The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 14 October 2019

Newspaper gives us information about the latest happenings in our country and the world. Reading it daily has manifold benefits. One of the benefits would be improving our English Vocabulary. Let us start with a dose of difficult words, their meanings, synonyms, antonyms & correct usage. Read the blog “Daily Vocabulary 14 October 2019” below.

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 14 October 2019

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
Bonhomie	Cheerful friendliness; Geniality, Congeniality, Conviviality, Cordiality, Affability, Amiability	Coldness	There was a lot of cheerful bonhomie amongst the people on the trip.
Conflict	A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one; Dispute, Quarrel, Squabble, Disagreement, Difference of opinion	Agreement	There was a lot of conflict between him and his father.
Conscription	Compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces; Draftee, Inductee, Selectee	Volunteer	He was conscripted into the army at the age of 18.
Disastrous	Causing great damage; Catastrophic, Calamitous, Cataclysmic, Tragic, Devastating	Fortunate, Successful, Beneficial	Such a war would be disastrous for the country.
Dissident	A person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state; Dissenter, Objector, Protester, Disputant, Freethinker	Conformist	Union dissidents have challenged the leadership of the current president.
Ethnic	Relating to a population subgroup within a larger or dominant national or cultural group with a common national or cultural tradition; Racial, Race-Related, Ethnological, Genetic, Inherited, Cultural	Non-racial	The factory’s workforce reflects the ethnic mix from which it draws its labour.
Repression	The action of subduing someone or something by force; Suppression, Quelling, Quashing, Subduing, Crushing, Squashing	Disinhibition, Incontinence, Unconstrained	They survived 60 years of political repression.