Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 18th March, 2021

Nowadays the English section of Banking exams is full of surprises. In most of the topics, Vocabulary plays an important role and a good hold over it will help you score good marks. Also, Vocabulary helps in understanding the context of sentences while improving communication skills like speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Nobody can cram all the meanings of the words in one go. To help you out in this, we are providing you with the series, ‘Shape up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist’ which solely aims to enhance your vocabulary. The series will present the words used in newspaper editorials with the appropriate meanings, synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation, usage in the sentences, etc.

Today's article is from "The Indian Express" newspaper. Understand the gist of the article using the meaning of the words given below and practice questions at the end of this article.

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Important Words from the Article

1. Word: Arrogate (अनधिकार से अपना लेना)

• Pronunciation: ar-uh-geyt/ ऐरोगैट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: take or claim (something) without justification.
• Synonyms: usurp, assume, appropriate, seize
• Antonyms: forfeit, give, forgo, waive, hand over
• Usage in a sentence: They've arrogated to themselves the power to change the rules arbitrarily.

2. Word: Stint (कार्यावधि/ सीमा बांधना)

• Pronunciation: stint/ स्टिन्ट
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning:
  b. restrict (someone) in the amount of something, especially money, given or permitted. (Verb)
  c. a person's fixed or allotted period of work. (Noun)
  d. limitation of supply or effort (Noun)
• Synonyms: job, work, limit, restrain
• Antonyms: free, exuberant
• Usage in a Sentence: He has changed his schedule to a three-day stint, which starts this Friday.

 3. Word: Ambiguity (संदिग्धता)

• Pronunciation: am-bi-gyoo-i-tee/ ऐम्बग्यूइटी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.
• Synonyms: vagueness, obscurity, uncertainty
• Antonyms: certainty, clarity
• Usage in a Sentence: There was an element of ambiguity in the president's reply.

4. Word: Apprehension (डर)

• Pronunciation: ap-ri-hen-shuh n/ ऐप्रिहेन्शन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
  
• Synonyms: dread, fear, anxiety, worry
• Antonyms: confidence, calmness, ease
• Usage in a Sentence: The change in the law has caused apprehension among many people.
  
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5. Word: Circumscribe (सीमित करना) 

• Pronunciation: sur-kuhm-skrahyb/ सर्कम्स्क्राइब
• Part of speech: Verb
  Meaning: to limit the range or scope of something to a particular degree
• Synonyms: restrain, regulate, limit, confine, enclose
• Antonyms: broaden, exceed, abandon, free
• Usage in a sentence: In court the violent suspects wear shackles that circumscribe their ability to flee.

6. Word: Aloft (ऊंचे पर)

• Pronunciation: uh-lawft/अलॉफ्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective & Adverb
• Meaning: 
  a. up in or into the air; overhead.
• Synonyms: upward, skyward, up high
• Antonyms: below, under, beneath
• Usage in a Sentence: After winning, she held the trophy aloft.

7. Word: Imprimatur (अनुमति)

• Pronunciation: im-pri-mah-ter/ इम्प्रिमाटर
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a person's authoritative approval.
• Synonyms: sanction, permission, approval
• Antonyms: disapproval, refusal, rejection, censure
• Usage in a Sentence: The project cannot go ahead without the imprimatur of the Treasury.

8. Word: Mandatory (अनिवार्य आज्ञापक)

• Pronunciation: man-duh-tawr-ee/मैन्डटोरी
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. Something that is mandatory must be done or is demanded by law
• Synonyms: compulsory, obligatory, required, necessary
• Antonyms: optional, voluntary, unnecessary
• Usage in a sentence: The minister is calling for mandatory prison sentences for people who assault police officers.

9. Word: Autonomy (स्वराज्य)

• Pronunciation: aw-ton-uh-mee
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: the right or condition of self-government.
  
• Synonyms: freedom, self-government, independence
• Antonym: dependence, captivity, subjugation
• Usage in a Sentence: Branch managers have full autonomy in their own areas.

10. Word: Subsist (बना रहना)

• Pronunciation: suhb-sist/सब्सिस्ट
• Part of Speech: Verb 
• Meaning:
  a. to exist; continue in existence.
  b. to remain alive; live, as on food, resources, etc.
  c. to have existence in, or by reason of, something.
  d. to reside, lie, or consist (usually followed by in)..
  e. to have timeless or abstract existence, as a number, relation, etc.
  f. to have existence, especially independent existence.
• Synonyms: exist, live, survive, continue, endure
• Antonyms: perish, succumb, end
• Usage in a sentence: The problem subsisted for a long while after the operation.

'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!

• arrogate
• stint 
• ambiguity
• apprehension
• circumscribe

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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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!

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