Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 7 March, 2019

To enhance your command over vocabulary, you have to learn new words on the daily basis. Now, the question arises: How you can strengthen it? For this, your reading habits must be improved and it can be made by reading the newspaper on daily basis and understanding the meaning of different words. This exercise will help you to understand the context of the sentences very easily. Our series, ‘Shape up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist’ helps you understand the commonly used words with their meaning, pronunciation, synonym, antonym, proper use in sentences, etc.

Given below is an important editorial from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’. Read it, understand the meaning of the information and go through the meanings of words given to intensify your knowledge.

Happy Reading!

Now attempt the GK questions related to this article to boost your general knowledge.

G.K. Questions:

Q1. Between whom the Hanoi summit held?

Q2. What were both Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim aware of?

Recovering from the Hanoi setback

Important Words from the Article

1. Word: Abruptly (अचानक ही)

Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning: a. suddenly and unexpectedly.
b. in a rude or curt manner.
Pronunciation: uh-bruhpt-ly/अब्रप्ट्ली
Synonyms: hastily, swiftly
Antonyms: slowly, gradually
Usage in a Sentence: She turned abruptly and walked away.

2. Word: Summitry (शिखर-सम्मेलन-विधि)

Pronunciation: suhm-i-tree/ समिट्री
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: the act or practice of holding a summit meeting, especially to conduct diplomatic negotiations.
Synonyms: audience, council, congress
Antonyms: absence, silence, quiet
Usage in a Sentence: Certainly, the mood music of summitry was transformed by the end of the Cold War.

3. Word: Knack (अभ्यास)

Pronunciation: nak/ नैक
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: an acquired or natural skill at doing something.
Synonyms: talent, ability, skill
Antonyms: inability, fragility, aptitude
Usage in a Sentence: He has an unerring knack of saying the wrong thing.

4. Word: Spanner (नापनेवाला)

Pronunciation: span-er/ स्पैनर
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: a tool with a shaped opening or jaws for gripping and turning a nut or bolt.
Synonyms: wrench, room key, key fob
Antonyms: untwist, unroll, unbraid
Usage in a Sentence: I needed a special spanner and I couldn't beg , steal or borrow one anywhere.

5. Word: Bung (डाट लगाना)

Pronunciation: buhng/ बंग
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: put or throw (something) somewhere in a careless or casual way.
Synonyms: stop, plug, cork
Antonyms: conduit, take out
Usage in a Sentence: Will you bung another coin in the machine?

6. Word: Queer (विचित्र, समलैंगिक पुरुष, धोखा देना)

Pronunciation: kweer/ क्विर
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun, Verb
Meaning: a. strange; odd. [Adjective]
b. a homosexual man. [Noun]
c. spoil or ruin (an agreement, event, or situation). [Verb]
Synonyms: odd, strange, peculiar
Antonyms: normal, common, usual
Usage in a Sentence: His imagination played round that queer idea.

7. Word: Tantalizing (तरसानेवाला)

Pronunciation: tan-tl-ahy-zing/ टैन्टलाइज़िंग
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: tormenting or teasing with the sight or promise of something unobtainable.
Synonyms: tempting, alluring, appealing
Antonyms: boring, jejune, dreary
Usage in a Sentence: I caught a tantalizing glimpse of the sparkling blue sea through the trees.

8. Word: Stockpile (टाल, बड़ी मात्रा में बचा कर रखना)

Pronunciation: stok-pahyl/ स्टाक्पाइल
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Meaning: a. a large accumulated stock of goods or materials, especially one held in reserve for use at a time of shortage or other emergency. [Noun]
b. accumulate a large stock of (goods or materials). [Verb]
Synonyms: hoard, store, stock
Antonyms: spend, give, need
Usage in a Sentence: They have a stockpile of weapons and ammunition that will last several months.

9. Word: Proliferation (प्रचार)

Pronunciation: pruh-lif-uh-rey-shuh n/प्रोलिफरैशन
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: a. rapid increase in the number or amount of something.
Synonyms: propagation, growth
Antonyms: abatement, decline
Usage in Sentence: The past one year have seen the proliferation of TV channels.

10. Word: Rhetoric (शब्दाडम्बर)

Pronunciation: ret-er-ik/रेटरिक
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect, but which is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.
Synonyms: Elocution, Discourse, Bombast
Antonyms: Conciseness, Quiet
Usage in a Sentence: As the elections are just one week away, the rhetoric on both parties is building.

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Exercise 1. Make your own Sentences!

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