Improve your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 6th April, 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: 6th April, 2021

1. Word: Cling (चिपका रहना)

• Pronunciation: kling/ क्लिंग
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: hold on tightly to.
• Synonyms: stick, adhere, hang
• Antonyms: detach, let go, unfasten
• Usage in a Sentence: You can't cling to the past, because no matter how tightly you hold on, it's already gone.

2. Word: Contempt (अपमान)

• Pronunciation: kuh n-tempt/कन्टेम्प्ट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn
  b. the state of being despised; dishonor; disgrace
• Synonyms: scorn, disdain, disrespect, shame
• Antonyms: respect, regard, esteem
• Usage in a sentence: At school she had complete contempt for all her teachers.

3. Word: Oust (बेदखल करना)

• Pronunciation: oust/आउस्ट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.
  
• Synonyms: dismiss, banish, depose
• Antonyms: appoint, promote, elevate
• Usage in a Sentence: The party needs around 200 votes to oust the government and postpone elections.

4. Word: Coalition (सम्मिलन)

• Pronunciation: koh-uh-lish-uh n/कोअलिशन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.
• Synonyms: alliance, union, partnership
• Antonyms: isolation, discord, separation
• Use in a Sentence: The two bodies have merged to form a coalition.

5. Word: Protocol (नयाचार)

• Pronunciation: proh-tuh-kawl/ प्रोटोकोल
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
  b. an original draft, minute, or record from which a document, especially a treaty, is prepared.
  c. a supplementary international agreement.
  d. an agreement between states.
  e. an annex to a treaty giving data relating to it.
• Synonyms: etiquette, convention, treaty, decorum
• Antonyms: crudeness, disagreement, lawlessness
• Usage in a sentence: It was imperative to follow the protocols to ensure safe passage. 

6. Word: Stringent (सख्त)

• Pronunciation: strin-juh nt/ स्ट्रिन्जन्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:  (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting
  
• Synonyms: harsh, rigorous, severe
• Antonyms: tolerant, flexible, lenient
• Usage in a Sentence: He failed to convene the stringent selection criteria.

7. Word: Intervention (हस्तक्षेप)

• Pronunciation: in-ter-ven-shuh n/ इन्टर्वेन्शन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: the action or process of intervening
• Synonyms: interference, mediation, intrusion
• Antonyms: noninterference, nonintervention, challenge
• Usage in a Sentence: We would resist any armed intervention from outside in our country's affairs.

8. Word: Torpedo (पूरी तरह से नष्ट कर देना)

• Pronunciation: tawr-pee-doh/ टॉर्पीडो
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. a cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile designed to be fired from a ship or submarine or dropped into the water from an aircraft and to explode on reaching a target. (Noun)
  b. attack or sink (a ship) with a torpedo or torpedoes. (Verb)
  c. destroy or ruin (a plan or project). (Verb)
• Synonyms: gun, missile, explosion, destroy
• Antonyms: regrow, inspire, reinvent 
• Usage in a sentence: Her injury torpedoed her goal of competing in the Olympics.

9. Word: Charismatic (आकर्षक व्यक्तित्व युक्त)

• Pronunciation: कैरीज़्मैटिक/ 
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. exercising a compelling charm which inspires devotion in others. (Adjective)
  b. an adherent of the charismatic movement. (Noun)
• Synonyms: charming, captivating, enchanting, glamorous
• Antonyms: repulsive, unrelatable, tedious, abominable, unappealing
• Usage in a sentence: Not an obviously charismatic figure, Mr Chan's principal qualities are those of a high-order bureaucrat.

10. Word: Convene (एकत्र करना)

• Pronunciation: kuhn-veen/ कन्वीन
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble. 
  
• Synonyms: assemble, gather, collect, muster
• Antonyms: adjourn, cancel, disperse, dismiss
• Usage in a Sentence: The supervisors may propose to convene temporary meetings of the board.

11. Word: Spur (प्रेरित करना)

• Pronunciation: spur/ स्पर
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive. [Noun]
  b. give an incentive or encouragement to (someone). [Verb]
• Synonyms: urge, encourage, motivate
• Antonyms: discourage, hindrance, obstacle
• Usage in a Sentence: On the spur of the moment, we all decided to hold a dance party.

12. Word: Reciprocate (परस्पर आदान-प्रदान)

• Pronunciation: ri-sip-ruh-keyt/रिसिप्रकैट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: to pay back in return
  
• Synonyms: do the same, return/give back; equal
• Antonyms: deny, refuse, disagree
• Usage in a Sentence: Priya is hesitant to loan money to people because most of them are unwilling to reciprocate when she is in need financially.

The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 6th April, 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!

• Deny
• Urge
• Assemble
• Interference
• Etiquette

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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