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The today's article is taken 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.
Challenging Words from the Article
1. Word: Cryptic (रहस्यमय)
- Pronunciation: Cryptic/Cryptic
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.
- Synonyms: enigmatic, mysterious, hard to understand, confusing
- Antonyms: obvious, clear, definite
- Use in a Sentence: I received a cryptic message through the post.
2. Word: Encompass (सम्मिलित करना)
3. Word: Lacunae (छिद्र)
- Pronunciation: luh-kyoo-nuh/लक्यून
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. an unfilled space; a gap.
- Synonyms: scant, inadequacy, fault
- Antonyms: conclusure, concluding, ending
- Use in a Sentence: This would partly address the regulatory lacunae revealed by successive improprity.
4. Word: Pursuit (अनुसरण, कोशिश)
- Pronunciation: per-soot/पर्सूट
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. the action of pursuing someone or something.
b. an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or sporting one.
- Synonyms: work, enterprise, mission, seeking
- Antonyms: retreat, surrender, detest
- Use in a Sentence: She travelled the world in pursuit of her dreams.
5. Word: Discord (अनबन)
- Pronunciation: dis-kawrd/डिस्कॉर्ड
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. disagreement between people. [Noun]
b. lack of harmony between notes sounding together. [Noun]
c. (of people) disagree. [Verb]
- Synonyms: dissension, strife, dispute, disharmony
- Antonyms: peace, sympathy, agreement, concord
- Use in a Sentence: A note of discord surfaced during the proceedings.
6. Word: Forthcoming (आगमनशील)
- Pronunciation: /फोर्थ्कमिंग
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. about to happen or appear.
b. ready or made available when wanted or needed.
- Synonyms: accessible, obtainable, imminent
- Antonyms: past, distant, gone
- Use in a Sentence: They promised that the money would be forthcoming.
7. Word: Critiques (समीक्षा)
- Pronunciation: kri-teek/क्रिटीक
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. a detailed analysis and assessment of something, especially a literary, philosophical, or political theory. [Noun]
b. evaluate (a theory or practice) in a detailed and analytical way. [Verb]
- Synonyms: premises, assertions, opinions
- Antonyms: compliments
- Use in a Sentence: Their critiques were relentless but revealing.
8. Word: Corroboration (पुष्टिकरण)
- Pronunciation: kuh-rob-uh-rey-shuh n/करॉबरैशन
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. evidence which confirms or supports a statement, theory, or finding; confirmation.
- Synonyms: confirmation, verification, attestation, affirmation, ratification
- Antonyms: denial, refutation, contradiction
- Use in a Sentence: The witness was unable to provide corroboration of what he had told the police.
9. Word: Correlate (सहसंबंधित होना)
- Pronunciation: kawr-uh-leyt/कॉरलैट
- Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
- Meaning:
a. have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another. [Verb[
b. each of two or more related or complementary things. [Noun]
- Synonyms: compare, associate, coordinate
- Antonyms: disconnect, unrelated, differ
- Use in a Sentence: The figures do not seem to correlate.
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:
S No. | Write 1 synonym & Antonym of the given word |
1 | Lacunae |
2 | Pursuit |
3 | Correlate |
4 | Discord |
5 | Corroboration |
Exercise 2:
Try to frame sentences from the given words and share them with us in the comments section!
- Forthcoming
- Cryptic
- Encompass
- Discord
- Correlate
Answer in the comment section.
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