Daily Star Vocab 02/09/25

 

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30 Challenging Vocabulary Words

Word	Part of Speech	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example Sentence
Dissipate	verb	To disappear or scatter	disperse, vanish, evaporate, dissolve	gather, accumulate, collect, amass	The morning fog will dissipate as the sun rises.
Apprehension	noun	Anxiety or fear about the future	worry, dread, unease, concern	confidence, calm, assurance, certainty	She felt apprehension before her job interview.
Derail	verb	To obstruct a process from its intended course	hinder, obstruct, thwart, sabotage	facilitate, assist, advance, promote	The scandal threatened to derail the political campaign.
Legitimate	adjective	Valid, justified, conforming to laws	valid, justified, lawful, authentic	illegitimate, invalid, unjustified, unlawful	They had legitimate concerns about the project timeline.
Pronouncements	noun	Formal public declarations	declarations, statements, announcements, proclamations	retractions, silences, whispers, secrets	The king's pronouncements were met with both praise and criticism.
Ebb and flow	idiom	A recurrent pattern of coming and going	fluctuation, variation, oscillation, rhythm	stagnation, steadiness, constancy, stability	The economy follows a natural ebb and flow throughout the years.
Caricature	noun	Exaggerated representation of someone	parody, exaggeration, distortion, satire	accuracy, realism, authenticity, truth	The cartoonist drew a cruel caricature of the politician.
Repression	noun	Subduing by force; restraint	oppression, suppression, subjugation, coercion	freedom, liberty, expression, liberation	The regime maintained power through brutal repression of dissent.
Constituent Assembly	noun	Body elected to draft a constitution	constitutional convention, drafting body, assembly, council	dissolution, termination, dispersal, adjournment	The constituent assembly worked for two years to draft the new constitution.
Belligerent	adjective	Hostile and aggressive	aggressive, hostile, combative, confrontational	peaceful, friendly, amicable, conciliatory	His belligerent attitude made negotiations impossible.
Shrouded	verb	Covered or obscured from view	veiled, concealed, hidden, obscured	revealed, exposed, uncovered, disclosed	The origins of the ancient ritual are shrouded in mystery.
Ordinances	noun	Authoritative orders or laws	decrees, laws, edicts, regulations	suggestions, recommendations, advice, proposals	The city council passed new ordinances to regulate noise levels.
Manœuvres	noun	Cunning plans or actions	strategems, tactics, plots, schemes	candor, honesty, openness, transparency	The general's clever manoeuvres secured victory against a larger force.
Juncture	noun	A particular point in time	point, moment, stage, crossroads	continuation, extension, prolongation, eternity	At this critical juncture, we must make careful decisions.
Interim	adjective	Temporary, provisional	temporary, provisional, acting, transitional	permanent, lasting, fixed, established	An interim government was established until elections could be held.
Stipend	noun	Fixed regular allowance	allowance, salary, payment, grant	debt, expense, cost, expenditure	Research assistants receive a monthly stipend for their work.
Interventions	noun	Actions to improve a situation	actions, measures, steps, involvements	neglect, indifference, noninterference, inaction	Early interventions can prevent more serious problems later.
Nuanced	adjective	Having subtle distinctions	subtle, refined, sophisticated, detailed	simplistic, obvious, clear, straightforward	The novel presented a nuanced portrayal of complex relationships.
Versatility	noun	Ability to adapt to different functions	adaptability, flexibility, utility, resourcefulness	inflexibility, rigidity, limitation, specialization	The player's versatility made him valuable to the team.
Stewardship	noun	Responsible management of resources	management, administration, supervision, care	neglect, waste, mismanagement, exploitation	Environmental stewardship requires careful planning for future generations.
Mitigate	verb	To make less severe	alleviate, reduce, lessen, diminish	aggravate, intensify, worsen, exacerbate	Planting trees can help mitigate the urban heat island effect.
Turbulent	adjective	Characterized by conflict or confusion	chaotic, unstable, tumultuous, agitated	calm, peaceful, stable, tranquil	The country experienced a turbulent period of political change.
Detour	noun	Roundabout route to avoid something	diversion, bypass, alternative route, circumnavigation	direct route, straight path, shortcut, beeline	Construction forced us to take a lengthy detour through the countryside.
Disastrous	adjective	Causing great damage	catastrophic, devastating, calamitous, ruinous	successful, beneficial, fortunate, advantageous	The policy had disastrous consequences for the economy.
Sluggishness	noun	Lack of energy or movement	lethargy, inertia, languor, torpor	energy, vigor, vitality, liveliness	The economy showed signs of sluggishness in the second quarter.
Rationalise	verb	To make more efficient	streamline, reorganize, optimize, restructure	complicate, disorganize, confuse, muddle	The company needed to rationalise its operations to reduce costs.
Compliance	noun	Act of conforming to rules	conformity, adherence, observance, obedience	defiance, noncompliance, disobedience, resistance	Strict compliance with safety regulations is required.
Grievance	noun	Real or imagined cause for complaint	complaint, objection, protest, criticism	satisfaction, approval, contentment, pleasure	Employees filed a formal grievance about working conditions.
Genocide	noun	Deliberate killing of an ethnic group	extermination, massacre, slaughter, annihilation	protection, preservation, salvation, safeguard	The international community failed to prevent the genocide.
Corrigendum	noun	Error to be corrected	erratum, correction, amendment, rectification	error, mistake, inaccuracy, fault	The publisher issued a corrigendum for the misprinted map.