Enhance your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 21st October 2021

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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Trouble in Bangladesh: On attacks against Hindus

Important Words from the Article

1. Word: Partisan (कट्टर)

• Pronunciation: pahr-tuh-zuhn/पार्टिज़न
• Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person. [Noun]
  b. prejudiced in favour of a particular cause. [Adjective]

• Synonyms: supporter, biased
• Antonyms: opponent, unbiased
• Usage in a Sentence: You must listen to both points of view and try not to be partisan.

2. Word: Condemn (दंडनीय घोषित करना)

• Pronunciation: kuhn-dem/ कन्डेम
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. express complete disapproval of; censure.
  b. sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, especially death.
• Synonyms: denounce, blame, criticize
• Antonyms: approve, pardon, absolve
• Usage in a sentence: Politicians were quick to condemn the bombing.

 3. Word: Conspiracy (साजिश)

• Part of Speech: Noun
• Pronunciation: kuhn-spir-uh-see/ कन्स्पिरसी
• Meaning: a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful
• Synonyms: plot, scheme
• Antonyms: loyalty, honesty
• Usage in a sentence: The three men are accused of the conspiracy to blow off the parliament.

4. Word: Allege (निश्चयपूर्वक वर्णन करना)

• Pronunciation: uh-lej/ अलेज
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof.
• Synonyms: assert, say, affirm, maintain, cite
• Antonyms: contradict, disagree, deny
• Usage in a Sentence: The report does not allege that evidence had been manipulated to benefit prosecutors, the official said.

5. Word: Allude (प्रसंगवश उल्लेख करना)

• Pronunciation: uh-lood/ अलूड
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.
  b. mention without discussing at length.
  c. (of an artist or a work of art) recall (an earlier work or style) in such a way as to suggest a relationship with it.
• Synonyms: refer, hint, suggest, imply, indicate
• Antonyms: reveal, divulge, disseminate
• Usage in a Sentence: You mustn't allude to his baby's death when you meet John.

6. Word: Intervene (हस्तक्षेप करना)

• Pronunciation: in-ter-veen/ इन्टर्वीन
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. take part in something so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.
  b. occur in the time between events.
• Synonyms: interfere, interpose, intercede, meddle
• Antonyms: ignore, disregard, leave, avoid
• Usage in a Sentence: The prisoner asked me to intervene with the authorities on his behalf.

7. Word: Interference (हस्तक्षेप)

• Pronunciation: in-ter-feer-uh ns/ इन्टर्फिरन्स
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: the action of interfering or the process of being interfered with.
• Synonyms: disturbance, hindrance, intervention, impediment
• Antonyms: aid, help, support
• Usage in a Sentence: The USA will not tolerate any external interference in its domestic affairs.

8. Word: Plight (हालत/प्रतिज्ञा)

• Pronunciation: plahyt/प्लाइट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one
• Synonyms: predicament, quandary, difficulty
• Antonyms: good fortune, solution, advantage
• Usage in a sentence: Few of us can be unmoved by the plight of the refugees.

9. Word: Stabilise (स्थायीकरण)

• Pronunciation: stey-buh-lahyz/ स्टेबलाइज़
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: make or become unlikely to change, fail, or decline
• Synonyms: steadying, rest, calm, balance
• Antonyms: destabilize, work
• Usage in a Sentence: With the economy stabilising, receipts should also stabilise soon

10. Word: Instigate (भड़काना)

• Pronunciation: insti-gate/इन्स्टगैट
• Part of speech: Verb
• Meaning: to trigger something
• Synonyms: set in motion, put in motion, start, begin, initiate,
• Antonyms: halt, stop, calm, discourage
• Usage in a sentence: Hopefully, the red band campaign will instigate a greater awareness of cancer prevention.

'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.

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!

• partisan
• condemn
• conspiracy
• allege
• allude

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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