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

Daily Editorial Words and Vocabulary

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1. Deferential (adj.)

Meaning: Showing deference; respectful.

เคธเคฎ्เคฎाเคจเคœเคจเค• / เคตिเคจเคฎ्เคฐ

e.g. The young intern maintained a highly deferential attitude toward the senior executives.

You should be polite, but you do not need to be overly deferential to them.

Synonyms: Respectful; Submissive; Obedient
Antonyms: Arrogant; Disrespectful; Insolent
2. Embolden (v.)

Meaning: Give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something.

เคช्เคฐोเคค्เคธाเคนिเคค เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. The massive military victory will certainly embolden the young king to conquer new lands.

Seeing her friends succeed helped embolden her to finally start her own business.

Synonyms: Encourage; Hearten; Invigorate
Antonyms: Dishearten; Discourage; Deter
3. Absolve (v.)

Meaning: Set or declare (someone) free from blame, guilt, or responsibility.

เคฆोเคทเคฎुเค•्เคค เค•เคฐเคจा / เค•्เคทเคฎा เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. The priest will absolve the deeply repentant sinner during the quiet evening confession.

The official investigation will quickly absolve the innocent manager of any financial wrongdoing.

Synonyms: Exonerate; Acquit; Clear
Antonyms: Blame; Condemn; Punish
4. Moot (v.)

Meaning: Raise (a question or topic) for discussion; suggest (an idea or possibility).

เคšเคฐ्เคšा เค•े เคฒिเค เคชेเคถ เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. The brave board member decided to actively moot the highly controversial proposal during the meeting.

They plan to formally moot the idea of an early retirement package next week.

Synonyms: Propose; Broach; Introduce
Antonyms: Suppress; Withdraw; Stifle
5. Stifle (v.)

Meaning: Prevent or constrain (an activity or idea).

เคฆเคฌाเคจा / เค—เคฒा เค˜ोंเคŸเคจा

e.g. The heavy, completely airless room made him feel like he was beginning to physically stifle.

The corrupt government tried to brutally stifle the growing, massive democratic rebellion.

Synonyms: Suppress; Smother; Restrain
Antonyms: Encourage; Foster; Promote
6. Dwindle (v.)

Meaning: Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.

เค•เคฎ เคนोเคจा / เค•्เคทीเคฃ เคนोเคจा

e.g. Their massive supply of fresh drinking water began to dangerously dwindle in the hot desert.

His immense personal fortune will rapidly dwindle if he continues his highly reckless spending.

Synonyms: Diminish; Decrease; Wane
Antonyms: Increase; Grow; Expand
7. Dismal (adj.)

Meaning: Depressing; dreary; pitifully or disgracefully bad.

เคจिเคฐाเคถाเคœเคจเค•

e.g. The struggling sports team suffered a highly dismal defeat in the final championship game.

The constant, heavily pouring rain created an incredibly dismal atmosphere in the small town.

Synonyms: Gloomy; Dreary; Bleak
Antonyms: Cheerful; Bright; Excellent
8. Dilettante (n.)

Meaning: A person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.

เคจौเคธिเค–िเคฏा / เคถौเค•िเคฏा

e.g. He is merely a wealthy dilettante who buys expensive paints but never actually practices art.

The serious scientists dismissed his highly flawed theory as the work of a complete dilettante.

Synonyms: Amateur; Nonprofessional; Dabbler
Antonyms: Professional; Expert; Master
9. Drudgery (n.)

Meaning: Hard, menial, or dull work.

เค•เค िเคจ เค”เคฐ เค‰เคฌाเคŠ เค•ाเคฎ

e.g. He desperately wanted to completely escape the mindless drudgery of his boring office job.

Cleaning the massive, incredibly dirty kitchen felt like absolute, punishing drudgery to her.

Synonyms: Toil; Labor; Chore
Antonyms: Leisure; Entertainment; Relaxation
10. Vet (v.)

Meaning: Make a careful and critical examination of (something).

เคฌाเคฐीเค•ी เคธे เคœाँเคšเคจा

e.g. The strict security team must carefully vet every single guest before they enter the building.

You should properly vet all the complex financial documents before officially signing the massive contract.

Synonyms: Scrutinize; Examine; Inspect
Antonyms: Ignore; Neglect; Overlook
11. Proficient (adj.)

Meaning: Competent or skilled in doing or using something.

เค•ुเคถเคฒ / เคจिเคชुเคฃ

e.g. She is incredibly proficient in highly complex computer programming and advanced network security.

After years of dedicated daily practice, he became highly proficient at playing the classical piano.

Synonyms: Skilled; Adept; Expert
Antonyms: Incompetent; Inept; Clumsy
12. Cascade (v.)

Meaning: Pour downward rapidly and in large quantities; a succession of devices or stages.

เคœเคฒเคช्เคฐเคชाเคค / เค•्เคฐเคฎिเค• เคช्เคฐเคญाเคต

e.g. The devastating error will inevitably cascade through the entire highly complex software system.

A single, heavily flawed decision caused a massive cascade of incredibly terrible consequences.

Synonyms: Avalanche; Torrent; Succession
Antonyms: Trickle; Drip; Halt
13. Imperil (v.)

Meaning: Put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed.

เค–เคคเคฐे เคฎें เคกाเคฒเคจा

e.g. The massive, incredibly toxic chemical spill will heavily imperil the entire local marine ecosystem.

You should never deliberately imperil your fragile health just to aggressively pursue extreme wealth.

Synonyms: Endanger; Jeopardize; Risk
Antonyms: Protect; Safeguard; Shield
14. Erratic (adj.)

Meaning: Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

เค…เคจिเคฏเคฎिเคค

e.g. The heavily damaged car engine began making highly erratic and completely terrifying loud noises.

His incredibly erratic daily behavior makes him extremely difficult to trust with important secrets.

Synonyms: Unpredictable; Inconsistent; Variable
Antonyms: Consistent; Stable; Reliable
15. Nuance (n.)

Meaning: A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

เคธूเค•्เคท्เคฎ เค…ंเคคเคฐ

e.g. The brilliant actor captured every single emotional nuance of the highly complex, tragic character.

You must carefully understand the delicate cultural nuance to completely avoid severely offending anyone.

Synonyms: Subtlety; Distinction; Gradation
Antonyms: Uniformity; Sameness; Obviousness
16. Insidious (adj.)

Meaning: Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.

เค•เคชเคŸी / เค˜ाเคคเค•

e.g. The highly insidious disease slowly damaged his internal organs long before any physical symptoms appeared.

Cyberbullying is an incredibly insidious and hidden threat to the fragile mental health of modern teenagers.

Synonyms: Treacherous; Deceitful; Stealthy
Antonyms: Harmless; Transparent; Beneficial
17. Plummet (v.)

Meaning: Fall or drop straight down at high speed.

เคคेเคœ़ी เคธे เค—िเคฐเคจा

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; Skyrocket
18. Chug along (phrasal v.)

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

เคงीเคฐे-เคงीเคฐे เคฒेเค•िเคจ เคฒเค—ाเคคाเคฐ เคšเคฒเคจा

e.g. Despite the severe global economic crisis, the highly resilient local business continues to smoothly chug along.

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
19. Deja vu (idiom)

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

เคชเคนเคฒे เคธे เคฆेเค–ा เคนुเค† เคฎเคนเคธूเคธ เคนोเคจा

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: Jamais vu; Amnesia

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