The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 30 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 30 October 2019” below.

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 30 October 2019

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
Brinkmanship	The activity, especially in politics, of trying to get what you want by saying that if you do not get it, you will do something dangerous	Non-interference	The talks have collapsed and both sides have resorted to brinkmanship.
Caustic	Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way; Cutting, Biting, Mordant, Stinging, Sharp, Bitter	Kind	The players were making caustic comments about the refereeing.
Dismissive	Feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration; Contemptuous, Disdainful, Scornful, Sneering, Snide, Scathing	Admiring, Interested	Monetarist theory is dismissive of the need to control local spending.
Irony	The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect; Cynicism, Mockery, Satire, Ridicule	Sincerity	The irony of it is that the new tax system will burden those it was intended to help.
Reprieve	Cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially someone condemned to death; Grant a stay of execution to, Pardon, Spare, Acquit	Charge, Punish	He accepted the death sentence and refused to appeal for a reprieve.
Stark	Severe or bare in appearance or outline; Sharply delineated, Sharp, sharply defined, Well focused, Crisp	Fuzzy, Indistinct, Pleasant, Comfortable, Ornate	It was a stark room with a bed and chair as the only furniture.
Strident	Loud and harsh; Grating; Presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way	Soft, Dulcet	Public pronouncements on the crisis became less strident.