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

Daily Editorial Words and Vocabulary

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1. Overturn (v.)

Meaning: Abolish, invalidate, or reverse (a previous system, decision, situation, etc.).

เคชเคฒเคŸเคจा / เคฐเคฆ्เคฆ เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. The powerful supreme court decided to completely overturn the deeply flawed lower court's ruling.

The incredibly brave citizens managed to successfully overturn the highly brutal and entirely corrupt military regime.

Synonyms: Reverse; Invalidate; Abolish
Antonyms: Preserve; Uphold; Maintain
2. Stall (v.)

Meaning: Stop or cause to stop making progress.

เคฐोเค•เคจा / เค เคช เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. The sudden lack of crucial funding will completely stall the massive infrastructure project.

You absolutely must not let highly trivial issues stall your incredibly important long-term career goals.

Synonyms: Halt; Delay; Obstruct
Antonyms: Accelerate; Hasten; Expedite
3. Leave out (phrasal v.)

Meaning: Fail to include someone or something.

เค›ोเคก़ เคฆेเคจा / เคถाเคฎिเคฒ เคจ เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. You absolutely must not deliberately leave out completely crucial financial details from the official report.

She felt incredibly sad when her close friends decided to entirely leave her out of the vacation plans.

Synonyms: Omit; Exclude; Skip
Antonyms: Include; Embrace; Incorporate
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4. Truncate (v.)

Meaning: Shorten (something) by cutting off the top or the end.

เค›ांเคŸเคจा / เค›ोเคŸा เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. The strict editor had to heavily truncate the incredibly massive novel to fit the publisher's requirements.

The terrifying winter storm forced the weary hikers to completely truncate their planned mountain expedition.

Synonyms: Shorten; Abridge; Curtail
Antonyms: Elongate; Lengthen; Extend
5. Recourse (n.)

Meaning: A source of help in a difficult situation.

เค†เคถ्เคฐเคฏ / เค‰เคชाเคฏ

e.g. Without any completely viable financial recourse, the struggling company was forced to declare total bankruptcy.

The deeply desperate refugees had absolutely no other legal recourse but to forcefully cross the dangerous border.

Synonyms: Option; Remedy; Alternative
Antonyms: Hindrance; Obstruction; Blockage
6. Concede (v.)

Meaning: Admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it.

เคธ्เคตीเค•ाเคฐ เค•เคฐเคจा / เคนाเคฐ เคฎाเคจ เคฒेเคจा

e.g. After hours of intense debate, the stubborn politician finally had to concede the controversial point.

The incredibly exhausted military general was eventually forced to completely concede absolute defeat.

Synonyms: Admit; Acknowledge; Yield
Antonyms: Contest; Dispute; Deny
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7. On the face of it (idiom)

Meaning: Without knowing all of the relevant facts; apparently.

เคœ़ाเคนिเคฐ เคคौเคฐ เคชเคฐ

e.g. On the face of it, the incredibly generous business offer seemed completely and absolutely perfect.

The deeply complex mathematical problem looks quite simple strictly on the face of it.

Synonyms: Apparently; Seemingly; Ostensibly
Antonyms: Deeply; Thoroughly; Exhaustively
8. Misstep (n.)

Meaning: A clumsy or badly judged step; a mistake in judgment.

เคญूเคฒ / เค—เคฒเคคी

e.g. A single, incredibly massive public misstep completely ruined the arrogant politician's entirely promising career.

The arrogant CEO's highly offensive social media post was an absolutely colossal corporate misstep.

Synonyms: Blunder; Mistake; Error
Antonyms: Success; Triumph; Achievement
9. Implicit (adj.)

Meaning: Implied though not plainly expressed.

เค…ंเคคเคฐ्เคจिเคนिเคค / เค…เคช्เคฐเคค्เคฏเค•्เคท

e.g. There was a deeply implicit, completely unwritten agreement between the two highly powerful rival gangs.

She completely understood his incredibly subtle, highly implicit warning without him saying a single absolute word.

Synonyms: Implied; Unspoken; Inferred
Antonyms: Explicit; Stated; Declared
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10. Flaw (n.)

Meaning: A mark, fault, or other imperfection that mars a substance or object.

เคฆोเคท / เค–ोเคŸ

e.g. A completely tiny, entirely invisible microscopic flaw can absolutely ruin the massive structural integrity of the steel beam.

The brilliant lawyer quickly discovered a highly massive, completely undeniable legal flaw in the opponent's argument.

Synonyms: Blemish; Defect; Imperfection
Antonyms: Perfection; Excellence; Flawlessness
11. Dispense with (phrasal v.)

Meaning: Manage without; get rid of.

เค•े เคฌिเคจा เค•ाเคฎ เคšเคฒाเคจा / เค›ोเคก़ เคฆेเคจा

e.g. The incredibly arrogant manager decided to completely dispense with all highly traditional corporate safety rules.

Modern, incredibly fast digital technology allows us to entirely dispense with completely outdated paper files.

Synonyms: Discard; Omit; Forego
Antonyms: Retain; Keep; Preserve
12. Insistence (n.)

Meaning: The fact or quality of insisting that something is the case or should be done.

เค†เค—्เคฐเคน / เคœ़िเคฆ

e.g. Her absolute, entirely unyielding insistence on complete perfection drove her exhausted employees completely crazy.

The corrupt dictator's terrifying insistence on absolute, entirely unquestioning loyalty created a deeply fearful environment.

Synonyms: Demand; Urging; Assertion
Antonyms: Surrender; Yielding; Relinquishment
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13. Appellate (adj.)

Meaning: (Typically of a court) concerned with or dealing with applications for decisions to be reversed.

เค…เคชीเคฒीเคฏ

e.g. The highly powerful national appellate court officially agreed to completely review the deeply controversial murder case.

He bravely filed a massive, highly detailed legal brief with the state's highest appellate judicial tribunal.

Synonyms: Reviewing; Revisory
Antonyms: Original; Primary; Initial
14. Dispose of (phrasal v.)

Meaning: Get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else.

เคจिเคชเคŸाเคจा / เคซेंเค•เคจा

e.g. The city urgently requires a highly efficient, entirely new system to safely dispose of completely toxic chemical waste.

The heavily terrified criminal frantically attempted to completely dispose of the highly bloody murder weapon.

Synonyms: Discard; Dump; Scrap
Antonyms: Retain; Keep; Preserve
15. Uphold (v.)

Meaning: Confirm or support (something which has been questioned).

เค•ाเคฏเคฎ เคฐเค–เคจा / เคธเคฎเคฐ्เคฅเคจ เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. The supreme court decided to officially uphold the highly controversial ruling made by the lower judge.

The incredibly brave citizens swore to absolutely uphold the completely sacred national constitution at all costs.

Synonyms: Support; Endorse; Maintain
Antonyms: Overturn; Invalidate; Reverse
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16. Strike off (phrasal v.)

Meaning: Remove someone or something from a record or list.

เคธूเคšी เคธे เคนเคŸाเคจा / เคจाเคฎ เค•ाเคŸเคจा

e.g. The medical board decided to permanently strike off the highly corrupt doctor from the official registry.

You must absolutely not strike off completely legitimate voters without a highly thorough, formal investigation.

Synonyms: Expunge; Eradicate; Delete
Antonyms: Register; Enroll; Include
17. Reinstate (v.)

Meaning: Restore (someone or something) to their former position or condition.

เคฌเคนाเคฒ เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. The powerful supreme court ordered the company to immediately reinstate the entirely wrongfully terminated employee.

We must urgently reinstate the strict safety protocols before a massive industrial disaster completely occurs.

Synonyms: Restore; Return; Reestablish
Antonyms: Dismiss; Fire; Terminate
18. Revert (v.)

Meaning: Return to (a previous state, practice, topic, etc.).

เคตाเคชเคธ เคฒौเคŸเคจा / เคชुเคฐाเคจी เคธ्เคฅिเคคि เคฎें เค†เคจा

e.g. Without incredibly strict, highly consistent daily discipline, he will quickly revert to his deeply unhealthy eating habits.

The completely ruined, highly abandoned ancient city slowly began to naturally revert back to dense, wild jungle.

Synonyms: Regress; Return; Relapse
Antonyms: Advance; Progress; Proceed
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19. Sustain (v.)

Meaning: Continue for an extended period or without interruption.

เคฌเคจाเค เคฐเค–เคจा / เคจिเคฐंเคคเคฐเคคा

e.g. The highly exhausted marathon runner could no longer physically sustain such an incredibly fast, grueling pace.

The deeply struggling local economy cannot possibly sustain these massive, completely unprecedented financial losses.

Synonyms: Maintain; Continue; Prolong
Antonyms: Cease; Halt; Stop
20. Verdict (n.)

Meaning: A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case.

เคจिเคฐ्เคฃเคฏ / เคซैเคธเคฒा

e.g. The highly anticipated, completely unanimous guilty verdict absolutely shocked the incredibly arrogant corporate defendant.

The terrified family nervously waited for the incredibly slow jury to finally deliver their ultimate legal verdict.

Synonyms: Decision; Ruling; Judgment
Antonyms: Accusation; Indictment; Charge
21. Preside over (phrasal v.)

Meaning: Be in the position of authority in a meeting or other gathering.

เค…เคง्เคฏเค•्เคทเคคा เค•เคฐเคจा / เคธंเคšाเคฒเคจ เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. The incredibly experienced, highly respected chief justice will formally preside over the massive, deeply controversial legal trial.

The incredibly arrogant corporate CEO loves to absolutely preside over incredibly long, totally unnecessary daily meetings.

Synonyms: Supervise; Oversee; Chair
Antonyms: Abandon; Neglect; Ignore
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22. Ancestry (n.)

Meaning: One's family or ethnic descent.

เคตंเคถाเคตเคฒी / เคชूเคฐ्เคตเคœ

e.g. She was incredibly proud of her completely documented, highly noble royal European ancestry dating back centuries.

The brilliant historian spent decades meticulously researching the highly complex, completely forgotten ancestry of the ancient tribe.

Synonyms: Lineage; Descent; Heritage
Antonyms: Posterity; Descendants; Offspring

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