The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 18 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 18 October 2019” below.

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 18 October 2019

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
Acrimonious	Angry and bitter speech or discussion; Rancorous, Caustic, Acerbic, Scathing, Sarcastic	Caring, Forgiving, Gentle, Kind, Kind-hearted, Loving	Their marriage ended eight years ago in an acrimonious divorce.
Catapult	Hurl or launch something with or as if with a catapult; Propel, Launch, Hurl, Hurtle, Fling	Take back	The award for best actress meant that almost overnight she was catapulted into the limelight.
Egregious	Outstandingly bad; Shocking, Appalling, Horrific, Horrifying, Horrible, Terrible	Marvellous	It was an egregious error for a statesman to show such ignorance.
Execrable	Extremely bad or unpleasant; Appalling, Awful, Dreadful, Terrible, Frightful, Atrocious	Good, Admirable	She has always had execrable taste in men.
Impassioned	Filled with or showing great emotion; Emotional, Heartfelt, Wholehearted, Full-Hearted, From the heart	Cold, Cool, Dispassionate, Emotionless, Impassive, Unemotional	Her lawyer made an impassioned argument in her defence.
Intractable	Hard to control or deal with; Unmanageable, Uncontrollable, Ungovernable, Out of control	Amenable, Biddable, Compliant, Conformable, Docile, Obedient, Submissive, Tractable	We are facing an intractable problem.
Litigation	The process of taking legal action; Legal proceedings, Legal action, Lawsuit, Legal dispute, Legal case		The company has consistently denied responsibility, but it agreed to the settlement to avoid the expense of lengthy litigation.
Mediation	Intervention in a dispute in order to resolve it; Arbitration, Conciliation, Reconciliation, Intervention, Intercession	Argument, Contention, Disagreement, Fight	Many cases are settled out of court through mediation or other means.
Revanchism	A policy of seeking to retaliate, especially to recover lost territory		Past grievances are usually involved and can cause revanchism.
Stoke	Encourage or incite a strong emotion or tendency; Accelerate, Add, Aggrandize, Amplify, Augment, Boost	Abate, Decrease, De-Escalate, Diminish, Downsize, Dwindle	He’s been accused of stoking up racial hatred in the region.
Surreptitious	Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of; Secret, Stealthy, Clandestine, Secretive, Sneaky, Sly, Furtive	Blatant, Open, Honest	She seemed to be listening to what I was saying, but I couldn’t help noticing her surreptitious glances at the clock.
Torrential	Falling rapidly and in copious quantities; Copious, Severe, Heavy, Rapid, Relentless, Violent, Soaking	Controlled, Scarce	Torrential rains caused a series of landslips, carrying away houses and breaking up the hill railway.
Transmogrified	Transform in a surprising or magical manner;	Keep, leave alone, Preserve	Almost overnight, that sweet, little child had transmogrified into an antisocial monster.
Voluminous	Very lengthy and detailed; Capacious, Commodious, Roomy, Spacious, Ample, Full	Tiny , Tight-fitting	Have you read McClelland’s voluminous account of his life?