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We are here with your Daily dose of Challenging Wordlist. Consider the given newspaper article as a Comprehension for your exams and do answer the questions at the end.
Today’s article, 'The limits to popular sentiment’ has been picked from The Hindu.
This article talks about Supreme Court-ordered ban on bull-taming an annual ritual in chennai.
You can go through the article from the link below -
The limits to popular sentiment
Challenging Words in the Article -
- Spontaneous (स्वाभाविक) - Adjective
Meaning - performed or occurring as a result of a sudden impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus
Synonyms - instinctive, voluntary
Antonyms - deliberate, intended
Example - Jake never plans anything because he is extremely spontaneous. - Upsurge (उन्नति) - Noun
Meaning - an upward surge in the strength or quantity of something, an increase
Synonyms - boom, pattern
Antonyms - downturn
Example - An upsurge in vandalism and violent crime. - Notably (विशेष रूप से) - Adverb
Meaning - especially, in particular
Synonyms - particularly, distinctly
Antonyms - insignificantly, unnotably
Example - Will’s reading skills notably improved once he started reading comic books. - Solidarity (एकजुटता) - Noun
Meaning - unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest, mutual support within a group
Synonyms - agreement, unification
Antonyms - discord, seperation
Example - Thousands of fast food workers are protesting tomorrow to show their solidarity against low wages. - Wrest (खींच)
Meaning - forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp (Verb)
a key for tuning a harp or piano (Noun)
Synonyms - wring, extract
Antonyms - give
Example - My mom had to wrest the candy bar from my hands in order for me to stop eating it. - Feudal (सामंती) - Adjective
Meaning - according to, resembling, or denoting the system of feudalism
Synonyms - antinque, archaic
Antonyms - current, modern
Example - Bring the old pageants, show the feudal world. - Valour (वीरता) - Noun
Meaning - great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle
Synonyms - bravery, gallantry
Example - The soldier’s valor earned him a medal of honor. - Deemed (समझा) - Verb
Meaning - regard or consider in a specified way
Synonyms - allow, assume
Antonyms - forget, ignore
Example - The principal will probably deem the boy’s behavior as upsetting and worthy of a suspension. - Persuade (मनाना) - Verb
Meaning - induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument
Synonyms - entice, advice
Antonyms - dissuade, prevent
Example - My wife is insane if she thinks she can persuade me to buy her a $2,000 purse.
Now considering the article above as a Reading Comprehension question, try to answer the following -
- What might be the reason due to which the supreme court has banned an annual ritual of chennai?
- Explain the term "opportunity to ensure that was free of cruelty"?
Take the Quiz below to find out how versed you are in your vocab.
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