Improve your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 22nd March, 2022

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.

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Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 22nd March, 2022

1. Word: Pursue (अनुसरण)

• Pronunciation: per-soo/ पर्सू
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. follow or chase (someone or something).
  b. seek to attain or accomplish (a goal) over a long period.
  c. continue or proceed along (a path or route).
  d. continue to investigate or explore (an idea or argument).
• Synonyms: follow, chase, hunt, search
• Antonyms: ignore, give up, avoid, abandon
• Usage in a Sentence: The representative said that Japan would continue to pursue the policies laid down at the London summit.

2. Word: Zealous (उत्साही)

• Pronunciation: zel-uh s/ ज़ेलस
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: having or showing zeal.
• Synonyms: eager, enthusiastic, ardent, passionate, earnest
• Antonyms: apathetic, uninterested, unconcerned
• Usage in a sentence: The detective was zealous in her pursuit of the kidnappers.

3. Word: Avow (घोषित करना)

• Pronunciation: uh-vou/ अवाउ
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: assert or confess openly.
• Synonyms: declare, affirm, admit
• Antonyms: disown, repudiate, deny, disavow
• Usage in a sentence: The scientist avowed that the colonization of Mars in our lifetime is not only possible but probable.

4. Word: Bootstrap (जूते का फीता, प्रतिष्ठा बढाने की कोशिश करना)

• Pronunciation: boot-strap/ बूट्स्ट्रैप
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. a loop at the back of a boot, used to pull it on. (Noun)
  b. to promote or develop by initiative and effort with little or no assistance (Verb)
• Synonyms: initiation, start, begin, launch
• Usage in a sentence: Immigrants, regardless of their merit coming in, tend to bootstrap themselves up in a remarkable way.

5. Word: Ramshackle (जर्जर)

• Pronunciation: ram-shak-uhl/ रैम्शैकल
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: (especially of a house or vehicle) in a state of severe disrepair.
• Synonyms: dilapidated, rickety, crumbling, flimsy
• Antonyms: strong, stable, undamaged, repaired, sturdy
• Usage in a sentence: The movie's ramshackle plot is confusing and not believable.

6. Word: Dwelling (निवास-स्थान)

• Pronunciation: dwel-ing/ ड्वेलिंग
• Part of Speech: Noun, 
• Meaning: 
  a. a house, flat, or an other place of residence. (Noun)
  b. live in or at a specified place. (Verb)
  c. think, speak, or write at length about (a particular subject, especially one that is a source of unhappiness, anxiety, or dissatisfaction). (Verb)
• Synonyms: home, house, residence, habitation, abode
• Antonyms: homeless, evict, focusing, brooding
• Usage in a sentence: Both were also charged with discharging a gun into an occupied dwelling.

7. Word: Sole (एकमात्र)

• Pronunciation: sohl/ सोल
• Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. The undersurface of a person's foot [Noun]
  b. one and only [Adjective]
• Synonyms: single, only, lone, solitary
• Antonyms: both, together, team
• Usage in a Sentence: My sole reason for coming here was to see you.

8. Word: Err (ग़लती करना)

• Pronunciation: ur/ अर
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake.
  b. fail to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; do wrong.
• Synonyms: blunder, miscalculate, mistake, goof
• Antonyms: accurate, rectify
• Usage in a sentence: The court erred in refusing to allow bail.

9. Word: Coercive (बलपूर्वक)

• Pronunciation: co-ar-cive/ कोअर्सिव
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: relating to or using force or threats.
  
• Synonyms: authoritarian, imperious, high-handed.
• Antonyms: conditional ,constitutional ,discretionary
• Usage in a Sentence: The president relied on the coercive powers of the military.

10. Word: Compliance (सम्मति)

• Pronunciation: kuh m-plahy-uh ns/ कम्प्लाइअन्स
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: the action or fact of complying with a wish or command.
• Synonyms: observance, obedience, respect
• Antonyms: refusal, noncompliance, defiance
• Usage in a sentence: The staff involved should be monitored to ensure compliance with the policy.

11. Word: Evacuation (निर्वातन)

• Pronunciation: ih-vak-yoo-ey-shuh n/ इवैक्यवैशन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: the action of evacuating a person or a place
• Synonyms: withdrawal, departure, removal
• Antonyms: insertion, penetration, integration
• Usage in a Sentence: As the level of the water rose, villages were put on evacuation standby.

12. Word: Sludge (कीचड़)

• Pronunciation: sluhj/ स्लज
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. thick, soft, wet mud or a similar viscous mixture of liquid and solid components, especially the product of an industrial or refining process.
  b. an unattractive muddy shade of brown or green.
• Synonyms: muck, slime, mire, dirt, slurry
• Antonyms: cream, spotlessness, hygiene
• Usage in a sentence: After a day of heavy rain, the fairgrounds had turned into pure sludge.

13. Word: Determinant (निर्धारक)

• Pronunciation: dih-tur-muh-nuh nt/ डिटर्मनन्ट
• Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. a factor which decisively affects the nature or outcome of something.
  b. serving to determine or decide something.
• Synonyms: determinative, determiner, deciding, decisive factor
• Antonyms: indecisive, consequence, conclusion, outcome, aftermath
• Usage in a sentence: One of the main determinants of bond prices is the gap between their fixed coupons and prevailing market rates.

The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 22nd 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!

• Zealous
• Sole
• Sludge
• Err
• Bootstrap
• Coercive

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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