Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 17th January, 2019

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: Moribund (अन्त के करीब)

• Pronunciation: mawr-uh-buhnd/मॉरबन्ड
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  

         a. (of a person) at the point of death. 

         b. (of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigour.

• Synonyms: dying, stagnant, weak
• Antonyms: alive, fresh
• Use in a Sentence: The region's heavy industry is still inefficient and moribund.

2. Word: Showcase (प्रदर्शनअ)

• Pronunciation: shoh-keys/शोकैस
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: exhibit; display
• Synonyms: illustrate, manifest, represent
• Antonyms: abandon, conceal, distress
• Use in a Sentence: The event remains an important showcase for new talent.

3. Word: Embark (प्रारम्भ करना)

• Part of Speech: Verb
• Pronunciation: em-bahrk/ इम्बार्क
• Meaning: begin (a course of action).
  
• Synonyms: commence, initiate
• Antonyms: conclude, culminate
• Use in a Sentence: The man is about to embark on a strategic career.

4. Word: Impediment (अवरोध)

• Pronunciation: im-ped-uh-muhnt/इम्पेडमन्ट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. a hindrance or obstruction in doing something.
  b. a defect in a person's speech, such as a lisp or stammer.
  
• Synonyms: barrier, bar, handicap, drawback, restraint
• Antonyms: privilege, advantage, help, kindness
• Use in a Sentence: He has an impediment in speech.

5. Word: Appetite (प्रवृत्ति)

• Pronunciation: ap-ee-tait/ऐपिटाइट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a strong desire for something
  
• Synonyms: craving, hunger/thirst.
• Antonyms: dislike , aversion , disgust, distaste
• Use in a Sentence: Aristotle once noted that every action is due to one or other of seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reasoning, anger, or appetite.

6. Word: Desist (बंद कर देना)

• Pronunciation: dih-zist/डिसिस्ट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: stop doing something; cease or abstain.
• Synonyms: abstain, refrain, forbear
• Antonyms: continue, endure, resume
• Use in a Sentence: The warriors have been ordered to desist from shooting their rifles.

7. Word: Retrospect (पुनरावलोकन)

• Pronunciation: re-truh-spekt/रेट्रस्पेक्ट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a survey or review of a past course of events or period of time.
  
• Synonyms: remembering, looking back, retain, reconsideration
• Antonyms: forethought, prescience, foresight
• Use in a Sentence: In retrospect, it's easy to see why we were wrong.

8. Word: Grapple with (निपटना,हाथापाई करना)

• Pronunciation: grap-ul with/ ग्राप्प्ल विध
• Part of Speech: Phrasal verb
• Meaning: to wrestle or struggle
  
• Synonyms: tackle, confront,face.
• Antonyms: release, support, let go
• Use in a Sentence: Do not think that you are the only one who is facing a hard time, everyone needs to grapple with the obstacles in life sooner or later.

9. Word: Precarious (अनिश्चित)

• Pronunciation: pri-kair-ee-uh s/प्रिकेरीअस
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: dependent on chance; uncertain
  
• Synonyms: hazardous, perilous, insecure
• Antonyms: strong, secure, stable
• Use in a Sentence:  This place is a precarious and unstable area.

10. Word: Rein in (रोकना)

• Part of Speech: Idiom
• Meaning:

        a. To tighten control over someone or something; to restrain, slow down, or diminish someone or something.

• Synonyms: control, curb
• Antonyms: accelerate, agitate
• Use in a Sentence: You must rein in your temper.

11. Word: Salvage (रक्षा करना)

• Pronunciation: sal-vij/सैल्विज
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning: 
  

        a. rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo) from loss at sea. [Verb]

        b. the rescue of a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo from loss at sea. [Noun]

• Synonyms:  rescue, save, recover, retrieve
• Antonyms: lose, waste, injure
• Use in a Sentence: All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.

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!

• Showcase
• Embark
• Impediment
• Desist
• Appetite

Answer in the comment section.  

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