Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 18th October 2018

In English language, Vocabulary plays an important role. To increase your command over it, reading skills need to be enhanced. To improve your reading skills, just read the newspaper on daily basis and understand the meaning of different words. This will help you to understand the context of the sentences very easily.

Our series, ‘Shape up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist’ aims to help you understand the different aspects of the commonly used words, ranging from their meaning, pronunciation, synonym, antonym, proper use in sentences, etc.

So, here is an important editorial for you from ‘The Hindu Businessline’, followed by important words from the same, to help you strengthen your vocabulary.

Happy Reading!

The Bhutan Vote

GK Questions:

Q1. Who is the prime minister of Bhutan?

Q2. Doklam plateau is situated in which country?

Challenging Words from the Article

1. Word: Repercussions (प्रतिक्रिया)

Pronunciation: ree-per-kuhsh-uh n/रीप्रकशन
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:

a. an unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one.

b. the recoil of something after impact.

Synonyms: effect, outcome, by-product
Antonyms: causes
Use in Sentence: There were serious repercussions on his career.

2. Word: Incumbent (अधिकारी/ अवलंबी)

Pronunciation: इन्कम्बन्ट
Part of Speech: Adjective/Noun
Meaning:

a. necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility. [Adjective]

b. the holder of an office or post. [Noun]

Synonyms: Necessary, Compulsory, Obligatory, Officeholder, Official
Antonyms: Unnecessary, optional, candidate, layman
Use in a Sentence: The incumbent manager is not happy about having to train a fresher who is taking his job

3. Word: Fray ( झगड़ा)

Pronunciation: freɪ/फ्रै
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: a situation of intense competitive activity, a battle or fight.
Synonyms: brawl, scuffle, quarrel
Antonyms: agreement, harmony, tranquility
Use in a Sentence: Why should we get involved in others fray?

4. Word: Neophyte (नौसिखिया)

Pronunciation: nee-uh-fahyt/नीअफाइट
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:

a. a person who is new to a subject or activity.

b. a new convert to a religion.

Synonyms: beginner, learner, novice
Antonyms: expert, maestro, professional
Use in Sentence: The neophyte must not despair of learning the rules and procedures.

5. Word: Glaring (भड़कीला, अतिस्पष्ट)

Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:

a. giving out or reflecting a strong or dazzling light.

b. staring fiercely or fixedly.

Pronunciation: glair-ing/ग्लेरिंग
Synonyms: flagrant, obvious
Antonyms: dim, obscure
Use in a Sentence: The report contained some glaring errors.

6. Word: Discontent (असंतुष्ट)

Pronunciation: dis-kuh n-tent/डिस्कन्टेन्ट
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: dissatisfaction with one's circumstances; lack of contentment.
Synonyms: unhappy, annoyed
Antonyms: happiness, satisfied
Use in a Sentence: There was an underlying current of discontent among employees.

7. Word: Disquieting (अशांत)

Pronunciation: dis-kwahy-i-ting/डिस्क्वाइइटिंग
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: inducing feelings of anxiety or worry.
Synonyms: distressing, worrisome
Antonyms: comfortable, peaceful
Use in a Sentence: The disquieting situation between the two neighbouring countries looks set to continue.

8. Word: Saddle (लाद देना)

Pronunciation: sad-l/सैडल
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: burden (someone) with an onerous responsibility or task.
Synonyms: oppress, impose
Antonyms: relieve, disintegrate
Use in a Sentence: My brother as a manager was in the saddle again.

9. Word: Mainstay (मुख्य आधार)

Pronunciation: meyn-stey/मैन्स्टै
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:

a. someone or something on which something else is based or relies.

Synonyms: support, brace, backbone
Antonyms: skeptic, undermine, believer
Use in Sentence: The man was the mainstay of the team.

10. Word: Stand-off (ड्रॉ)

Pronunciation: stand-awf, -of / स्टैन्ड ऑफ
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: a deadlock between two equally matched opponents in a dispute or conflict. / something that counterbalances.
Synonyms: Standstill, Stalemate
Antonyms: Conclusion, Decision
Use in a Sentence: The standoff between friends ended peacefully the following day.

Practice Time

Based on the above article, we have some practice questions for you. Try to answer these questions in the comments section & our team will review them at the earliest!

Exercise 1:

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!