Daily Star Vocab 04/09/25

 

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20 Advanced Vocabulary Words

Word	Part of Speech	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example Sentence
Exponentially	adverb	Increasing at a very rapid rate	rapidly, quickly, swiftly, dramatically	slowly, gradually, steadily, moderately	The number of students studying abroad has grown exponentially over the past decade.
Vocational	adjective	Related to an occupation or employment	professional, occupational, career, job-related	academic, theoretical, nonprofessional, general	She enrolled in a vocational program to become an electrician.
Accredited	adjective	Officially recognized or authorized	certified, approved, authorized, recognized	unaccredited, unauthorized, unofficial, unrecognized	Only accredited institutions can offer valid degrees.
Employability	noun	Skills and qualities that make someone likely to get employed	hireability, marketability, qualifications, skills	unemployability, incompetence, inadequacy, ineptitude	The university focuses on enhancing students' employability through practical training.
Congestion	noun	The state of being overcrowded or blocked	overcrowding, blockage, jam, overcrowdedness	clearance, emptiness, openness, free flow	Classroom congestion is a major factor affecting the quality of education.
Prevalence	noun	The fact of being widespread or common	commonness, frequency, pervasiveness, ubiquity	rarity, uncommonness, scarcity, infrequency	The prevalence of double-shift schools contributes to increased dropout rates.
Implication	noun	A likely consequence or conclusion	consequence, ramification, significance, suggestion	explicitness, definition, explanation, clarification	The implications of the court ruling extend beyond this specific case.
Secretariat	noun	A permanent administrative office or department	administration, office, bureau, department	none, N/A, N/A, N/A	The court compelled the government to establish a separate judicial secretariat.
Jurisdiction	noun	Official power to make legal decisions	authority, control, power, dominion	powerlessness, inability, incompetence, impotence	The Supreme Court has authority over the transfer of lower court judges within its jurisdiction.
Impunity	noun	Exemption from punishment	immunity, exemption, freedom, exception	accountability, liability, responsibility, answerability	The culture of impunity has led to all sorts of malpractices in the system.
Arbitration	noun	Settling a dispute outside of court using an arbitrator	mediation, negotiation, adjudication, settlement	conflict, dispute, disagreement, contention	The two parties were able to negotiate through international arbitration.
Perpetuation	noun	The act of causing something to continue indefinitely	continuation, maintenance, preservation, prolongation	cessation, termination, discontinuation, ending	Whether these conferences will prove effective in the Rohingya's perpetuation remains uncertain.
Retroactive	adjective	Taking effect from a date in the past	backdated, retrospective, ex post facto, backward-looking	prospective, forward-looking, future, anticipated	The law had retroactive effect, applying to cases that had already been decided.
Bilateral	adjective	Involving two parties	two-party, mutual, reciprocal, joint	unilateral, multilateral, one-sided, singular	Bangladesh has not often dealt with other bilateral issues concerning Myanmar.
Repatriation	noun	Return of someone to their own country	return, restoration, homecoming, reinstatement	exile, deportation, expulsion, banishment	Rohingya repatriation efforts have faced numerous challenges over the years.
Erosion	noun	Gradual wearing away of land by natural forces	wearing away, deterioration, corrosion, disintegration	accretion, buildup, growth, accumulation	Dharla river erosion has rendered hundreds of people homeless.
Destitute	adjective	Extremely poor, without basic necessities	impoverished, penniless, indigent, needy	wealthy, affluent, prosperous, privileged	Severe erosion has left hundreds of families destitute along the riverbanks.
Epidemiology	noun	Study of disease incidence and distribution	disease study, medical statistics, health analysis, pathology study	none, N/A, N/A, N/A	Authorities have sent a team from the Disease Control and Research unit to conduct tests in the area of the diarrhoea outbreak.
Systemic	adjective	Relating to a whole system	system-wide, fundamental, inherent, ingrained	superficial, peripheral, incidental, minor	We must stop the systemic deprivation of workers and protect their rights.
Arbitrary	adjective	Based on random choice rather than reason	random, capricious, whimsical, unpredictable	rational, reasoned, logical, systematic	Workers often protest against arbitrary lay-offs and unfair treatment.