Enhance your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 31st 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: 31st March, 2022

1. Word: Desist (परहेज करना)

• Pronunciation: dih-zist, -sist/ डिज़िस्ट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: stop doing something; cease or abstain.
• Synonyms: abstain, refrain, forbear, discontinue
• Antonyms: continue, carry on, endure
• Usage in a Sentence: They agreed to desist from the bombing campaign.

2. Word: Extremist (चरमपंथी)

• Pronunciation: ik-stree-mist/ इक्स्ट्रीमिस्ट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a person who holds extreme political or religious views, especially one who advocates illegal, violent, or other extreme action.
• Synonyms: radical, fanatic, immoderate, militant
• Antonyms: moderate, conventional, conservative
• Usage in Sentence: The extremist group was banned from the event because their radical and racist views do not line up with the agenda.

3. Word: Outflank (से बढ़ कर होना)

• Pronunciation: out-flangk/ आउट्फ्लैंगक
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. move round the side of (an enemy) so as to outmanoeuvre them.
  b. outwit
• Synonyms: outdo, surpass, outsmart, defeat
• Antonyms: give up, surrender, lose, fail
• Usage in a Sentence: Mr Erdogan may have outflanked Mr Trump, but the agreement does not give him a free hand in northern Syria.

4. Word: Subversive (विध्वंसकारी)

• Pronunciation: suhb-vur-siv/ सब्वर्सिव
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
• Meaning:
  a. seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution. (Adjective)
  b. a subversive person. (Noun)
• Synonyms: revolutionary, disloyal, dissident, rebellious, destructive
• Antonyms: loyal, obedient, beneficial
• Usage in a Sentence: Hong Kong still has to enact national security legislation to prohibit subversion against China and activity by foreign political bodies.

5. Word: Sordid (अनैतिक)

• Pronunciation: sawr-did/ सॉर्डड
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
  b. dirty or squalid.
• Synonyms: low, mean, dirty, foul, base
• Antonyms: reputable, clean, honourable
• Usage in a Sentence: All concerned should be cross-examined to get to the bottom of the whole sordid affair.

6. Word: Subvert (नष्ट कर दना)

• Pronunciation: suhb-vurt/ सब्वर्ट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).
• Synonyms: undermine, overthrow, overturn, sabotage, corrupt
• Antonyms: bolster, uphold, enhance, establish, ameliorate
• Usage in a Sentence: They conspired to subvert the government.

7. Word: Botch (ढिलाई से काम करना)

• Pronunciation: boch/ बाच
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning:
  a. carry out (a task) badly or carelessly. (Verb)
  b. a bungled task. (Noun)
• Synonyms: mess up, spoil, muddle, ruin
• Antonyms: achieve, succeed, accomplish
• Usage in a Sentence: They clearly botched the investigation.

8. Word: Flee (फरार होना)

• Pronunciation: flee/ फ्ली
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: run away from a place or situation of danger.
• Synonyms: escape, run away, elope
• Antonyms: stay, arrive, face
• Usage in a Sentence: He was accused of trying to flee the scene of the accident.

9. Word: Torso (धड़)

• Pronunciation: tawr-soh/ टॉर्सो
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the trunk of the human body.
  b. the trunk of a statue without, or considered independently of, the head and limbs.
• Synonyms: trunk, chest, thorax, bust
• Usage in a Sentence: Most of our passengers’ limbs and torsos were crisscrossed with scars.

10. Word: Imprecise (गलत)

• Pronunciation: im-pruh-sahys/ इम्प्रसाइस
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: lacking exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.
• Synonyms: inexact, inaccurate, incorrect, indefinite
• Antonyms: precise, definite, perfect, exact
• Usage in a Sentence: And yet this process seemed, to him, alarmingly imprecise.

11. Word: Equanimity (धीरज)

• Pronunciation: ee-kwuh-nim-i-tee/ ईक्वनिमिटी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation.
• Synonyms: composure, calmness, serenity, patience, peace
• Antonyms: anxiety, worry, agitation, discomposure, madness
• Usage in a Sentence: He is one of the most famous Olympic divers who always displays remarkable equanimity on the platform.

12. Word: Succumb (अधीन होना)

• Pronunciation: suh-kuhm/ सकम
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force
  b. die from the effect of a disease or injury.
• Synonyms: yield, surrender, submit, perish, expire
• Antonyms: endure, survive, conquer, overcome, resist
• Usage in a Sentence: He finally succumbed and let his wife get rid of his dilapidated easy chair.

13. Word: Heinous (जघन्य)

• Pronunciation: hey-nuhs/ हेनस
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: (of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked.
• Synonyms: atrocious, abominable, monstrous, evil
• Antonyms: glorious, good, lovely, magnificent
• Usage in a Sentence: Hitler's heinous crimes will never be forgotten.

The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 31st 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!

• Subvert
• Botch
• Succumb
• Heinous
• Flee
• Sordid

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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