The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 19 August 2019

Reading the daily Editorial be it of any newspaper, is very beneficial not only for Vocabulary building but also gives you useful insights on the day to day happenings in the world. So, here we are with the today’s dose of daily vocabulary from the Editorial section of the Hindu Newspaper. You can read the Editorial here. In this blog “Daily Vocabulary 19 August 2019″, we have taken difficult words, explained their meanings with synonyms, antonyms and correct usage. Go through them below.

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 19 August 2019

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
Adversary	One’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute; Opponent, Rival, Enemy, Foe, Nemesis, Antagonist, Combatant, Challenger, Contender	Ally, Supporter	He saw her as his main adversary within the company.
Ambiguity	The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; Inexactness, Ambivalence, Equivocation	Unambiguousness, Transparency	Be as precise as possible in your answer, so that there is no ambiguity.
Deterrence	The action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences;	Catalyst, Goad, Impetus, Incentive, Spur, Stimulant,	The author argues that deterrence is no longer the best way to prevent war.
Efficacious	Of something inanimate or abstract successful in producing a desired or intended result; Effective, Successful, Effectual, Productive, Constructive, Fruitful, Potent, Powerful	Fruitless, Ineffective, Ineffectual, Inefficient, Inoperative, Unfruitful, Unproductive, Useless	In the past 20 years, this technology has proved efficacious.
Efficacy	The ability to produce a desired or intended result; Effectiveness, Success, Successfulness, Productiveness, Fruitfulness	Ineffectiveness, Ineffectuality, Ineffectualness, Inefficiency	Vaccines exist, but their efficacy against aerosolized plague is unknown.
Enigmatic	Difficult to interpret or understand; Mysterious, Puzzling, Hard to understand	Straightforward	He left an enigmatic message on my answering machine.
Envision	To imagine or expect that something is a likely or desirable possibility in the future; Anticipate, Conceive, Contemplate, Envisage, Foresee	Existent, Real.	The company envisions adding at least five stores next year.
Punitive	Inflicting or intended as punishment; Penal, Disciplinary, Corrective, Correctional, Retributive	Acquitting, Exculpating, Exculpatory, Exonerating, Vindicating, Absolving	The UN has imposed punitive sanctions on the invading country.
Retaliation	The action of returning a military attack; Counterattack, Revenge, Vengeance, Reprisal, Retribution, Requital, Recrimination	Forgiveness, Pardon, Remission	If someone insults you, don’t retaliate as it only makes the situation worse.
Stagger	Walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall; Astonish or deeply shock; Amaze, Nonplus, Startle, Astound, Surprise	Continue, Dive in, plunge in, Stay, Carry on, Stride;   Calm, Clarify, Enlighten, Expect, Explain	He staggered all his colleagues by suddenly announcing that he was leaving the company at the end of the month.

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