Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 11th Sept 2021

In keeping with the idea of learning and scoring better in English, we bring to you our series, ‘Shape up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist’. A daily dose of this article acquaints you with commonly (and not so commonly) used English words. The series tries to feature every such word, with its meaning, contextual usage, pronunciation, synonym, antonym, proper use in sentences, etc., that could save you from sitting with a dictionary while reading. Ultimately, it facilitates smooth reading and better intake of the newspaper article.

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.

Return of the Mullahs: On the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Important Words from the Article

1. Word: Inclusive (सम्मिलित)

• Pronunciation: इन्क्लूसिव/ in-kloo-siv
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning -   covering every person and every aspect of a situation, with everything included
• Synonyms - all-in, all-inclusive, comprehensive
• Antonyms - exclusive, limited, restricted
• Usage in a sentence - The all-inclusive tour packages include airfare, accommodations, meals, and activities.

2. Word: Ethnic (प्रजातीय)

• Pronunciation: eth-nik/ एथ्निक
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. relating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition. [Adjective]
  b. a member of an ethnic minority. [Noun]
• Synonyms: cultural, tribal, heathen
• Antonyms: nonracial, international, segregative
• Usage in a Sentence: I do believe it is possible for different ethnic groups to live together in harmony.

 3. Word: Contain (अटाना)

• Pronunciation: kuhn-teyn/कन्टैन
• Part of Speech: Verb 
• Meaning:
  a. to hold or include within its volume or area
  b. to control or hide a strong emotion, such as excitement or anger
  c. to keep within limits and not to allow to spread
• Synonyms: hold, include, control
• Antonyms: exclude, unleash, vent
• Usage in a sentence: Medical teams were scrambling to contain the virus that has already killed thousands in Latin America.

4. Word: Blacklist (काली सूची, काली सूची में नाम लिखना)

• Pronunciation: blak-list/ ब्लैक्लिस्ट
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. a list of people, countries, etc. who are considered by a particular authority or group to be unacceptable and who should be avoided and not trusted (Noun)
  b. to put someone's name on a blacklist (Verb)
• Synonyms: blackball, ostracize, boycott, exclude 
• Antonyms: accept, allowed, permit, welcome
• Usage in a Sentence: They were blacklisted because of their extreme views.

5. Word: Prejudice (पक्षपात)

• Pronunciation: prej-uh-dis/प्रेजडिस
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason (Noun)
  b. any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable or unfavorable (Noun)
  c. unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, especially of a hostile nature, regarding an ethnic, racial, social, or religious group (Noun)
  d. damage or injury; detriment (Noun)
  e. someone or something that prejudices you influences you unfairly so that you form an unreasonable opinion about something (Verb)
• Synonyms: bias, partiality, influence, discrimination
• Antonyms: tolerance, fairness, justice, equity
• Usage in a sentence: He had to battle against prejudice to get a job.

6. Phrase: Sanction (स्वीकृति देना, दण्ड)

• Pronunciation: sangk-shuhn/ सैंगक्शन
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule. [Noun]
  b. give official permission or approval for (an action). [Verb]
  c. an official order, such as the stopping of trade, that is taken against a country in order to make it obey international law [Noun]
• Synonyms: approve, endorse, authorize, permit
• Antonyms: disapprove, contempt, refusal, forbid
• Usage in a sentence: Many nations have imposed sanctions on the country because of its attacks on its own people.

7. Word: Reclusive (एकान्तता लाने वाला)

• Pronunciation: rek-loos-ive/रीक्लूसिव
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. avoiding the company of other people; solitary.
• Synonyms: secluded, isolated, withdrawn, retiring
• Antonyms: outgoing, extroverted, connubial
• Use in a Sentence: He has grown reclusive in recent years, seemingly unaware that he is no longer under house arrest.

8. Word: Incarnation (अवतरण)

• Pronunciation: in-kahr-ney-shuhn /इन्कार्नैशन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a living being embodying a deity or spirit.
  b. assumption of human form or nature.
  c. a person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea, or the like.
• Synonyms: embodiment, avatar, personification
• Antonyms: disembodiment
• Usage in a sentence: The Jataka Tales are full of tales about the different incarnations of Lord Buddha.

9. Word: Gloss over (छिपाना)

• Pronunciation: gloss-over/ग्लास ओवर
• Meaning:
  a. to avoid considering something, such as an embarrassing mistake, to make it seem not important, and to quickly continue talking about something else
  b. to hide under a deceptively attractive surface or appearance
• Synonyms: cover up, hide, disregard
• Antonyms: emphasise, focus, interact
• Usage in a sentence: She glossed over the company's declining profits.

10. Word: Rupture (कलह, संबंध विच्छेद, तोड़ना)

• Pronunciation: ruhp-cher/ रप्चर
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. break or burst suddenly. [Verb]
  b. breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or situation). [Verb]
  c. an instance of breaking or bursting suddenly and completely. [Noun]
• Synonyms: split, break, rift, fracture, tear, crack
• Antonyms: collaborate, mend, join, fix, harmony
• Usage in a Sentence: The incidents have not yet caused a major rupture in the political ties between the two countries.

'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!

• Ethnic
• Sanction
• Incarnation
• Blacklist
• Rupture

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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