Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 29th October 2020

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Given below is an important editorial from the newspaper ‘The Indian Express’. Read it, understand the context and go through the meanings of words given below to scale-up your knowledge.

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People’s Constitution

Important Words from the Article

1. Word: Innocuous (क्षति न पहुंचानेवाला)

• Pronunciation: ih-nok-yoo-uh s/ इनाक्यूअस
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: not harmful or offensive.
• Synonyms:  harmless, safe, non-dangerous, non-poisonous, non-toxic, innocent
• Antonyms:  harmful, obnoxious, injurious, pernicious
• Usage in a sentence: Even innocuous substances can sometimes register a positive result in a drug test.

2. Phrase: Spark Off (शुरू करना) 

• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: to bring into being or action; activate or initiate. to spark off an argument.
• Pronunciation: spahrk awf/
• Synonyms: trigger, set off, activate
• Antonyms: quench
• Use in a Sentence: A film you've watched can spark off a new idea.

 3. Word: Overwhelm (पराजित करना)

• Pronunciation: oh-ver-hwelm/ओवर्ह्वेल्म
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: a. have a strong emotional effect on.
  b. be too strong for; overpower.
• Synonyms: conquer, inundate
• Antonyms: inspire, amplify
• Usage in a Sentence: After the teacher's lecture, the students began to overwhelm her with questions.

4. Word: Draft (लिखना,दस्ता,नक्षा,ढांचा बनाना)

• Pronunciation: ड्रैफ्ट/drahft
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb, Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. a piece of text, a formal suggestion, or a drawing in its original state, often containing the main ideas and intentions but not the developed form (Noun)
  b. (of drinks such as beer) stored in and served from large containers, especially barrels (Adjective)
  c. to write down a document for the first time, including the main points but not all the details (Verb)
• Synonyms: outline, sketch, design, formulate
• Antonyms: discharge, abandon, delivery
• Usage in a sentence:
  a. Arpit, draft a proposal for the project and we can discuss it at the meeting.
  b. This is only a rough draft - the finished article will have pictures too.
  
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5. Word: Throng (जमाव,भीड़ लगाना)

• Pronunciation: थ्रॉंग/thrawng
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. a crowd or a large group of people
  b. to be or go somewhere in very large numbers
• Synonyms: crowd, swarm, pack, flock, horde
• Antonyms: few, empty, dismiss, take apart
• Usage in a sentence: The narrow streets were thronged with summer visitors.

6. Word: Cleavage (चीरना)

• Pronunciation: क्लीवज/klee-vij
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a.  division or disagreement
• Synonyms: division, split, segmentation, separation 
• Antonyms: reunion
• Usage in a sentence: There is a marked cleavage between the parties about the government's defence policy.

7. Word: Deliberation (मंत्रणा)

• Pronunciation: dih-lib-uh-rey-shuhn/ डिलिबरेशन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. long and careful consideration or discussion.
  b. slow and careful movement or thought.
• Synonyms: reflection, consideration, thought, contemplation
• Antonyms: alacrity, haste
• Usage in a Sentence: He spoke with deliberation, but often in vivid metaphors and with literary references.

8. Word: Enshrine (प्रतिष्ठापित करना)

• Pronunciation: en-shrahyn/ एन्श्राइन
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. place (a revered or precious object) in an appropriate receptacle.
  b. preserve (a right, tradition, or idea) in a form that ensures it will be protected and respected.
• Synonyms: sanctify, consecrate, exalt
• Antonyms: defile, desecrate, disrespect, debase, degrade
• Usage in a Sentence: Some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar.

9. Word: Relish (आनंद लेना)

• Pronunciation: rel-ish/ रेलिश
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. great enjoyment. (Noun)
  b. liking for or pleasurable anticipation of something. (Noun)
  c. enjoy greatly. (Verb)
• Synonyms: enjoy, savour, zest, love, delight, enjoyment
• Antonyms: dislike, hate, displeasure, detest, disinclination
• Usage in a Sentence: I don't relish the idea of working late tonight.

10. Word: Legacy (विरासत)

• Pronunciation: leg-uh-see/लेगसी
• Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. (Law) a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest (Noun)
  b. anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor (Noun)
  c. an applicant to or student at a school that was attended by his or her parent (Noun)
  d. of or relating to old or outdated computer hardware, software, or data that, while still functional, does not work well with up-to-date systems (Adjective)
• Synonyms: heritage, inheritance, bequest
• Antonyms: dispossession, declamation, abnegation
• Usage in a sentence: An elderly cousin had left her a small legacy.

'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!

• Legacy
• Draft
• Cleavage
• Deliberation
• Enshrine

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

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