Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 31st July 2021

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

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Vaccinating the young: On priority groups

Important Words from the Article

1. Word: Priority (प्रधानता)

• Pronunciation: prahy-awr-i-tee/ प्राइऑरटी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others.
  
• Synonyms: preference, primacy, emphasis
• Antonyms: unimportance, disfavor
• Usage in a Sentence: The daily newspaper gives priority to national news over international ones.

2. Word: Chug (शोर करना,पीना)

• Pronunciation: chuhg/चाग
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to make the sound of an engine or motor, or to move making this sound
  b. to swallow a drink completely without stopping to breathe
• Synonyms: guzzle, quaff, gulp
• Antonyms: sip
• Use in a Sentence: He was so thirsty he chugged three glasses of water.

 3. Word: Sporadic (छिट पुट)

• Pronunciation: spuh-rad-ik/स्पोरैडिक
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.
• Synonyms: occasional, infrequent, irregular, periodical
• Antonyms: frequent, constant, ceaseless, seasonal
• Usage in a Sentence: There were reports of sporadic fighting in the streets.

4. Word: Frenetic (अतिउत्तेजित)

• Pronunciation: fruh-net-ik/फ्रनेटिक
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. involving a lot of excited movement or activity
• Synonyms: delirious, ferocious, feverish, fierce, frantic, frenzied, furious, mad, rabid, violent, wild
• Antonyms: relaxed, calm, peaceful, quiet
• Usage in a sentence: After weeks of frenetic activity, the job was finally finished.
  
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5. Word: Inoculation (टीकाकरण)

• Pronunciation: ih-nok-yuh-ley-shuh n/ इनाक्यलेशन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: the action of inoculating or of being inoculated; vaccination.
• Synonyms: vaccination, injection, immunization
• Usage in a sentence: This may eventually lead to routine inoculation of children.

6. Word: Administer (प्रबंध करना)

• Pronunciation: ad-min-uh-ster/ ऐड्मिनिस्टर
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of:
  b. to bring into use or operation:
  c. to make application of; give:
• Synonyms: manage, control, supervise
• Antonyms: neglect, derelict, abandoned
• Usage in a sentence: The fund manager administers all the incoming and outgoing transactions of the fund.  

7. Word: Undergird (सहारा देना)

• Pronunciation: uhn-der-gurd/ अंडरगर्द
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. secure or fasten from the underside, especially by a rope or chain passed underneath.
  b. provide support or a firm basis for.
• Synonyms: support, reinforce, brace up, bolster, sustain
• Antonyms: undermine, contradict, disapprove, neglect
• Usage in a sentence: The theory of evolution undergirds virtually all of modern biology.

8. Word: Swagger (इठलाना)

• Pronunciation: swag-er/स्वैगर
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air (Verb)
  b. to boast or brag noisily (Verb)
  c. to bring, drive, force, etc., by blustering (Verb)
  d. swaggering manner, conduct, or walk; ostentatious display of arrogance and conceit (Noun)
• Synonyms: blow, boast, brag, flamboyant, flashy, glitzy
• Antonyms: belittle, deprecate, dowdy, graceless, inelegant, style-less
• Usage in a sentence: A group of young men swaggered around outside the bar.

9. Word: Contingent (आकस्मिक)

• Pronunciation: kuh n-tin-juh nt/कन्टिन्जन्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. subject to chance.
  b. occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on.
  
• Synonyms: fortuitous, conditional
• Antonyms: certain, necessary
• Use in a Sentence: Our success is contingent upon your support.

10. Word: Derail (अवपथन)

• Pronunciation: dee-reyl/डीरेल
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: obstruct (a process) by diverting it from its intended course.
  
• Synonyms: dissuade, divert
• Antonyms: assist, encourage, improve
• Use in a Sentence: That incident could derail the entire process.

'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!

• Derail
• Contingent
• Chug
• Sporadic
• Frenetic

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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