Shape up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 1st November, 2018

Nowadays, English section of Banking exams is filled with full of surprises. In most of the topics, Vocabulary plays an important role and a good hold over it will help you score good marks. Also, It will help in understanding the context of sentences as well as improves the area of communication like, speaking, listening, reading and even writing.

Nobody can cram all the meanings of the words in one go. To help you out in this, we are providing you with the series, ‘Shape up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist’ which solely aims to enhance your vocabulary. This will present the words used in newspaper editorial articles with the appropriate meanings, synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation, usage in sentences, etc. 

The today's article will be from "The Hindu" newspaper. Understand the gist of the article using the meaning of below-given words and practice questions at the end of this article.

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Important Words from the Article

1. Word: Insurmountable (जो परास्त न किया जा सके)

• Pronunciation: in-ser-moun-tuh-buh l/इन्सर्माउन्टबल
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: too great to be overcome.
  
• Synonyms: insuperable, unconquerable, invincible
• Antonyms: attainable, achievable, easy
• Use in a Sentence: The language difference proved an insurmountable barrier.

2. Word: Spectacular (चमत्कारपूर्ण)

• Pronunciation: spek-tak-yuh-ler/स्पेक्टैक्यलर
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
• Meaning: 

         a. beautiful in a dramatic and eye-catching way. (Adjective)

         b. an event such as a pageant or musical, produced on a large scale and with striking effects. (Noun)

• Synonyms: picturesque, eye-catching, extravaganza, display
• Antonyms: usual, ordinary, regular
• Use in a Sentence: The man was attracted by the spectacular display of fireworks.

3. Word: Tussle (लड़ाई)

• Pronunciation: tuhs-uh l/ टसल
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:

• Synonyms: Fight, Scuffle, Skirmish, Brawl
• Antonyms: Agreement, Harmonize, Accord, truce
• Use in a Sentence: The two kids began to tussle with each other for the play station.

4. Word: Undermine (क्षीण करना)

• Pronunciation: uhn-der-mahyn/अन्डर्माइन
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.
  
• Synonyms:  threaten, weaken, compromise, diminish
• Antonyms: strengthen, bolster, boost
• Use in a Sentence: High income tax can undermine work incentives. 

5. Word: Encroachment (अधिक्रमण)

• Pronunciation: en-krohch-muh nt/एन्क्रोच्मन्ट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 

        a. a gradual advance beyond usual or acceptable limits.

        b. intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.

• Synonyms: invasion, infringement, imposition
• Antonyms: decline, deterioration, wane
• Use in a Sentence: It's a sign of the encroachment of commercialism in medicine.

6. Word: Irk (गुस्सा दिलाना)

• Pronunciation: urk/अर्क
• Part of Speech: Verb 
• Meaning: irritate; annoy.
  
• Synonyms: exasperate, vex, rattle
• Antonyms: delight, appease, soothe
• Use in a Sentence: It irks me to see money being wasted.

7. Word: Rue the day (अफसोस करना)

• Part of Speech: Idiom
• Meaning: To curse or bitterly regret a point in time (in which something happened or one did something)
• Synonyms: repent, qualm
• Antonyms: approve, delight
• Use in a Sentence: My son rued the day he joined the new college.

8. Word: Incur (दायित्व देना)

• Pronunciation: in-kur/इन्कर
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one's own behaviour or actions.
• Synonyms: sustain, acquire, induce
• Antonyms: avoid, evade, dwindle
• Use in a Sentence: Any expenses you may incur will be chargeable to the organisation.

9. Word: Wrath (रोष)

• Pronunciation: rahth/रैथ
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: extreme anger.
  
• Synonyms: resentment, outrage, annoyance
• Antonyms: happiness, delight, peace
• Use in a Sentence: The people feared the wrath of God.

10. Word: Grouse (शिकायत करना)

• Pronunciation: grous/ग्राउस
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning: complain about something trivial; grumble.
• Synonyms:  moan, groan, protest 
• Antonyms: enjoy, praise, compliment
• Use in a Sentence: I have never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.

11. Word: Per se (वास्तव में)

• Pronunciation: pur sey/पर सी
• Part of Speech: Adverb
• Meaning: by or in itself or themselves; intrinsically.
  
• Synonyms:  fundamentally, essentially
• Antonyms: extrinsically, additionally
• Use in a Sentence: There was no community development program, per se, in the first two years.

Practice Time 

Based on the words description, we have some practice questions for you. Answer these questions in the comments section. Our team will review them at the earliest!

Exercise 1: 

Exercise 2:

Try to frame sentences from the given words and share them with us in the comments section!

• Encroachment 
• Undermine
• Per se
• Grouse
• Irk

Answer in the comment section.  

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You can also check the wordlist articles for the previous days from the link below:

Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist

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