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

Daily Editorial Words and Vocabulary

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1. Mandate (n.)

Meaning: An official order or commission to do something.

เคœเคจाเคฆेเคถ / เคถाเคธเคจाเคฆेเคถ

e.g. The newly elected government claims a massive public mandate to completely overhaul the tax system.

The incredibly strict corporate mandate requires all employees to wear highly formal business attire.

Synonyms: Directive; Order; Decree
Antonyms: Veto; Rejection; Refusal
2. Electorate (n.)

Meaning: All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.

เคฎเคคเคฆाเคคा / เคจिเคฐ्เคตाเคšเค• เคฎंเคกเคฒ

e.g. The massive, highly diverse national electorate completely rejected the deeply unpopular new political candidate.

Politicians must constantly appeal to the incredibly broad, entirely unpredictable mass electorate to win major elections.

Synonyms: Voters; Voting public
Antonyms: -
3. Emphatic (adj.)

Meaning: Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.

เคœ़ोเคฐเคฆाเคฐ / เคธुเคธ्เคชเคท्เคŸ

e.g. She gave an absolutely emphatic denial of all the highly controversial corruption charges.

The incredibly skilled sports team secured a massive, entirely emphatic victory over their old rivals.

Synonyms: Forceful; Resounding; Categorical
Antonyms: Hesitant; Tentative; Weak
4. Mar (v.)

Meaning: Impair the appearance or quality of; disfigure.

เคฌिเค—ाเคก़เคจा / เค–เคฐाเคฌ เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. The massive, ugly scratch will completely mar the beautiful finish of the expensive new car.

You must not let one small mistake entirely mar your incredibly perfect academic record.

Synonyms: Spoil; Ruin; Blemish
Antonyms: Enhance; Embellish; Improve
5. Regressive (adj.)

Meaning: Returning to a former or less developed state.

เคช्เคฐเคคिเค—ाเคฎी / เคชीเค›े เคนเคŸเคจे เคตाเคฒा

e.g. The highly controversial new tax law is incredibly regressive and severely punishes the struggling working class.

Implementing such completely outdated social policies would be a deeply regressive step for the developing nation.

Synonyms: Backward; Reactionary; Retrograde
Antonyms: Progressive; Advanced; Forward-looking
6. Wrest (v.)

Meaning: Forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp; take power with difficulty.

เค›ीเคจเคจा / เคฌเคฒเคชूเคฐ्เคตเค• เคฒेเคจा

e.g. The brave rebels managed to carefully wrest absolute control of the capital from the dictator.

He had to physically wrest the dangerous, loaded weapon directly out of the terrifying criminal's hands.

Synonyms: Seize; Snatch; Extract
Antonyms: Relinquish; Surrender; Yield
7. Defect (v.)

Meaning: Abandon one's country or cause in favor of an opposing one.

เคฆเคฒ-เคฌเคฆเคฒ เค•เคฐเคจा / เคธ्เคตเคฆेเคถ เคค्เคฏाเค—เคจा

e.g. The highly secret intelligence agent decided to completely defect to the heavily guarded enemy nation.

The deeply unhappy politician threatened to absolutely defect to the incredibly popular opposition party.

Synonyms: Desert; Rebel; Abscond
Antonyms: Adhere; Remain; Support
8. Tally (n.)

Meaning: A current score or amount.

เค—เคฃเคจा / เคฎिเคฒाเคจ

e.g. The final electoral tally showed a massive, completely overwhelming victory for the opposition party.

Keep a highly accurate, incredibly detailed daily tally of all your personal business expenses.

Synonyms: Count; Total; Record
Antonyms: -
9. Manoeuvre (n.)

Meaning: A carefully planned or cunning scheme or action.

เคชैंเคคเคฐेเคฌाเคœ़ी / เคฏुเค•्เคคि

e.g. The highly complex legal loophole was just a clever bureaucratic manoeuvre to entirely avoid paying heavy taxes.

With a highly brilliant and totally unexpected strategic manoeuvre, the young general easily won the war.

Synonyms: Stratagem; Ploy; Tactic
Antonyms: Honesty; Frankness; Inaction
10. Materialise (v.)

Meaning: Become actual fact; happen.

เคธाเค•ाเคฐ เคนोเคจा / เคช्เคฐเคค्เคฏเค•्เคท เคนोเคจा

e.g. The highly anticipated, massive corporate financial bonus unfortunately completely failed to materialise this year.

Suddenly, a massive, incredibly dark rain cloud seemed to instantly materialise entirely out of nowhere.

Synonyms: Happen; Occur; Emerge
Antonyms: Vanish; Disappear; Fade
11. Sanction (v.)

Meaning: Give official permission or approval for (an action).

เคฎंเคœ़ूเคฐी เคฆेเคจा

e.g. The strict corporate board will officially sanction the massive, highly expensive new building project.

The government completely refused to safely sanction the highly controversial, entirely unregulated public protest.

Synonyms: Authorize; Permit; Endorse
Antonyms: Prohibit; Forbid; Ban
12. Variance (n.)

Meaning: The fact or quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent.

เคญिเคจ्เคจเคคा / เค…ंเคคเคฐ

e.g. There is a massive, completely unexplained variance between the two incredibly detailed financial reports.

The slight variance in the highly sensitive test results caused severe scientific debate in the laboratory.

Synonyms: Discrepancy; Difference; Divergence
Antonyms: Similarity; Uniformity; Agreement
13. Sweep (v.)

Meaning: Win all the games in a series; win overwhelmingly.

เคชूเคฐी เคคเคฐเคน เคธे เคœीเคคเคจा / เค›ा เคœाเคจा

e.g. The highly popular political party managed to completely sweep the entirely massive national elections.

The incredibly dominant basketball team will easily sweep the entire highly competitive playoff series.

Synonyms: Dominate; Conquer; Overwhelm
Antonyms: Lose; Surrender; Fail
14. Override (v.)

Meaning: Use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.).

เคฐเคฆ्เคฆ เค•เคฐเคจा / เค•ी เค…เคตเคนेเคฒเคจा เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. The incredibly powerful corporate board can easily override the young CEO's entirely highly controversial business decisions.

The supreme court eventually decided to completely override the deeply flawed local judicial ruling.

Synonyms: Overrule; Cancel; Veto
Antonyms: Approve; Endorse; Sanction
15. Entrench (v.)

Meaning: Establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.

เคธ्เคฅाเคชिเคค เค•เคฐเคจा / เคœเคก़ เคœเคฎाเคจा

e.g. The new government aims to deeply entrench these highly progressive social policies into law.

We must actively entrench these incredibly positive new learning habits early in the academic year.

Synonyms: Establish; Ingrain; Root
Antonyms: Dislodge; Uproot; Eradicate
16. Loaves and fishes (idiom)

Meaning: Personal profit or material benefits sought from public office or religious profession.

เคญौเคคिเค• เคฒाเคญ

e.g. Many highly corrupt modern politicians are unfortunately entirely driven solely by the loaves and fishes of public office.

He completely abandoned his pure artistic ideals to aggressively chase the massive loaves and fishes of commercial success.

Synonyms: Material gains; Wealth; Profit
Antonyms: Spiritual growth; Altruism
17. No-holds-barred (idiom)

Meaning: Free of restrictions or rules.

เคฌिเคจा เค•िเคธी เคฐोเค•-เคŸोเค• เค•े

e.g. The two incredibly angry politicians engaged in a highly brutal, completely no-holds-barred public debate.

The fierce corporate negotiation was a massive, absolutely no-holds-barred battle for total financial control.

Synonyms: Unrestrained; Unrestricted; Fierce
Antonyms: Restricted; Gentle; Polite

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