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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, 'A battle lost?’ has been picked from The Hindu.
This article talks about T.R. Zeliang, who recently stepped down as the Chief Minister of Nagaland. He was pressured to resign not just by status quoists among tribal groups but also by his rivals in the NPF.
To read more, you can go through the article from the link below -
A battle lost?
Challenging Words in the Article -
- Enthusiastic (उत्साही) - Adjective
Meaning - having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval
Synonyms - ardent, concerned
Antonyms - frigid, disinteresed
Example - As an enthusiastic person, I like to create an atmosphere of excitement and thrill wherever I go. - Reactionary (प्रतिक्रियावादी)
Meaning - opposing political or social progress or reform (Adjective)
a reactionary person (Noun)
Synonyms - conservative, traditional
Antonyms - liberal, radical
Example - The new president believes some of the government’s reactionary policies should be changed. - Embark (प्रारंभ करना) - Verb
Meaning - begin (a course of action)
Synonyms - commence, launch
Antonyms - cease, finish
Example - When William took the presidential oath, he announced his plans to embark upon a passage of change for our country. - Autonomy (स्वायत्तता) - Noun
Meaning - the right or condition of self-government
Synonyms - freedom, liberty
Antonyms - dependence
Example - A good boss will provide her workers with the autonomy necessary to create their own ideal working conditions. - Mandated (अनिवार्य) - Verb
Meaning - give (someone) authority to act in a certain way
Synonyms - assigned, ordered
Example - The marshal was given a mandate to use all resources to bring in the escaped prisoner. - Emboldening (प्रोत्साहित करना) - Verb
Meaning - give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something
Synonyms - energize, boost
Antonyms - discourage, dissuade
Example - The coach hoped his speech would embolden his team to win the playoff game. - Agitation (व्याकुलता) - Noun
Meaning - a state of anxiety or nervous excitement
Synonyms - disturbance, turmoil
Antonyms - calm, harmony
Example - Barking at the dog will only agitate him further. - Insurgent (विद्रोही)
Meaning - a person fighting against a government or invading force; a rebel or revolutionary (Noun)
rising in active revolt (Adjective)
Synonyms - disobedient, revolting
Antonyms - obedient, subordinate
Example - The soldiers were trained to shoot any enemy insurgent on sight.
Now considering the article above as a Reading Comprehension question, try to answer the following -
- What is NPF-led coalition is about?
Given below are some words to check your vocabulary you can make sentences with those words in the comment section which will be reviewed by us.
- Progressive
- Endeavour
- Predictably
- Resist
- Stuck
Take the Quiz below to find out how versed you are in your vocab.
Quiz on Daily Wordlist
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