Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 7th May 2021

By Shruti Kapoor|Updated : May 7th, 2021

Vocabulary plays a very important role in enhancing your communication skills, be it written or spoken. As you glance through the newspaper every day, you come across a number of new words. Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist from BYJU'S Exam Prep is a daily vocabulary exercise that will help enhance your vocabulary skills.

Vocabulary plays a very important role in enhancing your communication skills, be it written or spoken. As you glance through the newspaper every day, you come across a number of new words. Your reading exercise is impeded if you do not understand the meaning of a word, or its meaning in a given context. Such challenges could be overcome by inculcating a sound habit of reading. The habit lets you encounter something new every day in the form of words, the meaning of which you were unaware of.

In keeping with the idea of learning and scoring better in English, we bring to you our series, ‘Shape up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist’. A daily dose of this article acquaints you with commonly (and not so commonly) used English words. The series tries to feature every such word, with its meaning, contextual usage, pronunciation, synonym, antonym, proper use in sentences, etc., that could save you from sitting with a dictionary while reading. Ultimately, it facilitates smooth reading and better intake of the newspaper article.

Given below is an important editorial from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’.

Read it, understand the context and go through the meanings of words to boost up your learning.

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Important Words from the Article

1. Word: Underscore (ज़ोर देना)

  • Pronunciation: uhn-der-skawr/ अन्डर्स्कॉर
  • Part of Speech: Verb 
  • Meaning: 
    a. to mark with a line or lines underneath; underline, as for emphasis.
    b. to stress; emphasize:
  • Synonyms: highlight, stress, underline
  • Antonyms: ignore, disregard, downplay
  • Usage in a sentence: The recent tragedy underscores the danger of disregarding safety rules.

2. Word: Adhere (दृढ़ रहना)

  • Pronunciation: ad-heer/ अड्हिर 
  • Part of Speech: Verb 
  • Meaning:
    a. to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually followed by to):
    b. to be devoted in support or allegiance; be attached as a follower or upholder (usually followed by to)
  • Synonyms: stick, cling, cohere
  • Antonyms: separate, abandon, apart
  • Usage in a sentence: The mud adhered to his shoes.

 3Word: Unpalatable (अरुचिकर)

  • Pronunciation: uhn-pal-uh-tuh-buhl/ अन्पैलटबल
  • Part of Speech: Adjective
  • Meaning
    a. not palatable; unpleasant to the taste.
    b. disagreeable or unacceptable; obnoxious:
  • Synonyms: distasteful, unsavory, unpleasant
  • Antonyms: delicious, nice, tasty
  • Usage in a sentence: His unpalatable behavior managed to irk the teacher. 

4. Word: Scrutiny (सूक्ष्म परीक्षण)

  • Pronunciation: skroot-n-ee/ स्क्रूटनी
  • Part of Speech: Noun
  • Meaning:
    a. a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
    b. surveillance; close and continuous watching or guarding.
  • Synonyms: examination, inspection, investigation
  • Antonyms: neglect, eyeshot, cursory
  • Usage in a sentence: The convict was under immense scrutiny before the court hearing. 

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5. Word: Impose (थोपना)

  • Pronunciation: im-pohz/ इम्पोज़ 
  • Part of Speech: Verb 
  • Meaning:
    a. to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.:
    b. to put or set by or as if by authority:
  • Synonyms: enforce, inflict, levy
  • Antonyms: abate, diminish, forgive
  • Usage in a sentence: The taxes imposed by the government were too much for the farmers.

6. Word: Limb (शाखा)

  • Pronunciation: lim/ लिम
  • Part of Speech: Noun
  • Meaning:
    a. a person or thing regarded as a part, member, branch, offshoot, or scion of something:
    b. a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
  • Synonyms: branch, member, offshoot
  • Antonyms: area, whole, outset
  • Usage in a sentence: A limb of the central committee was tasked with completing the project. 

7. Word: Denude (वंचित करना)

  • Pronunciation: dih-nood/ डिनूड
  • Part of Speech: Verb
  • Meaning:
    a. to make naked or bare; strip:
  • Synonyms: strip, bare, deprive
  • Antonyms: compensate, clad, drape
  • Usage in a sentence: The storm completely denuded the trees.

8. Word: Clamor (कोलाहल)

  • Pronunciation: klam-er/ क्लैमर 
  • Part of Speech: Noun
  • Meaning:
    a. a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
    b. a vehement expression of desire or dissatisfaction:
  • Synonyms: uproar, noise, shout
  • Antonyms: silence, quiet, peace
  • Usage in a sentence: The clamor of the opponents of the law took the parliamentary house by storm. 

9. Word: Offing (निकट भविष्य में)

  • Pronunciation: aw-fing/ ऑफिंग
  • Part of Speech: Noun
  • Meaning:
    a. the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area
    b. the near or foreseeable future
  • Synonyms: future, futurity, herafter
  • Antonyms: yore, antiquity, haven 
  • Usage in a sentence: There was a ship in the offing. 

10. Word: Recommendation (गुण-कीर्तन)

  • Pronunciation: rek-uh-men-dey-shuhn/ रेकमेन्डेशन
  • Part of Speech: Noun 
  • Meaning:
    a. representation in favor of a person or thing.
    b. anything that serves to recommend a person or thing, or induce acceptance or favor.
  • Synonyms: suggestion, advice, proposal
  • Antonyms: disapproval, pejorative, admonition
  • Usage in a sentence: The professor dispatched a glowing letter of recommendation to many the firms regarding one of his pupils. 

'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.

  • Underscore
  • Adhere
  • Unpalatable
  • Scrutiny
  • Impose

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!

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

SR No.WordAntonyms
1Limb Antiquity 
2Denude Disapproval 
3Clamor Whole
4Offing Compensate 
5Recommendation Peace 

Share your answers in the comment section. 

More from us:

For practice, attempt the quiz based on this daily wordlist from the link below to enhance your exam preparation: Vocabulary Quiz, Click here to attempt!

You can also check the wordlist articles for the previous days from the link below: Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist

That was your Vocabulary dose for the day. 

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