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

Daily Editorial Words and Vocabulary

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1. Envisage (v.)

Meaning: Contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.

เค•เคฒ्เคชเคจा เค•เคฐเคจा / เคชเคฐिเค•เคฒ्เคชเคจा เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. The transport ministry did not envisage such a rapid surge in electric vehicle adoption.

Urban planners must envisage the city's water requirements thirty years from now.

Synonyms: Foresee; Envision; Anticipate
Antonyms: Ignore; Overlook; Disregard
2. At large (idiom)

Meaning: Escaped or not yet captured.

เคชเค•เคก़ เคธे เคฌाเคนเคฐ / เคซเคฐाเคฐ

e.g. Two key conspirators in the bank heist remain at large despite a nationwide manhunt.

Residents were advised to lock their doors while the escaped leopard was still at large.

Synonyms: On the loose; Unconfined; Fugitive
Antonyms: In custody; Apprehended; Captive
3. Camouflage (n.)

Meaning: The disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings.

เค›เคฆ्เคฎเคตेเคถ / เค†เคตเคฐเคฃ

e.g. The snow leopard's spotted coat provides natural camouflage against the rocky mountain slopes.

Shell companies are frequently used as financial camouflage to hide illicit transactions.

Synonyms: Disguise; Concealment; Masking
Antonyms: Exposure; Revelation; Display
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4. Dereliction (n.)

Meaning: Shameful failure to fulfill one's obligations; the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated.

เค•เคฐ्เคคเคต्เคฏ-เคš्เคฏुเคคि / เคฒाเคชเคฐเคตाเคนी

e.g. Leaving the railway crossing unguarded was a grave dereliction of duty by the signalman.

The audit report indicted the municipal board for its dereliction in maintaining storm drains.

Synonyms: Negligence; Abandonment; Remissness
Antonyms: Fulfillment; Diligence; Observance
5. Pull up (phrasal v.)

Meaning: Reprimand or criticize someone for a fault or error.

เคซเคŸเค•ाเคฐ เคฒเค—ाเคจा / เค†เคก़े เคนाเคฅों เคฒेเคจा

e.g. The parliamentary committee decided to pull up the contractor for using substandard materials in the highway project.

The referee had to pull up the player twice for dangerous tackles during the match.

Synonyms: Reprimand; Rebuke; Upbraid
Antonyms: Commend; Praise; Laud
6. Scathing (adj.)

Meaning: Witheringly scornful; severely critical.

เคคीเค–ा / เค•เคŸु (เค†เคฒोเคšเคจाเคชूเคฐ्เคฃ)

e.g. The environmental panel published a scathing review of the factory's waste disposal methods.

His scathing remarks during the press conference alienated several senior allies.

Synonyms: Excoriating; Blistering; Trenchant
Antonyms: Complimentary; Mild; Flattering
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7. Berserk (adj.)

Meaning: Out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied.

เค†เคชे เคธे เคฌाเคนเคฐ / เค•्เคฐोเคง เคธे เค‰เคจ्เคฎเคค्เคค

e.g. The crowd went berserk when the home team scored the winning goal in the final second.

A malfunctioning sensor caused the automated sorting arm to go completely berserk.

Synonyms: Frantic; Frenzied; Rampaging
Antonyms: Placid; Composed; Tranquil
8. Collusion (n.)

Meaning: Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others.

เคฎिเคฒीเคญเค—เคค / เค•เคชเคŸเคชूเคฐ्เคฃ เคธांเค -เค—ांเค 

e.g. Investigators uncovered evidence of price-fixing collusion among the three cement suppliers.

Illegal timber logging cannot thrive without the tacit collusion of local forest officials.

Synonyms: Complicity; Connivance; Cabal
Antonyms: Honesty; Rivalry; Independence
9. Rampant (adj.)

Meaning: (Especially of something unwelcome) flourishing or spreading unchecked.

เค…เคจिเคฏंเคค्เคฐिเคค / เคšाเคฐों เค“เคฐ เคซैเคฒा เคนुเค†

e.g. Rampant speculation in the real estate market pushed housing prices beyond the reach of salaried buyers.

Strict digital verification helped curb rampant ticket touting outside the stadium.

Synonyms: Unbridled; Unchecked; Rife
Antonyms: Restrained; Controlled; Checked
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10. Brace for (phrasal v.)

Meaning: Prepare oneself for something difficult or unpleasant.

เค•เค िเคจ เคธ्เคฅिเคคि เค•ा เคธाเคฎเคจा เค•เคฐเคจे เค•े เคฒिเค เคคैเคฏाเคฐ เคนोเคจा

e.g. Export-oriented software firms must brace for a slowdown in global discretionary spending this quarter.

Farmers were advised to brace for below-normal winter rainfall across the plateau.

Synonyms: Prepare for; Steel oneself; Gear up
Antonyms: Relax; Ignore; Unwind
11. Upbraid (v.)

Meaning: Find fault with (someone); scold.

เคซเคŸเค•ाเคฐเคจा / เคกांเคŸเคจा

e.g. The magistrate did not hesitate to upbraid the prosecution for delaying the submission of forensic reports.

Senior captains rarely upbraid young bowlers in public after a dropped catch.

Synonyms: Reprimand; Castigate; Chide
Antonyms: Commend; Extol; Laud
12. Case in point (idiom)

Meaning: An instance or example that illustrates what is being discussed.

เคช्เคฐाเคธंเค—िเค• เคฏा เคธเคŸीเค• เค‰เคฆाเคนเคฐเคฃ

e.g. Poor drainage often ruins new roads; the waterlogged highway outside the station is a case in point.

Lack of cold storage hurts vegetable growers, and last month's tomato glut is a classic case in point.

Synonyms: Illustrative instance; Prime example
Antonyms: Exception; Anomaly; Deviation
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13. Apprehend (v.)

Meaning: Arrest (someone) for a crime; understand or perceive.

เค—िเคฐเคซ्เคคाเคฐ เค•เคฐเคจा / เคธเคฎเคเคจा

e.g. Coast guard patrols managed to apprehend the smugglers before their vessel reached international waters.

It took several minutes for the trainees to fully apprehend the complexity of the radar system.

Synonyms: Arrest; Detain; Seize
Antonyms: Liberate; Release; Discharge
14. Headwind (n.)

Meaning: A wind blowing from directly in front; a factor or force that inhibits progress.

เคตिเคชเคฐीเคค เคชเคฐिเคธ्เคฅिเคคि / เคช्เคฐเค—เคคि เคฎें เคฌाเคงा

e.g. Rising interest rates and currency volatility acted as a severe headwind for the aviation sector.

The cyclist battled a strong coastal headwind during the finalๅ kilometres of the race.

Synonyms: Obstacle; Impediment; Drag
Antonyms: Catalyst; Tailwind; Boost
15. Kingpin (n.)

Meaning: A main or large bolt in a central position; a person or thing that is essential to the success of an organization or operation.

เคฎुเค–्เคฏ เคธเคฐเค—เคจा / เค†เคงाเคฐเคธ्เคคंเคญ

e.g. Freezing the offshore bank accounts of the syndicate's kingpin crippled the entire smuggling network.

The veteran midfielder served as the tactical kingpin of the championship-winning squad.

Synonyms: Mastermind; Linchpin; Ringleader
Antonyms: Subordinate; Underling; Pawn
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16. Arid (adj.)

Meaning: (Of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.

เคถुเคท्เค• / เคฌंเคœเคฐ

e.g. Drip irrigation has allowed farmers to cultivate pomegranates even in arid districts.

The professor's arid lecture style failed to spark any curiosity among the first-year students.

Synonyms: Parched; Barren; Desiccated
Antonyms: Fertile; Lush; Verdant
17. Embody (v.)

Meaning: Be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling).

เคธाเค•ाเคฐ เค•เคฐเคจा / เคฎूเคฐ्เคค เคฐूเคช เคฆेเคจा

e.g. The new constitutional museum was designed to embody the core ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity.

Good public architecture should embody both functional efficiency and local cultural heritage.

Synonyms: Personify; Exemplify; Manifest
Antonyms: Conceal; Obscure; Contradict
18. Indictment (n.)

Meaning: A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime; a sign that a system is bad and deserves condemnation.

เค…เคญिเคฏोเค— / เค•เคฒंเค• เคฏा เคตिเคซเคฒเคคा เค•ा เคช्เคฐเคฎाเคฃ

e.g. High dropout rates in primary schools are a sad indictment of our educational planning.

The grand jury returned a formal indictment against the executives for insider trading.

Synonyms: Accusation; Arraignment; Censure
Antonyms: Exoneration; Acquittal; Vindication
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19. Cartel (n.)

Meaning: An association of manufacturers or suppliers with the purpose of maintaining prices at a high level and restricting competition.

เค‰เคค्เคชाเคฆเค•ों เค•ा เค—ुเคŸ / เค—िเคฐोเคน

e.g. The competition commission imposed a heavy penalty on the shipping cartel for rigging freight rates.

Cross-border intelligence sharing is vital to break the financial backbone of the narcotics cartel.

Synonyms: Syndicate; Monopoly; Trust
Antonyms: Free market; Open competition
20. Eradicate (v.)

Meaning: Destroy completely; put an end to.

เคœเคก़ เคธे เคฎिเคŸाเคจा / เค‰เคจ्เคฎूเคฒเคจ เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. Sustained vaccination campaigns helped eradicate polio across the subcontinent.

The new literacy mission aims to eradicate adult illiteracy within the next five years.

Synonyms: Obliterate; Exterminate; Extirpate
Antonyms: Establish; Foster; Implant

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