Daily Star Vocab 18/08/2025

 

Serial	Word	Part of Speech	Meaning (Simple English)	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example Sentence
1	Syndicate	Noun	A group formed for control or profit	cartel, association, consortium, alliance	individual, competitor, rival, opponent	The ambulance syndicate exploited helpless patients.
2	Extortion	Noun	Forcing someone to give money unfairly	blackmail, coercion, oppression, exploitation	generosity, fairness, kindness, honesty	Ambulance drivers demanded extra money through extortion.
3	Mismanagement	Noun	Poor handling of resources or systems	inefficiency, disorder, neglect, incompetence	management, order, success, efficiency	The hospital failed due to mismanagement of funds.
4	Collude	Verb	Secretly work together for wrongdoing	conspire, plot, cooperate, connive	oppose, compete, resist, confront	Owners and drivers collude to exploit patients.
5	Exploitation	Noun	Using others unfairly for benefit	abuse, misuse, oppression, manipulation	care, fairness, kindness, respect	Workers protested against exploitation by the company.
6	Transparent	Adjective	Clear, open, easy to understand	clear, open, visible, honest	hidden, secret, unclear, vague	The new system must be transparent to gain trust.
7	Interim	Adjective	Temporary or in-between period	temporary, short-term, provisional, acting	permanent, lasting, fixed, final	The interim government tried to stabilize the economy.
8	Macroeconomic	Adjective	Related to the whole economy	national, global, fiscal, economic	microeconomic, individual, personal, narrow	The report analyzed macroeconomic growth after reforms.
9	Collapse	Noun	Sudden failure or breakdown	breakdown, ruin, failure, downfall	success, recovery, rise, growth	The collapse of the banking system shook the nation.
10	Stabilize	Verb	To make steady or secure	steady, secure, fix, balance	destabilize, weaken, shake, disturb	The new policy helped stabilize inflation rates.
11	Incentives	Noun	Rewards to encourage action	motives, rewards, benefits, bonuses	disincentives, punishment, deterrents, penalties	Farmers were given incentives to increase production.
12	Escalation	Noun	Increase or worsening of a situation	intensification, growth, rise, surge	decrease, decline, fall, reduction	The war saw a rapid escalation of violence.
13	Ceasefire	Noun	An agreement to stop fighting	truce, armistice, peace, pause	conflict, fight, battle, war	The countries signed a ceasefire after heavy losses.
14	Involvement	Noun	Participation or connection	participation, engagement, connection, role	detachment, separation, exclusion, withdrawal	His involvement in the project was crucial for success.
15	Conflict	Noun	Serious disagreement or fight	dispute, clash, battle, struggle	peace, harmony, agreement, unity	The conflict lasted for more than a decade.
16	Frustration	Noun	Feeling of being upset due to problems	annoyance, anger, irritation, dissatisfaction	contentment, satisfaction, joy, relief	Traffic congestion caused great frustration for commuters.
17	Congestion	Noun	Overcrowding, especially of traffic	overcrowding, blockage, jam, gridlock	flow, clearance, emptiness, openness	The narrow road was full of congestion during rush hour.
18	Feasibility	Noun	Possibility of being done	possibility, practicality, achievability, viability	impossibility, impracticality, hopelessness, unlikelihood	A feasibility study was conducted before the project.
19	Preliminary	Adjective	Happening before the main event	initial, first, preparatory, opening	final, ultimate, last, concluding	The preliminary report showed positive results.
20	Disarray	Noun	A state of confusion or disorder	confusion, chaos, disorder, mess	order, system, organization, harmony	The ministry remained in disarray after the changes.
21	Erratic	Adjective	Unpredictable, irregular	unsteady, inconsistent, irregular, unstable	steady, consistent, reliable, stable	His erratic behavior worried his colleagues.
22	Retrospective	Adjective	Looking back or applying to the past	backdated, past, reflective, historical	future, forward, current, modern	The officials received retrospective promotions.
23	Resentment	Noun	Feeling of anger due to unfair treatment	bitterness, anger, irritation, hostility	happiness, contentment, joy, satisfaction	Unfair promotions caused resentment among employees.
24	Incompetent	Adjective	Not skilled or capable	unskilled, incapable, unfit, unqualified	capable, competent, skilled, able	Incompetent officials made the system fragile.
25	Fragile	Adjective	Weak, easily broken	weak, delicate, breakable, unstable	strong, sturdy, durable, tough	The fragile economy required urgent reforms.
26	Allegation	Noun	A claim of wrongdoing without proof	accusation, charge, claim, assertion	denial, defense, refutation, rebuttal	He faced allegations of corruption.
27	Unprecedented	Adjective	Never done or known before	unique, unmatched, extraordinary, novel	common, usual, ordinary, routine	The country faced an unprecedented crisis.
28	Impartial	Adjective	Fair, not biased	neutral, fair, just, objective	biased, unfair, partial, unjust	The judge must remain impartial in the case.
29	Bureaucracy	Noun	A system of government with many rules and officials	administration, authority, government, hierarchy	anarchy, chaos, disorder, lawlessness	The country’s bureaucracy slowed reforms.
30	Salvage	Verb	To save something from damage	rescue, recover, save, retrieve	lose, destroy, ruin, waste	The new policies salvaged the collapsing economy.