The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 19 September 2019

Here we are with our Daily Vocabulary Blog for your English Vocabulary building. Go on and read the Hindu Editorial here and then go through the list of difficult words, their meanings, synonyms, antonyms & correct usage of the words taken from the Editorial. Here is your Daily Vocabulary 19 September 2019 blog.

The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 19 September 2019

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
Abrogated	Repeal or do away with a law, right, or formal agreement; Repudiate, Revoke, Repeal, Rescind, Overturn, Overrule, Override	Institute, Introduce	Lawmakers passed legislation to abrogate or effectively revoke, the court decision.
Curtail	Reduce in extent or quantity; Impose a restriction on; Reduce, Cut, Cut Down, Cut Back, Decrease, Lessen, Diminish	Increase, Lengthen	With all the snow, our daily walks have been severely curtailed.
Discredited	Brought into disrepute; having lost respect or credibility; Disesteem, Disgrace, Dishonour, Disrepute, Debase, Degrade, Demean	Approve Build Commend	Evidence of links with drug dealers has discredited the mayor.
Disingenuous	Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does; Dishonest, Deceitful, Underhand, Underhanded, Duplicitous, Double-Dealing,	Ingenuous, Frank	The journalist was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical.
Endemic	Belonging or native to a particular people or country; Aboriginal, Autochthonous, Born, Domestic, Indigenous, Native	Nonindigenous, Non-native	The islands have a number of interesting endemic species.
Inimical	Tending to obstruct or harm; Harmful, Injurious, Detrimental, Deleterious, Pernicious, Antagonistic, Antipathetic, Hostile, Inhospitable	Friendly, Hospitable, Non-antagonistic, Nonhostile, Sympathetic	Conditions that are inimical to something make it difficult for that thing to exist or do well.
Travesty	A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something; Misrepresentation, Distortion, Perversion, Corruption; Represent in a false, absurd, or distorted way; Misrepresent, Parody, Caricature, Burlesque, Mock	Homage, Tribute	Langdale described the court ruling as a travesty of justice.
Vengeful	Seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury. Vindictive, Revengeful, Out for Revenge, Avenging, Unforgiving	Forgiving, Benevolent	The robbery was committed by a vengeful former employee.
Volition	The faculty or power of using one’s will; Accord, Autonomy, Choice, Free Will, Self-Determination, Will	Coercion, Compulsion, Constraint, Duress, Force, Pressure	The singer wished it to be known that he had left the band out of his own volition.