02 October 2026 Editorial Words | For SSC, Banking and CDS

Daily Editorial Words and Vocabulary

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1. Emolument (n.)

Meaning: A salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.

वेतन / पारिश्रमिक

e.g. The company director receives a massive annual emolument for his incredibly extensive services.

She cleverly negotiated a highly lucrative emolument before formally accepting the challenging new role.

Synonyms: Remuneration; Compensation; Salary
Antonyms: Penalty; Fine; Loss
2. Intermittency (n.)

Meaning: The quality of not being continuous or steady.

रुक-रुक कर होना / अनियमितता

e.g. The severe intermittency of the local power supply frequently ruins highly sensitive electronic devices.

Brilliant engineers are currently deeply studying the frustrating intermittency of natural wind energy production.

Synonyms: Irregularity; Fluctuation; Discontinuity
Antonyms: Continuity; Constancy; Regularity
3. Undergird (v.)

Meaning: Secure or fasten from the underside; provide support or a firm basis for.

आधार देना / मजबूत करना

e.g. The brilliant architect decided to carefully undergird the massive ancient bridge with modern steel beams.

Strong and unyielding moral principles must absolutely undergird any successful legal justice system.

Synonyms: Support; Bolster; Reinforce
Antonyms: Undermine; Weaken; Subvert
4. Chug along (phrasal v.)

Meaning: To continue to operate or progress steadily but slowly.

धीरे-धीरे लेकिन लगातार चलना

e.g. Despite the severe global economic crisis, the highly resilient local business continues to chug along without massive losses.

The extremely old, incredibly noisy tractor somehow manages to reliably chug along the deep muddy farm paths.

Synonyms: Proceed; Progress; Rumble
Antonyms: Halt; Stop; Stall
5. In the offing (idiom)

Meaning: Likely to happen or appear soon.

निकट भविष्य में होने वाला

e.g. With the recent massive corporate merger officially announced, huge structural changes are clearly in the offing.

A major, highly disruptive oceanic storm is rapidly brewing and firmly appears to be in the offing.

Synonyms: Imminent; Upcoming; Approaching
Antonyms: Distant; Remote; Unlikely
6. Plummet (v.)

Meaning: Fall or drop straight down at high speed.

तेज़ी से गिरना

e.g. The sudden, highly damaging political scandal caused his public approval ratings to completely plummet.

Terrified investors watched in absolute horror as the volatile stock market prices began to steeply plummet.

Synonyms: Plunge; Tumble; Crash
Antonyms: Ascend; Soar; Rise
7. Irredeemably (adv.)

Meaning: In a way that cannot be saved, improved, or corrected.

असाध्य रूप से / सुधर न सकने योग्य

e.g. The highly ancient, incredibly priceless historical document was irredeemably damaged by the terrible, muddy floodwaters.

His deeply arrogant and profoundly selfish behavior irredeemably ruined his bright chances of securing the promotion.

Synonyms: Incurably; Hopelessly; Irreparably
Antonyms: Recoverably; Curably; Fixably
8. Domesticity (n.)

Meaning: Home or family life.

घरेलू जीवन

e.g. After decades of extensive international travel, she surprisingly found great comfort in quiet, simple domesticity.

The classic historical novel heavily explores the incredibly rigid rules of traditional Victorian domesticity.

Synonyms: Home life; Family life
Antonyms: Nomadism; Vagrancy
9. Postscript (n.)

Meaning: An additional remark at the end of a letter, after the signature.

उपसंहार / पत्र का परिशिष्ट

e.g. He hastily added a very brief, highly confusing postscript to the letter explaining his sudden midnight departure.

The shockingly dark final chapter acts as a deeply sad postscript to the famous author's deeply tragic life.

Synonyms: Appendix; Addendum; Supplement
Antonyms: Prelude; Foreword; Prologue
10. Warrant (v.)

Meaning: Justify or necessitate (a course of action).

उचित ठहराना / आवश्यकता होना

e.g. The extreme severity of the violent crime does strictly warrant a much harsher, far longer legal penalty.

Such highly aggressive and deeply insulting behavior does not remotely warrant the completely calm response it received.

Synonyms: Justify; Necessitate; Vindicate
Antonyms: Invalidate; Nullify; Reject
11. Trajectory (n.)

Meaning: The path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces.

प्रक्षेपवक्र / उड़ान का मार्ग

e.g. The incredibly brilliant scientist successfully calculated the exact, highly complex trajectory of the incoming giant meteor.

Her highly successful, incredibly lucrative corporate career is currently on a massive, steeply upwardly mobile trajectory.

Synonyms: Path; Course; Route
Antonyms: -
12. Bottleneck (n.)

Meaning: A point of congestion or blockage.

बाधा / रुकावट

e.g. The incredibly narrow, crumbling single-lane bridge creates a massive, deeply frustrating traffic bottleneck every single morning.

A severe, highly damaging shortage of technically skilled workers is a major bottleneck for the booming manufacturing industry.

Synonyms: Obstruction; Congestion; Blockage
Antonyms: Catalyst; Stimulus; Advantage
13. Earmark (v.)

Meaning: Designate (funds or resources) for a particular purpose.

अलग रखना / निर्धारित करना

e.g. The highly generous city council decided to specifically earmark massive funds for the beautifully designed new public library.

You must very carefully earmark a significant portion of your monthly salary strictly for highly unexpected medical emergencies.

Synonyms: Allocate; Designate; Reserve
Antonyms: Squander; Misuse; Dissipate
14. Hurdle (n.)

Meaning: A problem or difficulty that must be overcome.

बाधा / अड़चन

e.g. A massive, crippling lack of sufficient early funding remains the absolute biggest hurdle for the highly ambitious startup company.

She bravely and incredibly successfully overcame every single terrifying physical hurdle during her extremely difficult hospital recovery.

Synonyms: Obstacle; Impediment; Barrier
Antonyms: Advantage; Benefit; Assist
15. Deja vu (idiom)

Meaning: A feeling of having already experienced the present situation.

पहले से देखा हुआ महसूस होना

e.g. Entering the highly strange, completely abandoned old wooden house gave him a terrifyingly strong sense of deja vu.

Listening to the corrupt politician's entirely empty, highly repetitive promises induced a sickening feeling of absolute deja vu.

Synonyms: Familiarity; Recall
Antonyms: Amnesia; Jamais vu
16. Slew (n.)

Meaning: A large number or quantity of something.

बड़ी संख्या / ढेर

e.g. The highly controversial new government policy immediately triggered a massive, highly aggressive slew of angry public complaints.

She currently faces a whole, incredibly complex slew of highly damaging legal problems completely following the massive corporate bankruptcy.

Synonyms: Abundance; Multitude; Plethora
Antonyms: Scarcity; Dearth; Handful
17. Facilitate (v.)

Meaning: Make (an action or process) easy or easier.

आसान बनाना

e.g. The incredibly fast, highly interactive new software will greatly facilitate vital distance learning for deeply isolated rural students.

A highly skilled, incredibly patient professional mediator was secretly hired to peacefully facilitate the incredibly tense union negotiations.

Synonyms: Expedite; Assist; Promote
Antonyms: Hinder; Impede; Obstruct
18. Preemptive (adj.)

Meaning: Serving or intended to preempt or forestall something, especially to prevent attack by disabling the enemy.

निवारक / पहले से किया गया

e.g. The incredibly powerful military launched a massive, highly coordinated preemptive strike to completely disable the enemy's dangerous missile silos.

Taking highly potent daily vitamins is a deeply smart, entirely preemptive measure against catching completely miserable, freezing winter colds.

Synonyms: Preventive; Deterrent; Proactive
Antonyms: Reactive; Subsequent; Passive
19. Rectify (v.)

Meaning: Put right; correct.

सुधारना / ठीक करना

e.g. The deeply embarrassed company quickly promised to immediately rectify the massive, highly problematic billing error on my private account.

We must incredibly quickly rectify this highly dangerous, completely invisible structural flaw before the entire massive building violently collapses.

Synonyms: Amend; Remedy; Correct
Antonyms: Worsen; Exacerbate; Spoil
20. Backlog (n.)

Meaning: An accumulation of uncompleted work or matters needing to be dealt with.

पिछला बकाया काम

e.g. The highly lazy, deeply unmotivated clerk finally decided to heavily tackle the massive, incredibly daunting backlog of entirely unread customer emails.

A severe, highly unpredictable software glitch caused an incredibly frustrating, massive backlog in successfully processing crucial online retail orders.

Synonyms: Accumulation; Buildup; Reserve
Antonyms: Completion; Fulfillment; Resolution
21. Unambiguously (adv.)

Meaning: In a manner that is not open to more than one interpretation.

स्पष्ट रूप से

e.g. The highly strict, incredibly demanding manager stated her profoundly high expectations clearly and completely unambiguously to the entire staff.

The groundbreaking new scientific evidence absolutely and unambiguously proves that the highly controversial chemical is incredibly toxic to humans.

Synonyms: Explicitly; Clearly; Distinctly
Antonyms: Vaguely; Ambiguously; Obscurely
22. Unanimity (n.)

Meaning: Agreement by all people involved; consensus.

सर्वसम्मति / एकमत

e.g. The incredibly diverse jury surprisingly reached absolute, entirely unbroken unanimity after just one incredibly short hour of tense deliberation.

Achieving complete, absolute political unanimity on such a highly divisive and incredibly sensitive cultural issue is practically entirely impossible.

Synonyms: Consensus; Accord; Agreement
Antonyms: Discord; Disagreement; Conflict
23. Mettle (n.)

Meaning: A person's ability to cope well with difficulties; spirit and resilience.

साहस / क्षमता

e.g. The incredibly grueling, completely freezing three-day mountain marathon truly tested the absolute physical mettle of every single brave runner.

She wonderfully showed her incredible, entirely unbreakable mettle by bravely saving the terrified children from the massively burning wooden house.

Synonyms: Courage; Fortitude; Resilience
Antonyms: Cowardice; Timidity; Weakness
24. Perplexing (adj.)

Meaning: Completely baffling; very puzzling.

उलझन में डालने वाला

e.g. The highly skilled detective found an incredibly perplexing, completely mismatched set of bloody footprints directly at the horrific crime scene.

His utterly perplexing, entirely sudden decision to quickly quit a highly lucrative corporate job deeply confused all his close friends.

Synonyms: Baffling; Puzzling; Bewildering
Antonyms: Clarifying; Enlightening; Obvious
25. Glaring (adj.)

Meaning: Highly obvious or conspicuous.

स्पष्ट / चकाचौंध करने वाला

e.g. The incredibly lazy, highly distracted editor completely missed several massively glaring spelling errors right on the highly visible front page.

There is a massive, incredibly glaring, and entirely undeniable contradiction deeply buried in the prime suspect's carefully rehearsed legal alibi.

Synonyms: Blatant; Obvious; Conspicuous
Antonyms: Hidden; Concealed; Unnoticeable
26. Volatility (n.)

Meaning: Liability to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

अस्थिरता

e.g. The extreme, entirely unpredictable volatility of the massive global stock market thoroughly terrifies highly conservative, completely risk-averse older retail investors.

His incredibly dangerous, highly unpredictable emotional volatility makes him absolutely incredibly difficult to work with under any extreme corporate pressure.

Synonyms: Instability; Unpredictability; Fluctuation
Antonyms: Stability; Steadiness; Constancy
27. Nudge (v.)

Meaning: Prod (someone) gently with one's elbow in order to attract attention; touch or push gently.

कुहनी से हल्का धक्का देना / प्रेरित करना

e.g. She decided to gently and entirely affectionately nudge her incredibly shy best friend towards the highly lively, completely crowded dance floor.

The national government deeply hopes the massive new tax incentives will actively and successfully nudge reluctant consumers toward clean electric vehicles.

Synonyms: Prod; Coax; Prompt
Antonyms: Discourage; Deter; Dissuade

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