The Hindu Vocabulary 2 August 2022

2022-08-02

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 2 August 2022 is from the Editorial titled ‘Unpacking a conundrum: on potential severity of monkeypox.’

Word/Phrase	Part of Speech/Idiom	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example
Conundrum	Noun	A riddle or puzzle. (पहेली)	Enigma, Mystery, Puzzle, Riddle, Secret	-	The HOD has given one of the most difficult conundrums for the faculties.
Severity	Noun	The quality of being severe. The condition of being very bad. (तीव्रता/ कठोरता/ कठिनता/ क्रूरता)	Harshness, Acerbity, Grimness, Sharpness, Austerity, Cruelty, Rigor, Hardness, Strictness, Unkindness	Gentility, Mildness, Softness, Pity, Kindness	The severity of the climate was something she couldn’t adapt to.
Severe	Adjective	The fact or condition of being serious. (तीव्रता)	Seriousness, Gravity, Strength, Intensity, Ferocity	Mildness, Leniency, Geniality, Elaboration, Simplicity	Due to severe heat waves, primary schools are shut.
Fatigue	Noun	Extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness. (थकान)	Lethargy, Weakness, Weariness, Dullness	Ability, Energy, Liveliness, Energy	He was tired due to fatigue.
Fatigue	Verb	Cause (someone) to feel tired or exhausted. (थकना)	Disable, Exhaust, Weaken, Debilitate	Activate, Add, Assist, Energize, Grow	I was fatigued after working two shifts in a row.
Fatality	Noun	An occurrence of death by accident, in war, or from disease. A disaster resulting in death. The fate of a person or thing. Predetermined liability to disaster. The quality or state of causing destruction. A feeling that human beings cannot influence events. (विपत्ति/ कष्ट/ मृत्यु संख्‍या)	Accident, Casualty, Disaster, Mortality, Destructiveness, Dying, Inevitability, Lethality, Noxiousness, Deadliness, Prey, Victim	Birth, Beginning, Gainer, Assassin, Killer, Victor	Car safety is important to reduce the chances of fatality in case of an accident.
Outbreak	Noun	A sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease. (प्रकोप)	Eruption, Upsurge, Flare-up, Epidemic, Breakout, Outburst, Blaze	-	The outbreak of the cases of Monkeypox in Nigeria has caused severe problems.
Surge	Noun	A sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the waves or tide. (तरंग)	Deluge, Swell, Upsurge, Flow	Decline, Decrease	The surge in stock prices trapped all the naïve traders as it plummeted soon after.
Surge	Verb	Move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward. (बढ़ोतरी)	Climb, Grow, Rise, Gush	Descend, Lessen	The prices of commodities whose price depends on imports from Russia have surged in the past few months.
Elevated	Verb	To move to a higher position. To raise to a higher intellectual level (तरक्की/ उन्नत करना/ उदात्तीकरण करना/ पद बढ़ाना)	Heighten, Raise, Lift, erect, Hoist, Levitate, Poise	Drop, Fall, Condemn, Decrease, Demote, Denounce, Deprecate, Depress, Disdain, Disgrace, Distress, Lessen	He has elevated his wife’s designation in the company.
Syndromes	Noun	The pattern of symptoms that characterize a particular social condition. A group of signs that occur together to characterize a particular abnormality or condition. A set of concurrent things that forms an identifiable pattern. (सिंड्रोम/ रोग में अनेक लक्षणों का समावेश)	Ailment, Disorder, Malady, Problem, Sickness, Affection, Complaint, Complex, Diagnostics, Infirmity	Health	The syndrome is going to affect those who have low immunity.
Outcome	Noun	The way a thing turns out (परिणाम)	Result, Consequence, Conclusion, Net result, Product	Cause, Origin, Beginning, Source, Start	We are hoping for a good outcome from our investment.
Probe	Noun	A crucial investigation. (तहक़ीक़ात)	Examination, Exploration, Inquest, Research	Answer, Misunderstand	A probe was ordered by the court.
Probe	Verb	To search and explore thoroughly. (परख करना)	Dig, Examine, Inquire, Penetrate	Ignore, Reply	It seems that the agency is trying to probe the minister due to some secret intelligence.
Disclosure	Noun	The action of making new or secret information known. (प्रशासन)	Revelation, Divulgence, Declaration, Announcement, News, Report, Expose, Confession	Concealment, Denial, Secret	You have to make a disclosure of your marks in every class if you want to get selected.
Progression	Noun	The act of progressing. A passing successively from one member of a series to the next. A sequence of numbers in which each number is related to its next and previous number by a uniform law. (प्रगति/ बढ़ाव/ बढ़ाई/ आरोहण)	Advancement, Breakthrough, Evolution, Advance, Amelioration, Betterment, boost, Break, Development, Furtherance, Growth, headway, Improvement, Catena, Nexus	Backwash, Ebb, Retraction, Turnabout, Recess, Retrogression, Backslide, Decline, Falling, Regress, Block, Decline, Failure, Hindrance	The natural progression of musical talent in my son is amazing.