Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 8th Sept 2021

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: Regime (शासन)

• Pronunciation: ruh-zheem
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. a government, especially an authoritarian one
  b. a system or ordered way of doing things.
• Synonyms: administration, jurisdiction
• Antonyms: disorder, confusion
• Use in a Sentence: The regime got rid of most of its opponents.

2. Word: Topple (गिर जाना)

• Pronunciation: top-uhl/ टापल
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall.
  b. remove (a government or person in authority) from power; overthrow.
• Synonyms: tumble, overthrow, oust, depose
• Antonyms: place, restore
• Usage in a sentence: Political corruption threatens to topple the regime.

 3. Word: Faction (गुट)

• Pronunciation: fak-shuhn/फैक्शन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like
  b. party strife and intrigue; dissension
• Synonyms: group, party, camp
• Usage in a sentence: The president’s advisors represent every faction of his party.

4. Word: Strife (संघर्ष)

• Pronunciation: strahyf/ स्ट्राइफ
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.
• Synonyms: conflict, struggle, contention
• Antonyms: peace, harmony, agreement
• Usage in a sentence: They blamed the republic's nationalistic coalition government for the slide into civil strife.

5. Word: Elite (उच्च वर्ग)

• Pronunciation: ih-leet/ऐलीट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a select group that is superior in terms of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or society.
• Synonyms: nobility, prime
• Antonyms: worst, ordinary
• Usage in a Sentence: Public opinion is influenced by the small elite who control the media.

6. Phrase: Prop up (सहायता देना)

• Pronunciation: prop-up/प्रोप अप
• Meaning:
  a. to lift and give support to something by putting something under it
• Synonyms: support, shore up, sustain, hold up
• Antonyms: restrain, put down, deter from
• Usage in a sentence: He was sitting upright in his hospital bed, propped up by pillows.

7. Word: Rump (अवशिष्ट)

• Pronunciation: ruhmp/रम्प
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. those few members of a group or organization who stay after the others have left or been forced out
  b. the last part, especially that which is unimportant or inferior
• Synonyms: posterior, backside, fanny
• Antonyms: front, base, core
• Usage in a sentence: This rump has been ordered to draft a new electoral law within two months so that new elections can be held. 

8. Word: Renegade (स्वधर्मत्यागी)

• Pronunciation: ren-i-geyd/रेनगेड
• Part of Speech: Noun/Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. a person who has changed their feelings of support and duty from one political, religious, national, etc. group to a new one (Noun)
  b. used to describe someone who has changed their feelings of support and duty from one political, religious, national, etc. group to a new one (Adjective)
• Synonyms: turncoat, apostate, rebel
• Antonyms: patriot, adherent, paragon
• Usage in a sentence: A band of renegades had captured the prince and were holding him to ransom.
  
  

9. Word: Counterweight(संतुलित रखना)

• Pronunciation: koun-ter-weyt/कॉउंटरवेट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. a. to balance or equip with a counterweight.
• Synonyms: counterpoise, equalizer, balance
• Antonyms: derange, unbalance
• Usage in a sentence: The senate is the opposition's counterweight to the new president.

10. Word: Chaos (अव्यवस्था)

• Pronunciation: key-os/कैआस
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order
  b. any confused, disorderly mass
  c. the infinity of space or formless matter supposed to have preceded the existence of the ordered universe
• Synonyms: disorder, confusion, turmoil
• Antonyms: harmony, system, orderliness
• Usage in a sentence: Snow and ice have caused chaos on the roads.

'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!

• regime
• topple
• faction
• strife
• elite

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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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!

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