The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 16 October 2019

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 difficult words, their meanings, synonyms, antonyms & correct usage. Read the blog “Daily Vocabulary 16 October 2019” below.

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 16 October 2019

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
Affirm	state emphatically or publicly; Declare, State, Assert, Proclaim, Pronounce, Attest	Deny, Gainsay	The government has affirmed its commitment to equal rights.
Ascribe	Regard something as being due to a cause; Attribute, Assign, put down, set down, Accredit, Credit	Deny, Disconnect, Dissociate, Separate, Sever	They ascribe most of their success to good timing and good luck.
Disarray	A state of disorganization or untidiness; Disorder, Confusion, Chaos, Untidiness, Dishevelment, Mess	Order, Orderliness	The company has fallen into complete disarray.
Exacerbate	Make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse; Aggravate, make worse, Worsen, Inflame, Compound, Intensify	Calm, Reduce	This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities.
Infirmity	Physical or mental weakness; Frailty, Weakness, Feebleness, Enfeeblement, Delicacy, Fragility	Strength, Good health, Certainty	She suffered from a long list of infirmities.
Malady	A disease or ailment; Illness, Sickness, Ailment, Disorder, Complaint, Disease	Health, Wellness	All the rose bushes seem to be suffering from the same mysterious malady.
Malaise	A general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify; Unhappiness, Restlessness, Uneasiness, Unease, Melancholy	Comfort, Well-being	We were discussing the roots of the current economic malaise.
Mandarins	A person who has a very important job in the government, and who is sometimes considered to be too powerful; Bureaucrat, Civil servant, Functionary, Public servant		It often seems that true power lies with the Civil Service mandarins, rather than MPs and cabinet ministers.
Peremptory	Insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way; Imperious, High-handed	Beseeching, Submissive, Indecisive, Imploring, Pleading	She was highly critical of the insensitive and peremptory way in which the cases had been handled.
Reinvigorate	Give new energy or strength to; To make someone feel healthier, and more energetic again;	Tired, Weary Dampened, Deadened	Lower interest rates could reinvigorate consumer spending and the struggling housing market.
Welter	A large number of items in no order; A confused mass; Confusion, Jumble, Tangle, Clutter, Mess, Hotchpotch	Method, Pattern, Plan, System	We are reducing the company’s welter of development projects and will streamline sales and marketing.