The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 13 September 2019

Here we are with our daily Vocabulary blog for your English Vocabulary building. Go on and read the Editorial here and then go through the list of difficult words, their meanings, synonyms, antonyms & correct usage of those words. Here is your Daily Vocabulary 13 September 2019 blog.

The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 13 September 2019

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
Accede	Agree to a demand, request, or treaty; Agree To, Consent To, Accept, Assent To, Acquiesce In, Endorse, Comply With	Dissent	The director finally acceded to their pleas for more time to complete the project.
Backlash	A strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development; Counteraction, Counter-reaction, Counter-response	Question, Cause	The mayor foresaw no political backlash against his proposal.
Deterrence	The action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences; Balk, Bar, Block, Chain, Clog, Cramp	Catalyst, Goad, Impetus, Incentive, Spur, Stimulant, Stimulus	The author argues that deterrence is no longer the best way to prevent war.
Folly	Lack of good sense; Foolishness	Discretion, Forethought, Prudence, Sagacity, Wisdom	It’s sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year.
Futile	Incapable of producing any useful result; Pointless, Fruitless, Vain, Pointless	Useful, Fruitful	It’s completely futile trying to reason with him – he just won’t listen.
Hawkish	Advocating an aggressive or warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs; Militant, Warlike	Dovish	The president is hawkish on foreign policy.
Helm	Officially controlling an organization or company; Headship	Absence of control, Muddle	After 20 years at the helm, she intends to retire in September.
Impunity	Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action; Immunity, Indemnity, exemption from punishment, Freedom from punishment, Exemption	Liability, Responsibility	She mistakenly believed that she could insult people with impunity.
Retrenchment	The reduction of costs or spending in response to economic difficulty;	Abundance, Affluence, Enough, Excess	In retrenchment, central government may seek to limit the total expenditure of all local governments for economic stabilization.
Scuttled	To move quickly, with small, short steps, especially in order to escape; Agility, Gallop, Rush, Shoot	Amble, Linger, Drag, Saunter, Slow, Hang, Lag	A crab scuttled away under a rock as we passed.

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