Improve your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 13th October, 2021

Reading is one of the best ways to boost your vocabulary. As you read a piece of writing, you come across new words that you might not have come across before. So, we must always try to inculcate a habit of reading.

Keeping this vision in mind, we bring to you the series, ‘Improve your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist’. The articles in this series fulfill your daily intake of English words.

The series tries to feature words from an article, with their meanings, contextual usage, pronunciation, synonyms, antonyms, proper use in sentences, etc. Given below is an important editorial from the newspaper ‘The Hindu'. Read it, understand the context, and go through the meanings of words to boost up your learning.

Happy Reading!

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Important Words from the Article

1. Word: Deploy (असरदार तरीके से इस्तेमाल करना)

• Pronunciation: dih-ploi / डिप्लॉइ
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. move (troops or equipment) into position for military action.
  b. bring into effective action.
• Synonyms: install, utilize, employ
• Antonyms: uninstall, withdraw
• Usage in a sentence: The decision has been made to deploy extra troops.

2. Word: Prospect (अपेक्षा, पूर्वक्षण)

• Pronunciation: pros-pekt/ प्रास्पेक्ट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring. (Noun)
  b. a mental picture of a future or anticipated event. (Noun)
  c. a person regarded as likely to succeed or as a potential customer, client, etc. (Noun)
  d. chances or opportunities for success or wealth. (Noun)
  e. search for mineral deposits, especially by drilling and excavation. (Verb)
• Synonyms: expectation, perspective, outlook, view, possibility
• Antonyms: doubtfulness, retrospect
• Usage in a Sentence: She is excited by the prospect of returning to school.

 3. Word: Discord (अनबन)

• Pronunciation: dis-kawrd/डिस्कॉर्ड
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning: a. disagreement between people. [Noun]
  b. lack of harmony between notes sounding together. [Noun]
  c. (of people) disagree. [Verb]
• Synonyms: dissension, strife, dispute, disharmony
• Antonyms: peace, sympathy, agreement, concord
• Usage in a Sentence:  A note of discord surfaced during the proceedings.

4. Word: Enhance (सुधारना)

• Pronunciation: en-hans/एन्हैन्स
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify
  b. to raise the value or price of
• Synonyms: improve, increase, boost
• Antonyms: decrease, diminish, reduce
• Usage in a sentence: The candlelight enhanced her beauty

5. Word: Expeditious (चुस्त)

• Pronunciation: ek-spi-dish-uhs/ एक्स्पडिशस
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: done with speed and efficiency.
• Synonyms: swift, quick, speedy
• Antonyms: slow, dilatory, sluggish
• Usage in a sentence: This will assure expeditious processing and reduce the possibility of unnecessary delays.

6. Word: Portent (पूर्वसूचना)

• Pronunciation: pawr-tent/पोर्टेन्ट 
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. a sign or warning that a momentous or calamitous event is likely to happen.
  b. an exceptional or wonderful person or thing.
  
• Synonyms: prognostic, premonition
• Antonyms: expectation
• Usage in a Sentence: I hope this news is a portent for the rest of the year.

7. Word: Cite (प्रमाण देना)

• Pronunciation: sahyt/ साइट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. refer to (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work.
  b. praise (someone, typically a member of the armed forces) in an official report for a courageous act.
• Synonyms: quote, commend
• Antonyms: hide, enclose
• Usage in a Sentence: Please cite the authors in your research.

8. Word: Detain (बन्द करना)

• Pronunciation: dih-teyn/ डिटेन
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: keep (someone) in official custody, typically for questioning about a crime or in a politically sensitive situation.
• Synonyms: hold, confine, keep, arrest
• Antonyms: release, free, liberate, discharge
• Usage in a Sentence: The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours.

9. Word: Purport (आशय)

• Pronunciation: per-pawrt/ पर्पोर्ट
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. appear to be or do something, especially falsely. (Verb)
  b. the meaning or sense of something, typically a document or speech. (Noun)
• Synonyms: claim, profess, pretend, gist, intention, purpose
• Antonyms: abandon, disavow, disclaim, disown
• Usage in a sentence:
  a. do you purport to spend the rest of your life on that couch, or do you think you might get a job someday? (Verb)
  b. The letter was not read aloud, but all present were informed of its purport. (Noun)

10. Word: Explicit (व्यक्त)

• Pronunciation: ik-splis-it/ इक्स्प्लिसिट 
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal:
  b. clearly developed or formulated:
  c. definite and unreserved in expression; outspoken:
• Synonyms: unequivocal, precise, straightforward
• Antonyms: vague, implicit, obscure
• Usage in a sentence: He was quite explicit as to what he expected us to do for him.

'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!

• deploy
• prospect
• discord
• enhance 
• expeditious

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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