The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 15 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 15 October 2019” below.

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 15 October 2019

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
Acrimonious	Angry and bitter speech or discussion; Bitter, Rancorous, Caustic, Acerbic, Scathing, Sarcastic	Caring, Forgiving, Gentle, Kind, Kind-hearted, Loving, Sweet	Their marriage ended eight years ago in an acrimonious divorce.
Arduous	Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring; Onerous, Taxing, Difficult, Hard, Heavy, Laborious	Easy, Effortless, Facile, Light, Mindless, Simple, Soft, Undemanding	The arduous journey into the centre of the great desert began.
Cloak and Dagger	Involving or characterized by mystery, intrigue, or espionage; Clandestine, Hush-Hush, Secret, Surreptitious, Undercover, Underground	Above-board	I’m tired of all these cloak-and-dagger meetings – let’s discuss the issues openly.
Gobbledygook	Language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of technical terms; Jargon, Unintelligible language, Obscure language, Gibberish, Claptrap	Sense, Truth	The report is just a bunch of gobbledygook.
Obfuscate	Make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible; Confuse, Blur, Muddle, Jumble	Clarify	She was criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue.
Quell	Subdue or silence someone, Suppress a feeling; Crush, put down, Check, Crackdown on, Curb	Bring about, Prompt, Succumb to	Police in riot gear were called in to quell the disturbances
Relinquish	Voluntarily cease to keep or claim; Give up; Renounce, give up, Part with, give away, Hand over, turn over, Lay down	Keep, Retain, Continue	He has relinquished his claim to the throne.
Riposte	A quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism; Retort, Counter, Rejoinder, Sally, Return, Retaliation	Question, Request	She made a sharp and witty riposte.
Tweak	To change something slightly, especially in order to make it more correct, effective, or suitable; Fine-tune	Impair, Deteriorate, Ruin, Diminish	The software is pretty much there – it just needs a little tweaking.
Unassailable	Unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated; Impregnable, Invulnerable, Impenetrable, Inviolable, Invincible	Assailable, Defenceless	This win has given the team an unassailable lead.
Yanked	Pull with a jerk; Jerk, Pull, Tug, Wrench, Heave, Haul, Drag, Tweak	Heave, Shove, Thrust	She yanked open the cupboard door and everything fell out.