Improve your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 17th September, 2021

By Shrayans Jain|Updated : September 17th, 2021

Over the last couple of years, the English section of the competitive exams has given good surprises. You must have encountered one or more new types of questions in almost every exam you appear for. Many of these questions exclusively check your vocabulary skills. So, apart from enhancing your reading, writing, and speaking skills, a sound grip on vocabulary helps you score better in examinations. 

 

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! 

Transient easing: On fuel taxes and prices

Important Words from the Article

1. Word: Transient (अल्पकालिक,क्षणस्थायी,क्षणिक )

  • Pronunciation: ट्रैन्शन्ट/tran-shuhnt
  • Part of Speech: Adjective, noun
  • Meaning -  a. lasting for a very short time, temporary (adj)
    b. someone who lives only temporarily in a place (noun)
  • Synonyms -  transitory, ephemeral, fleeting, passing, momentary
  • Antonyms - Permanent, Eternal, endless, lasting
  • Usage in a sentence- A glass of whisky has only a transient warming effect.

2. Word: Impart  (देना,प्रदान करना)

  • Pronunciation: im-pahrt/इम्पार्ट
  • Part of Speech: Verb 
  • Meaning: to distribute a portion of something
  • Synonyms: provide, give, offer
  • Antonyms: keep, hide, beg
  • Use in Sentence: A teacher’s job is to impart knowledge to her students.

 3. Word: Belying(झुठलाना)

  • Pronunciation:  bi-ˈlī/बिलाइ
  • Part of Speech: Verb
  • Meaning: (of an appearance) fail to give a true impression of (something).
  • Synonyms: disapproving, negative
  • Antonyms: attesting, indicating
  • Usage in a Sentence: A tree whose delicate beauty belying its real toughness.

4. WordTranche (भाग)

  • Pronunciation: trahnch
  • Part of Speech: Noun
  • Meaning: a portion of something, especially money
  • Synonyms: portion, share, chunk
  • Antonyms: whole, complete, total
  • Usage in a Sentence: The first tranche of $500 million was disbursed last month.

5. Word: Drop the guard (असावधान होना )

  • Part of Speech: Phrase
  • Meaning:
    a. to stop being careful to avoid danger or difficulty:
  • Synonyms: careless, naive, incautious
  • Antonyms: careful, heedful, scrupulous
  • Usage in a sentence: Once he knew I wasn't a journalist, he dropped his guard and even let me take a photograph of him.

6. Phrase: Stagflation (मुद्रास्फीतिजनित मंदी)

  • Pronunciation: stag-fley-shuhn/ स्टैग्फ्लैशन
  • Part of Speech: Noun
  • Meaning:
    a. an inflationary period accompanied by rising unemployment and lack of growth in consumer demand and business activity.
  • Synonyms: deflation, depression, recession
  • Antonyms: cheerfulness, surge, increment
  • Usage in a sentenceStagflation is likely to hit the Indian economy after the pandemic. 

7. WordSanguine (विश्वासपूर्ण)

  • Pronunciation: sang-gwin/सैंगविन
  • Part of Speech: Adjective
  • Meaning: 
    a. optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
  • Synonyms: hopeful, confident
  • Antonyms: pessimistic, unhappy
  • Usage in a sentence: The man tends to take a sanguine view of the problems involved.

8. WordHover (मंडराना)

  • Pronunciation: ho-ver
  • Part of Speech: Verb
  • Meaning  - a. to remain near a place or individual
    b. to stay in one place in the air, usually by moving the wings quickly
  • Synonyms - drift, flickerwaver, poise, linger
  • Antonyms -settle,rest
  • Usage in a sentence - A hawk hovered in the sky, waiting to swoop down on its prey.

9. WordRein in something/someone (लगाम खींचना)

  • Pronunciation: rein in/रेंन इन 
  • Meaning:
    a. to control undesirable activity or growth, or control someone who is behaving badly
  • Synonyms: curb, restrain, check, control
  • Antonyms: make a fuss, continue smoothly
  • Usage in a sentence: The premier will soon rein in his new security chief.

10Word: Retard (गति धीमी करना, प्रगति रोकना, मानसिक रूप से मंद)

  • Pronunciationret-er-d/रीटार्ड
  • Part of Speech: Noun, verb
  • Meaning: 
    a. to make something slower (verb)
    b. a stupid or mentally slow person (noun)
  • Synonyms: delay, impede, slow down, hinder, slow
  • Antonyms: accelerate, expedite, galvanise, hasten
  • Use in a Sentence: Reductions in pollution levels could retard global warming.

 

'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!

  • Retard
  • Drop guard
  • Belying
  • Transient
  • Tranche

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

SR No.WordSynonym
1curbdelay
2hopefulrestrain
3deflationpessimistic
4carelessdepression
5impedeincatious

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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