The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster – 9 October 2019

Saloni Singhal

6 years ago

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 new words, their meanings, synonyms, antonyms & correct usage. Read the blog “Daily Vocabulary 9 October 2019” below.

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 9 October 2019

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
Assuage	Make an unpleasant feeling less intense; Relieve, Ease, Alleviate, Soothe, Mitigate, Dampen, Allay	Aggravate	The government has tried to assuage the public’s fears.
Austerity	Sternness or severity of manner or attitude; The condition of living without unnecessary things and without comfort; Asceticism, Economy, Rigidity, Abstinence, Self-discipline	Luxury, Extravagance, Indulgence	The austerities of life in a small rural community was not what I was used to.
Decimated	Kill, destroy, or remove a large proportion of; Annihilate, Cream, Demolish, Desolate, Destroy, Devastate	Build, Construct, Erect, Put Up, Raise, Rear, Set up	Overfishing has decimated the cod population.
Dissent	The holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held; Disagreement, Lack of agreement, Difference of opinion, Argument	Agreement, Acceptance	When the time came to approve the proposal, there were one or two voices of dissent.
Eschew	Deliberately avoid using; Abstain from, Refrain from, give up, Forgo, Forswear, Shun	Indulge in	We won’t have discussions with this group unless they eschew violence.
Fray	A usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute; Fracas, Disturbance, Ruckus, Combat	Peace, Accord, Agreement, Calm, Quiet, Surrender	Fighting there could easily draw neighbouring nations into the fray.
Impasse	A situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; A deadlock; Dead End, Stalemate, Checkmate, Stand-Off, Standstill	Solution, Boon, Agreement, Breakthrough	The dispute had reached an impasse, as neither side would compromise.
Punitive	Inflicting or intended as punishment; Penal, Disciplinary, Corrective, Correctional, Retributive	Compensatory, Acquitting, Exculpating, Exculpatory, Exonerating, Vindicating	The UN has imposed punitive sanctions on the invading country.
Ruthless	Not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; Cruel	Merciful, Compassionate, Gentle	Some people believe that to succeed in this world you have to be ruthless.

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