Our series, ‘Enhance your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist’ aims to help you completely understand the commonly used words with their meanings, pronunciations, synonyms, antonyms, proper use in sentences, etc.
Given below is an important editorial from the newspaper ‘The Hindu', followed by important words from the same, to help you strengthen your vocabulary.
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Encouraging accord: On global minimum tax
Important Words from the Article
1. Word: Heed (सावधानी)
- Pronunciation: heed/हीड
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. pay attention to; take notice of. [Verb]
b. careful attention [Noun] - Synonyms: notice, regard, caution
- Antonyms: neglect, ignore, disregard
- Usage in a sentence: He failed to heed the exercises of social science.
2. Word: Opportune (सामयिक)
- Pronunciation: op-er-toon/आपर्टून
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. happening at a time that is likely to produce success or is convenient
b. appropriate, favorable, or suitable
c. occurring or coming at an appropriate time - Synonyms: timely, convenient, happy, appropriate
- Antonyms: inopportune, untimely, ill-timed
- Usage in a sentence: You couldn’t have arrived at a more opportune time.
3. Word: Mitigate (घटाना)
- Pronunciation: mit-i-geyt/ मिटिगेट
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.
b. lessen the gravity of (an offence or mistake). - Synonyms: alleviate, ease, relieve, diminish
- Antonyms: aggravate, incite, intensify
- Usage in a sentence: Governments should endeavor to mitigate anxiety.
4. Word: Coffer (खजाने का संदूक)
- Pronunciation: kaw-fer/ कॉफर
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. a strongbox or small chest for holding valuables.
b. the funds or financial reserves of an organization.
c. a decorative sunken panel in a ceiling. - Synonyms: chest, casket, box, case, container
- Usage in a sentence: Let me see what's in the household coffers and I'll get back to you about making a donation.
5. Word: Communique (सरकारी सूचना)
- Pronunciation: kuh-myoo-ni-key/ कम्यूनकै
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. an official bulletin or communication, usually to the press or public. - Synonyms: statement, announcement, declaration
- Usage in a sentence: The company has issued a communique regarding the board meeting.
6. Word: Spearhead (मुख्य भूमिका निभाने वाला)
- Pronunciation: speer-hed/ स्पिर्हेड
- Part of Speech: Noun/ Verb
- Meaning:
a. the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
b. any person, contingent, or force that leads an attack, undertaking, etc.
c. to act as a leader for: - Synonyms: lea, forefront, vanguard
- Antonyms: backstop, barrier, barricade
- Usage in a sentence: She spearheaded the drive for new members.
7. Word: Multilateral (बहुपक्षीय)
- Pronunciation: muhl-ti-lat-er-uh l/ मल्टीलैटरल
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. greed upon or participated in by three or more parties, especially the governments of different countries - Synonyms: multifaceted, international, multipartite
- Antonyms: unilateral, bilateral, mutual
- Usage in a sentence: The first round of multilateral trade talks has swayed between hope and despair.
8. Word: Implication (तात्पर्य)
- Pronunciation: im-pli-key-shuhn/ इम्प्लकैशन
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
b. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
c. an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
d. a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)
e. a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false - Synonyms: insinuation, innuendo, purport
- Antonyms: exception, exclusion, antecedent
- Usage in a sentence: His resignation had political implications.
9. Word: Levy (वसूल करना)
- Pronunciation: lev-ee/ लेवी
- Part of Speech: Noun/ Verb
- Meaning:
a. an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
b. the amount owed or collected.
c. to impose (a tax):
d. to seize or attach property by judicial order. - Synonyms: charge, impose, tariff
- Antonyms: reward, slash, aid
- Usage in a sentence: All incomes above the prescribed limit are subject to levy of income tax.
10. Word: Augury (शकुनविचार)
- Pronunciation: aw-gyuh-ree/ ऑग्यरी
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. an event that is experienced as indicating important/ good things to come - Synonyms: portent, prophecy, prediction
- Antonyms: ill-omen, bad indications
- Usage in a sentence: He hoped it was an augury that he reached his home but it was not so.
'Writer's Corner'
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.
- Heed
- Opportune
- Mitigate
- Coffer
- Communique
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!
Exercise 2: Match the columns.
SR No. | Word | Synonym |
1 | Spearhead | Impose |
2 | Multilateral | Leader |
3 | Implication | Insinuation |
4 | Levy | Multipartite |
5 | Augury | Portent |
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