Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 14th Oct'21

Over the last few years, aspirants of competitive examinations have been witnessing new types of questions in almost every examination they take. The questions based on new patterns mostly appear in the English section as the subject provides the maximum scope for experimentation. The examination bodies twist the questions to stimulate the analytical skills of the candidates. However, the basics never change and Vocabulary is one one of the most essential basics of the English language. A sound command over Vocabulary allows you to tackle the questions and solve problems efficiently. 

Our series, ‘Shape up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist’ aims to help you completely understand the commonly used words with their meanings, pronunciations, synonyms, antonyms, proper use in sentences, etc.

Here is an important editorial for you from ‘The Hindu’, followed by important words from the same, to help you strengthen your vocabulary.

Happy Reading!

Limits to accommodation: on RBI's monetary policy

Important Words from the Article

1. Word: Rein 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.

2. Word: Derail (अवपथन)

• Pronunciation: dee-reyl/डीरेल
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: obstruct (a process) by diverting it from its intended course.
  
• Synonyms: dissuade, divert
• Antonyms: assist, encourage, improve
• Usage in a Sentence: That incident could derail the entire process.

 3. Word: Dilemma (असमंजस)

• Pronunciation: (dih-lem-uh) /डिलेम
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable.
• Synonyms: problem, difficulty, difficulty, trouble
• Antonyms: solution, answer, resolution, boon
• Usage in a Sentence: The fundamental dilemma remains: in a tolerant society, should we tolerate intolerance?

4. Word: Unanimous (एक-मत)

• Pronunciation: yoo-nan-uh-muh s/ यूनैनमस
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: (of two or more people) fully in the agreement.
• Synonyms: united, solid, agreed, like-minded
• Antonyms: divided, split, conflicting, opposing
• Usage in a Sentence: The jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty after a short deliberation.

5. Word: Benchmark (मानदण्ड)

• Pronunciation: bench-mahrk/ बेन्च्मार्क
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning: 
  a standard or point of reference against which things may be compared. (Noun)
  evaluate (something) by comparison with a standard. (Verb)
• Synonyms: standard, yardstick, baseline
• Usage in a sentence: Her outstanding performances set a new benchmark for singers across the world.

6. Word: Stimulate (उकसाना)

• Pronunciation: stim-yuh-leyt/ स्टिम्यलेट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system)./
  b. encourage or arouse interest or enthusiasm in.
  c. encourage the development of or increased activity in (a state or process).
• Synonyms: encourage, excite, arouse, incite
• Antonyms: discourage, depress, discourage, dampen
• Usage in a sentence: The article can be used to stimulate discussion among students.

7. Word: Posit (मंज़ूर करना/मानना)

• Pronunciation: poz-it/पाज़िट
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning:
  a. to place, put, or set (Verb)
  b. to lay down or assume as a fact or principle; postulate (Verb)
  c. something that is posited; an assumption; postulate (Noun)
• Synonyms: postulate, put forward, submit
• Antonyms: abstain, disbelieve, disregard, forget
• Usage in a sentence: If we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them. 

8. Word: Mitigate (घटाना)

• Pronunciation: mit-i-geyt/ मिटिगेट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.
  b. lessen the gravity of (an offence or mistake).
• Synonyms: alleviate, ease, relieve, diminish
• Antonyms: aggravate, incite, intensify
• Usage in a Sentence: Governments should endeavour to mitigate anxiety.

9. Word: Ameliorate (सुधरना)

• Pronunciation: uh-meel-yuh-reyt
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
• Synonyms: improve, better, alleviate, enhance
• Antonyms: aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, worsen
• Usage in a Sentence: This medicine should help ameliorate the pain.

10. Word: Calibrate (जांच करना)

• Pronunciation: cali-brate/कैलब्रैट
• Part of Speech: verb
• Meaning: to quantify in a careful and detailed manner
  
• Synonyms: assess,modify,regulate
• Antonyms: neglect, ignore
• Use in a Sentence: Pesticide levels in food are simply too difficult to calibrate.

'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!

• rein in
• derail
• dilemma
• unanimous
• benchmark 

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

More from us:

For practice, attempt the quiz based on this daily wordlist from the link below to enhance your exam preparation: Vocabulary Quiz, Click here to attempt!

You can also check the wordlist articles for the previous days from the link below: Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist

That was your Vocabulary dose for the day. 

from BYJU'S Exam Prep