The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 26 July 2019

Here is today’s dose of English Vocabulary with our Vocabulary Booster 26 July 2019 comprising of difficult words, their meanings, Synonyms & Antonyms and most importantly correct usage in a sentence. Whether you are an aspirant or not, if you someone looking for improvement in your English Language both Speaking as well as Writing skills, this daily blog is for you. Go through this on a daily basis and you will definitely see a marked improvement in your Language. Read along today’s Vocabulary Booster 26 July 2019.

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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Booster 26 July 2019

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
Abjure	To say formally or publicly that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving; To reject solemnly; Abnegate, Forswear, Recant, Renege, Renounce, Repeal, Repudiate	Adhere to	After Spain passed a law banning parties that supported terrorism, some of the group’s leaders created a new party, EH Bildu, which abjured violence.
Amendment	A minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc; Adjustment, Alteration, Change, Modification, Mutation	Unchanged, Unedited	Presidential power was reduced by a constitutional amendment in 1991.
Brinkmanship	The activity, especially inpolitics, of trying to get what you want by saying that if you do not get it, you will do something that could be harmful or dangerous; Manoeuvring, Politicking		The talks have collapsed and both sides have resorted to brinkmanship.
Combat	To try to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or increasing; Combat is also a fight between two people or things	Agreement, Accord, Truce, Concord	The government is spending millions of dollars in its attempt to combat drug abuse.
Consequence	A result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant; Result, Outcome	Antecedent, Causation, Cause, Occasion, Reason	The slightest error in the launch can have serious consequences.
Cripple	To make something much less effective; Damage, Weaken, Enfeeble, Debilitate, Undermine	Doctor, Fix, Mend, Patch, Rebuild, Recondition, Reconstruct, Renovate, Repair, Revamp	Higher taxes could cripple small businesses.
Defiant	Full of or showing a disposition to challenge, resist, or fight, Full of or showing defiance; Bold, Impudent	Amenable, Biddable, Compliant, Conformable, Docile, Obedient	The protesters blocking the entrance to the offices remained defiant this morning.
Detention	The act of officially detaining someone	Discharge, Release	Concern has been expressed about the death in detention of a number of political prisoners.
Distinct	Recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type; Clear, Definite, Sharp	Alike, Identical, Indistinguishable	The sales chart shows a distinct decline in the past few months.
Forfeiture	The loss or giving up of something as a penalty for wrongdoing; The loss of rights, property, or money, especially as a result of breaking a legal agreement; Damages, Fine, Forfeit, Mulct, Penalty	Win, Gain, Earn	He was deep in debt and facing forfeiture of his property.
Grave	Seriously Bad, Life threatening	Frivolous, Insignificant, Lite, Little, Light, Unserious	His carelessness could have grave consequences.
Innocuous	Not harmful or offensive; Benign, Harmless, Hurtless, Innocent, Inoffensive	Adverse, Bad, Baleful, Baneful, Damaging, Dangerous	Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous.
Invalidate	Make or prove an argument, statement, or theory unsound or erroneous; Disprove, Show/prove to be, False, Refute, Explode, Contradict	Enact, lay down, Legislate Establish, Found, Institute Formalize	A few minor factual errors should not invalidate the theory.
Irreparable	Impossible to rectify or repair; Irreversible, Irremediable, Unrectifiable, Irrevocable, Irretrievable	Correctable, Corrigible, Fixable, Redeemable, Remediable, Repairable	The oil spill did irreparable harm to the bay.
Portentous	Of momentous significance; Being a grave or serious matter; Baleful, Dire, Direful, Doomy, Foreboding, Ill, Ill-boding	Unthreatening	In 1969 people regarded the first landing on the moon as a truly portentous event.
Precarious	Not securely held or in position; Dangerously likely to fall or collapse; Uncertain, Insecure, Unreliable, Unsure, Unpredictable	Advantageous, Beneficial, good Ultrasafe Harmless, Innocent Innocuous	Many borrowers now find themselves caught in a precarious financial position.
Proroguing	Defer, Postpone; To suspend or end a legislative session	Launch, Open Carry on, Continue, draw out, Extend	The legislative session was prorogued for the summer
Reckon	To think or believe; Estimate, Compute, Conclude, Deduce, Extrapolate, Gather, Infer	Question, Suspect	He reckons all policemen are fascists and bullies.
Reminiscent	Tending to remind one of something; Evocative, Suggestive	Amnesia, Forgetfulness	That song is so reminiscent of my adolescence.
Taint	Contaminate or pollute something	Chasteness, Chastity, Modesty, Purity, Stainlessness	His reputation was permanently tainted by the financial scandal.
Vulnerable	Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally; In danger, In peril, In jeopardy, At risk, Endangered, Unsafe	Insusceptible, Invulnerable, Unexposed	It is on economic policy that the government is most vulnerable.

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