The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 26 September 2019

Read today’s Dose of Vocabulary Builder with the list of difficult words, their meanings, synonyms, antonyms and correct usage. These words are taken from the Editorial section of the Hindu Newspaper. Reading the Editorial section daily provides us with information on the latest and most important happenings in India & the World. It also gives us the Editors’s insights on the news as well as helps us read better and at the same time enhances our English Vocabulary. Read Daily Vocabulary 26 September 2019 below.

The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 26 September 2019

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
Bonhomie	Cheerful friendliness; Geniality, Congeniality, Conviviality, Cordiality, Affability	Coldness	We witnessed the bonhomie of strangers singing together around a campfire.
Bulldoze	To force someone to do something, although they might not want to; Bully, Hector, Browbeat, Intimidate, Coerce, Steamroller; Destroying, Demolishing	Cheer, Comfort, Console, Reassure, Solace, Soothe	She bulldozed her daughter into buying a new dress.
Detrimental	Tending to cause harm; Harmful, Damaging, Injurious, Hurtful, Inimical, Deleterious	Anodyne, Benign, Harmless, Hurtless, Innocent, Innocuous, Inoffensive, Safe	These chemicals have a detrimental impact on the environment.
Prorogation	The action of discontinuing a session of a parliament or other legislative assembly without dissolving it		The government’s loss of control necessitated the prorogation of parliament.
Rebuff	Reject someone or something in an abrupt or ungracious manner; Reject, Turn Down, Spurn, Refuse, Decline, Repudiate	Accept, Welcome	Her desperate request for help was met with a rebuff.
Retaliate	Attack in return for a similar attack; Fight Back, Strike Back, Hit Back, Respond, React, Reply	Turn the other cheek; Forgive	The terrorists retaliated against the government with a bomb attack.
Take it on the chin	To endure some hardship, difficulty, setback, or defeat, especially with stoic courage or poise; To receive or suffer the full brunt of a defeat, setback, or hardship	Refuse, Reject, Run Away, Avoid, Misconceive	He just took the criticism on the chin and kept working on his art.
Ticklish	A situation or problem difficult or tricky and requiring careful handling; Problematic, Tricky, Delicate, Sensitive, Controversial	Straightforward, Unproblematic	This leaves me with the ticklish job of explaining to Debbie that she is not invited.
Tumultuous	Making an uproar or loud, confused noise; Deafening, Thunderous, Thundering, Ear-Shattering Excited, confused, or disorderly; Tempestuous, Stormy, Turbulent, In Turmoil, Passionate	Peaceful, Uneventful, Orderly	This year, however, has been especially tumultuous.
Untenable	A position or view not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection; Indefensible, Undefendable, Unarguable, Insupportable, Refutable	Tenable, Defensible	If three people in four no longer support the government, isn’t this an untenable situation?