Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 2 July, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 2 July 2022

1. Word: Deflect (झुकाना)

• Pronunciation: dih-flekt/ डिफ्लेक्ट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. cause (something) to change direction; turn aside from a straight course.
  b. cause (someone) to deviate from an intended purpose.
  c. cause (something) to change orientation.
• Synonyms: divert, avert, distract, deviate
• Antonyms: attract, collide, contact
• Usage in a Sentence: The goalie deflected the ball with his hands.

2.  Word: Defection (त्याग)

• Pronunciation: dih-fek-shuhn/डिफेक्शन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: the desertion of one's country or cause in favour of an opposing one.
• Synonyms: desertion, abandonment, withdrawal
• Antonyms: loyalty, commitment
• Usage in a sentence: Recent changes in policy have resulted in large-scale defection from the party.

3. Word: Conceded (स्वीकार करना)

• Pronunciation: kuh n-seed/कन्सीड
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.
  
• Synonyms: approved, permitted, allowed
• Antonyms: confronted, acquired, prohibited
• Use in a Sentence: The hockey team conceded two goals in the first three minutes of the game.

4. Word: Churn (मन्थन करना)

• Pronunciation: churn/ चर्न
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. (with reference to liquid) move or cause to move about vigorously.
  b. break up the surface of (an area of ground).
• Synonyms: shake, stir, swirl, agitate
• Antonym: freeze
• Usage in a sentence: We stood on the dock and watched the ocean churn.

5. Word: Alliance (गठबंधन)

• Pronunciation: uh-lahy-uhns/ अलाइअन्स
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes.
  b. a merging of efforts or interests by persons, families, states, or organizations:
• Synonyms: union, association, coalition
• Antonyms: isolation, separation, enmity
• Usage in a sentence: An alliance between church and state was a much needed respite after protests.

6. Word: Turmoil (खलबली)

• Pronunciation: tur-moil/टर्मॉइल
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.      
  

• Synonyms: disorder, clutter, chaos, mess
• Antonyms: calm, peace, structure
• Use in a Sentence: His mind was in a state of constant turmoil.

7. Word: Triggered (शुरू हो रहा)

• Pronunciation: ट्रिगर
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning - (of a mechanism) activated by a trigger
  
• Synonyms - produce, generate
• Antonyms - destroy, prevent
  
• Example - A triggered alarm.

8. Word: Sabotage (तोड़-फोड़ करना)

• Pronunciation: sab-uh-tahzh/सैबटाश़
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to injure or attack by sabotage (verb)
  b. any undermining of a cause (Noun)
• Synonyms: wreck, destroy, undermine
• Antonyms: fix, help, endorse
• Usage in a sentence: The rebels had tried to sabotage the oil pipeline.

9. Word: Fidelity (ईमानदारी)

• Pronunciation: fi-del-i-tee/फिडेलिटी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. honest or lasting support, or loyalty, especially to a partner
  b. the degree to which the detail and quality of an original, such as a picture, sound, or story, is copied exactly
• Synonyms: faithfulness, loyalty, allegiance
• Antonyms: treachery, faithlessness
• Usage in a sentence: The best ink-jet printers can reproduce photographs with amazing fidelity.

10. Word: Demeanour (आचरण)

• Pronunciation: dih-mee-ner/ डिमीनर
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: outward behaviour or bearing.
• Synonyms: manner, air, attitude, appearance, conduct
• Antonyms: deter, indecency, annihilation, indisposition
• Usage in a Sentence: While not exactly threatening, her demeanour was hard and off-putting.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 2 July 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!

• Deflect
• Defection
• Conceded
• Alliance
• Churn

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: 01July2022

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