Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 19th July, 2018

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Here is an important editorial for you from ‘The Hindu’ to help you strengthen your vocabulary.

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Important Words from the Article

1. Word of the day: Wander (विचलित होना)

Part of Speech: Verb
Pronunciation: won-der/वान्डर
Meaning: walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way.
Synonyms: roam, stray
Antonyms: stay, hurry
Use in a Sentence: Try not to let your mind wander.

2. Word: Exaggerate (बढ़ाकर कहना)

Pronunciation: ig-zaj-uh-reyt/इग्ज़ैजरैट
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning:

a. represent (something) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.

b. enlarged or altered beyond normal proportions.

Synonyms: aggrandizes, magnifies, heightens
Antonyms: devalues, alleviates, weakens
Use in a Sentence: Everyone exaggerates his/her natural tendency under tension.

3. Word: Desolate (निर्जन करना)

Part of Speech: Adjective, Verb
Pronunciation: des-uh-lit/डेसलेट
Meaning:
a. feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness. [Adjective]
b. make (someone) feel utterly wretched and unhappy. [Verb]
Synonyms: lonely, miserable
Antonyms: cheerful, happy
Use in a Sentence: The house stood in a flat and desolate landscape.

4. Word: Ruthless (निष्ठुर)

Part of Speech: Adjective
Pronunciation: rooth-lis/रूथ्लिस
Meaning: having or showing no pity or compassion for others.
Synonyms: merciless, brutal
Antonyms: kindhearted, benevolent
Use in a Sentence: The company is ruthless in its pursuit of profit.

5. Word: Flatter (ख़ुशामद करना)

Part of Speech: Verb
Pronunciation: flat-er/फ्लैटर
Meaning:
a. lavish praise and compliments on (someone), often insincerely and with the aim of furthering one's own interests.
b. cause (someone) to feel honoured and pleased.
Synonyms: praise, glorify
Antonyms: criticize, belittle
Use in a Sentence: The company flatter itself that itprovide the best service in town.

6. Word: Slather (उड़ाना)

Part of Speech: Verb
Pronunciation: slath -er/स्लैदर
Meaning: spread or smear (a substance) thickly or liberally.
Synonyms: scatter, dissipate
Antonyms: gather, collect
Use in a Sentence: In winters, slather the lotion in your hands.

7. Word: Vintage (विशिष्ट)

Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Pronunciation: vin-tij/विन्टिज
Meaning:
a. the time that something of quality was produced. [Noun]

b. denoting something from the past of high quality, especially something representing the best of its kind. [Adjective]

Synonyms: antique, classical
Antonyms: modern, stylish
Use in a Sentence: An inquiry found that the vintage plane was in good working order.

8. Word: Elite (उच्च वर्ग)

Part of Speech: Noun
Pronunciation: ih-leet/ऐलीट
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
Use in a Sentence: Public opinion is influenced by the small elite who control the media.

9. Word: Outlast (अधिक ठहरना)

Part of Speech: Verb
Pronunciation: out-last/आउट्लैस्ट
Meaning: live or last longer than.
Synonyms: endure, persist
Antonyms: succumb
Use in a Sentence: The political system will outlast most of us.

10. Word: Slump (भारी गिरावट आना)

Part of Speech: Noun
Pronunciation: sluhmp/स्लम्प
Meaning: a sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something.
Synonyms: drop, decline
Antonyms: surge, boon
Use in a Sentence: If prices slump further, the farmers will starve.

11. Word: Invincibility (अपराजेयता)

Part of Speech: Noun
Pronunciation: in-vin-suh-buh l-ity/इन्विन्सबिलिटी
Meaning: the quality of being too powerful to be defeated or overcome.
Synonyms: indomitability, invulnerability
Antonyms: vulnerability
Use in a Sentence: No human being seemed to be able to shatter its invincibility.

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!

Invincibility
Elite
Vintage
Slather

Exercise 2:

S No.	Write the Synonym of the word.	Write the Antonym of the word.
1	Slump	Elite
2	Slather	Flatter
3	Ruthless	Wander
4	Desolate	Exaggerate