Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 30th January, 2021

To enhance your command over English vocabulary, you must learn new words regularly. Now, the question arises, how you can strengthen your vocabulary skills. For this, it is necessary that you improve your reading habit by going through newspapers on a daily basis and look up the new words. This exercise will also help you understand the context of the sentences.
Our series, ‘Shape up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist’ comes in very handy to boost this exercise. It helps you grasp the commonly used words with their meanings, pronunciation, synonym, antonym, proper use in sentences, etc.
Given below is an important editorial from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’. Read it, understand the context and go through the meanings of words given below to scale-up your knowledge.

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Important Words from the Article

1. Word: Albeit (यद्यपि)

• Pronunciation: awl-bee-it
• Part of Speech: Conjunction
• Meaning: 
  a. although; even if
• Synonyms: although, though, even though
• Antonyms: so, due to, according to
• Usage in a sentence: The evening was very pleasant, albeit a little quiet.

2. Word:  Macroeconomic (समष्टि अर्थशास्त्र )

• Pronunciation: macro-eco-nomic
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. Macroeconomics is the branch of economics that studies the behavior and performance of an economy as a whole. It focuses on the aggregate changes in the economy such as unemployment, growth rate, gross domestic product and inflation 
• Usage in a sentence: Careful consideration of the macroeconomic conditions is essential when determining the economic growth of a country.

 3. Word: Equitable (उचित)

• Pronunciation: ek-wi-tuh-buhl 
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: fair and impartial.
• Synonyms: fair, just, impartial,
• Antonyms: unfair, unjust, biased, prejudiced
• Usage in a sentence: It provides a reasonably equitable and comprehensive service to the whole population at a remarkably low cost.

4. Word: Tariff (सीमा-शुल्क लगाना)

• Pronunciation: tar-if
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. an official list or table showing the duties or customs imposed by a government on imports or exports.
  b. the schedule or system of duties so imposed.
  c. any duty or rate of duty in such a list or schedule.
• Synonyms: tax, valuation, levy
• Antonyms: subsidy
• Usage in a Sentence: A general tariff was imposed on foreign imports.
  
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5. Word: Hierarchy (अनुक्रम)

• Pronunciation: hahy-uh-rahr-kee
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority.
• Synonyms: rank, order
• Antonyms: declassification, jumble
• Usage in a sentence: A new management hierarchy was created within the company.

6. Word: Decoupling (अलग करना)

• Pronunciation: dee-kuh-puhl-uhng
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the separation of previously linked systems so that they may operate independently
  b. electronics: the reduction or avoidance of undesired distortion or oscillations in a circuit, caused by unwanted common coupling between two or more circuits
• Synonyms: disassociate, separate, unbundle 
• Antonyms: link, affiliate, connect
• Usage in a sentence: The eventual decoupling of the two companies resulted in increased hiring.

7. Word:  Antagonism (वैर-भाव)

• Pronunciation: an-tag-uh-niz-uhm
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. an active hostility or opposition, as between unfriendly or conflicting groups
  b. an opposing force, principle, or tendency
• Synonyms: hostility, enmity, antipathy, hostility
• Antonyms: benevolence, affection, fraternity, harmony
• Usage in a sentence: The antagonism grew between the two brothers, before they finally decided to part ways forever.

8. Word: Populism (लोकलुभावनवाद)

• Pronunciation: pop-yuh-liz-um
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: related to policies that supposedly represent the opinions of ordinary people , support for the rights and powers of ordinary people
• Synonyms:demagogy, rabble-rousing 
• Usage in a sentence:  The candidate’s ability to align himself with the prejudices of the poor made him a product of populism.

9. Word: Jarring (अप्रत्याशित)

• Pronunciation: Ja-ring
• Part of speech: Verb
  
• Meaning: Incongruous in a striking or shocking way , causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness
  
• Synonyms: flabbergasting, surprising, unannounced, unanticipated, unexpected, shocking, startling
  
• Antonyms: common, customary, mundane, normal, ordinary
  
• Usage in a sentence: The jarring action of mass suspension carried out by the administration made those involved in ragging worry.

10. Word: Eyeball-to-eyeball (आमने-सामने)

• Pronunciation: ahy-bawl-tuh-ahy-bawl
• Part of Speech: Adjective/Adverb
• Meaning: close or direct and often hostile; face-to-face:
• Synonyms: antipodal, antithetical, at variance, at cross-purposes
• Antonyms: on the same page, agreed
• Usage in a sentence: The two countries have been going eyeball-to-eyeball over occupation of the islands on the Pacific.

'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!

• albeit 
• macroeconomic
• equitable
• tariff
• hierarchy

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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