Enhance your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 14th March 2022

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 are some important words to help you strengthen your vocabulary.

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Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial

1. Word: Uproar (कोलाहल)

• Pronunciation: uhp-rawr/अप्रोर
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a situation in which a lot of people complain about something angrily or make a lot of noise
  b. loud complaints esp. by angry people, or a noisy state of confusion
• Synonyms: commotion, disturbance, tumult, violence
• Antonyms: peace, calm, tranquility
• Usage in a sentence: The book caused an uproar in France.

2. Word: Albeit (यद्यपि)

• Pronunciation: awl-bee-it/ऑल्बीइट
• Part of Speech: Conjunction
• Meaning: 
  a. although; even if
• Synonyms: although, though, even though
• Antonyms: so, due to, according to
• Usage in a sentence: The evening was very pleasant, albeit a little quiet.

3. Word: Mire (दलदल, फँसा रहना)

• Pronunciation: mahyuhr/माइअर
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh (Noun)
  b. ground of this kind, as wet, slimy soil of some depth or deep mud (Noun)
  c. to plunge and fix in mire; cause to stick fast in mire.
  d. to involve; entangle (Verb)
  e. to soil with mire; bespatter with mire (Verb)
  f. to sink in mire or mud; stick (Verb)
• Synonyms: muck, quagmire, dilemma
• Antonyms: cleanliness, define, solution
• Usage in a sentence: Because the girl chose to become friends with a drug dealer, she now finds herself in a mire of suspicion.

4. Word: Incumbent (अवलंबी)

• Pronunciation: in-kuhm-buh nt/ इन्कम्बन्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
• Meaning:
  a. necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility. [Adjective]
  b. the holder of an office or post. [Noun]
• Synonyms: necessary, tenured, compulsory, officeholder
• Antonyms: optional, unnecessary
• Usage in a sentence: It is incumbent upon all users of this equipment to familiarize themselves with the safety procedure.

5. Word: Discourse (तर्क)

• Pronunciation: dis-kohrs/ डिस्कोर्स
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. written or spoken communication or debate. [Noun]
  b. speak or write authoritatively about a topic. [Verb]
• Synonyms: talk, lecture, speech, discussion
• Antonyms: silence, quiet
• Usage in a sentence: He was able to discourse at great length on the problems of education.

6. Word: Vogue (ख़्याति)

• Pronunciation: vohg/वोग
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a fashion or general liking, especially one that is temporary
  b. popular currency, acceptance, or favor; popularity
• Synonyms: fashion, style, rage, craze
• Antonyms: tawdry, old-fashioned, unpopular 
• Usage in a sentence: The short hemline is very much in vogue (= fashionable) this spring.

7. Word: Emphatic (ज़ोरदार)

• Pronunciation: em-fat-ik/ एम्फैटिक
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
  b. using emphasis in speech or action.
  c. forceful; insistent:
  d. very impressive or significant; strongly marked; striking:
• Synonyms: assertive, insistent, firm
• Antonyms: ambiguous, faint, doubtful
• Usage in a sentence: India registered an emphatic win against Pakistan in the opening match of the world cup. 

8. Word: Reckon (समझना, सम्मिलित करना)

• Pronunciation: rek-uhn/ रेकन
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. establish by calculation.
  b. be of the opinion.
  c. rely on or be sure of.
• Synonyms: calculate, think, figure, estimate, count
• Antonyms: deprive, disavow, depreciate, abandon
• Usage in a sentence: I reckon that it's going to rain.

9. Word: Bleak (निराशाजनक)

• Pronunciation: bleek/ब्लीक
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. empty, and not welcoming or attractive
  b. bare, desolate, and often windswept
  c. cold and piercing; raw
• Synonyms: depressing, dark, dismal, grim
• Antonyms: bright, hopeful, pleasant, encouraging
• Usage in a sentence: The economic outlook looked bleak after the pandemic but it seems recovery is on the cards. 

10. Word: Collegium (अधिशासी मंडल)

• Pronunciation: kuh-lee-jee-uh m/ कलीजीअम
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: an organization for people who have similar interests or who do similar work, especially in a university.
• Synonyms: panel, bench
• Usage in a sentence: This collegium continued to exist till the time of Alaric.

The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 12th March, 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!

• uproar
• albeit
• mire
• incumbent
• discourse

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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