Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 19th November, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 19th November, 2022

1. Word: Malady (बिमारी)

• Pronunciation: mal-uh-dee/मैलडी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a disease
  b. a problem within a system or organization
• Synonyms: disorder, illness, conditions, disease
• Antonyms: health
• Usage in a sentence: All the rose bushes seem to be suffering from the same mysterious malady.

2. Word: Collegium (सुरमा)

• Pronunciation: kuh-lee-jee-uhm/कलीजीअम
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. an organization for people who have similar interests or who do similar work, especially in a university
• Usage in a sentence: J. S. Bach took over the direction of Telemann's Leipzig Collegium in 1729. 

 3. Word: Stall (रुक जाना)

• Pronunciation: stawl/स्टॉल
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal (Noun)
  b. a stable or shed for horses or cattle (Noun)
  c. to assign to, put, or keep in a stall or stalls, as an animal or a car (Verb)
  d. to confine in a stall for fattening, as cattle (Verb)
  e. to come to a standstill; be brought to a stop (Verb)
• Synonyms: delay, booth, stop, procrastinate
• Antonyms: journey, re purpose, accelerate, progress
• Usage in a sentence: A car may stall due to the driver braking too suddenly.

4. Word: Infirmity (कमजोरी)

• Pronunciation: in-fur-mi-tee/ इन्फर्मिटी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: physical or mental weakness.
• Synonyms: weakness, frailty, ailment, illness
• Antonyms: strength, power, vigour, energy
• Usage in Sentence: His infirmity made it difficult to focus on anything other than how much pain he was in.

5. Word: Pitfall (कठिनाई)

• Pronunciation: pit-fawl/पिट्फॉल
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty.
  
• Synonyms: hazard, danger, risk, peril, difficulty, issue, problem
• Antonyms: advantage, opportunity, benefit
• Use in a Sentence: This is a well-known pitfall in real life as well as in case studies.

6. Word: Petulant (धृष्टतापूर्ण)

• Pronunciation: pech-uh-luhnt/पेचलन्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance.
• Synonyms: irritable, peevish, testy, cranky
• Antonyms: pleasant, agreeable
• Usage in a sentence: He plays the part of a petulant young man in the film.

7. Word: Opaque (अपारदर्शी)

• Pronunciation: oh-peyk/ ओपेक 
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. not able to be seen through; not transparent. (Adjective)
  b. (especially of language) hard or impossible to understand. (Adjective)
  c. an opaque thing. (Noun)
• Synonyms: obscure, unclear, vague, murky, impenetrable
• Antonyms: transparent, clear, lucid, ambiguous
• Usage in a sentence: Somehow listeners seem to connect with the songwriter, despite his deeply personal, often opaque lyrics.

8. Word: Premise (आधार वाक्य)

• Pronunciation: prem-is/प्रेमिस
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion. [Noun]
  b. base an argument, theory, or undertaking on. [Verb]
• Synonyms: supposition, hypothesis, presumption
• Antonyms: truth, fact, reality
• Usage in a Sentence: We can infer a conclusion from the given premise.

9.  Word: Puisne (पद में कम)

• Pronunciation: pyoo-nee/प्यूनी
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: younger; inferior in rank; junior, as in appointment.
• Synonyms: younger, junior, minor
• Antonyms: superior, senior, major
• Usage in a Sentence: The puisne judge received flak from the chief justice for issuing irresponsible orders. 

10. Word: Flaw (त्रुटि)

• Pronunciation: flaw/फ्लॉ
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. a mark, blemish, or other imperfection which mars a substance or object. [Noun]
  b. mar, weaken, or invalidate (something). [Verb]
  
• Synonyms: defect, fault
• Antonyms: strength, virtue
• Usage in a Sentence: There is a basic flaw in the selection procedure.

The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary-Based Exercises: 19th November, 2022

Based on the description of the words, we have some practice questions for you. Answer these questions in the comments section. Our team will review them at the earliest!

Exercise 1. Make your own Sentences.

Here are some of the words from the above article. Try to frame sentences from them in your own words and share them with us in the comments section!

• malady
• collegium
• stall
• infirmity
• pitfall

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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You can also check the wordlist articles for the previous days from the link below: Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist:18th November, 2022

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