop or limit an unwanted activity
garnered to get or earn something
swathe a broad strip
quadrupled to become four times
genuflect lower one’s body as a sign of respect
blowback negative reactions
savage very large & severe
juggernaut powerful company
June 25 2020
“Signalling intent: On Government e-Marketplace”


Phrase
procurement the action of obtaining something by particular care and effort
sought ask for something from someone
thrust the main idea, subject, or opinion that is discussed
backdrop provide a background or setting for
coupled linked in a pair
cutting-edge highly advanced; innovative or pioneering
kindled arouse an emotion
double-edged something that has or can have both favorable and unfavorable
sword consequences
fraught filled with or likely to result in (something undesirable)
entrench establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very
difficult or unlikely
wean itself off wean someone off something means to make someone gradually
stop depending on something that they like and have become used
to)
overhaul a thorough examination of a system, with changes made if

necessary
June 26 2020
“Senseless (lacking common sense) deaths: On Tamil Nadu custodial deaths”


Phrase
senseless lacking common sense
flag mark for attention
inured accustomed (someone) to something, especially something

unpleasant
remanded placed in custody
suo motu an action taken by a court of its own accord, without any request by
the parties involved
autopsy a postmortem examination to discover the cause of death
incredibly to a great degree
pervasive existing in every part of something
extracting take out especially by force
pathology the science of the causes and effects
inflict cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone
thrashed beat repeatedly and violently
perverse showing deliberate determination to behave in a way that most

people think is wrong, unacceptable, or unreasonable
top brass the people with the highest positions of authority
June 27 2020
“Mischief managed: On Manipur politics”

Phrase

defections the desertion of one’s cause in favor of an opposing one
reign prevail
slender thin
dubious not to be relied upon
fold enclosure
stave off prevent something from happening
rumbling a continuous deep, resonant sound
smooth sailing easy progress without impediment or difficulty
orchestrating arrange the elements of (a situation) to produce a desired effect,

especially surreptitiously
weigh in make a forceful contribution
cross over to change from one activity or style to another
upset the apple to cause trouble, especially by spoiling someone’s plans

cart
disparate essentially different in kind
brinkmanship the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of

safety before stopping, especially in politics
June 28 2020
“Shut and open: On tennis during the pandemic”

Phrase
raged to happen in a strong way
nerve centres a place from which an organization or activity is controlled
avalanche a large amount of ice, snow, and rock falling quickly down the
side of a mountain
ushers cause or mark the start of something new
frenetic involving a lot of excited movement
resurrected to bring back something into use or existence
lucrative producing a lot of money
humongous very large
confluence situation in which people come & join together
rigorous detailed and careful
foreseeable able to be understood in advance
fiasco a complete failure
flouted to intentionally not obey a rule, law, or custom
June 29 2020
“Brief reprieve: On Pakistan and the terror financing watchdog”

Phrase

watchdog an official organization that is responsible for checking that
companies obey particular rules and laws
grey list countries that support terror funding and money laundering
anti-money set of laws intended to prevent criminals from disguising illegally

laundering obtained funds
internalised incorporate
proscribed to not allow something
indictments a formal statement of accusation
vetoed an official power or right to refuse to accept or allow something
June 30 2020
“Cautious, but firm: on India-China stand-off”
Difficult Word/Phrases Contextual Meaning
diplomatic far away from other places, buildings, or people
alluded to mention something in an indirect way
strategic helping to achieve a plan
citing to mention something as proof
tranquillity a peaceful state
vitiate to destroy or damage
status quo the present situation

inevitable certain to happen
probing intended to get information
apprised to tell someone about something

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Difficult Word/Phrase/Term Contextual Meaning/ Definition

Chaotic in a state of complete confusion and disorder

colossal extremely large

nodal agency direct concern office

heaped containing as much as possible

distraught extremely worried

inordinately in a way that is much more than usual or expected

borne moved or carried

abysmal very bad

hurtled to move very fast, esp. in what seems a dangerous way

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“India must move towards a central bank-controlled digital currency”

Difficult Word/Phrase/ Contextual Meaning/ Definition

sovereign a supreme ruler

pilot tested experiment is a small scale preliminary study conducted in

Bitcoin type of digital currency in which a record of transactions is

shortcomings a fault or failure

cryptocurrencies it is a digital asset designed

pegged an arrangement that fixes a price, currency, etc

stomach-churning feeling of disgust

articulated expressed; put into words

hastened to make something happen sooner

Difficult Word/Phrase/ Contextual Meaning/ Definition

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liquidity being available in the form of money

collaborative involving two or more people working together for a

hobble to limit something

quagmire difficult situation

discoms Distribution Company in India

aggregate to combine into a single group or total

persisting continues to exist

enforcement the process of making people obey a law or rule

plaguing to cause worry

“Insurance-driven healthcare hasn’t worked for Covid-19”

Difficult Words/ Contextual Meaning

unabated without any reduction in intensity

directives official instructions

ventilator a machine that helps people breathe correctly by allowing air to

tardy slow or late in happening

abandoned left without care and protection

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“Shine a light: On retraction (the act of taking back an offer or statement) of a

Word/ Contextual Meaning

retraction the act of taking back an offer or statement

journal a serious magazine or newspaper that is published regularly about a

suspended to stop something from being active

backlash a strong, negative reaction to something

mortality the number of deaths within a particular period of time

deployed to use something or someone, especially in an effective way

introspected to examine and consider your own ideas, thoughts

hindsight the ability to understand an event or situation

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“Winning formula: On revival of Formula One”

Difficult Word/ Contextual Meaning

low-key modest or restrained

double-header two events, sports games, entertainments, etc. happening one

footprint effect of something

hop to make short leaps