Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 24 August, 2019

Over the last couple of years, the English section of the Banking Examinations has given good surprises. You must have encountered one or more new type of question in almost every Banking exam you appear for. Many of these questions exclusively check your vocabulary skills. So, apart from enhancing your reading, writing and speaking skills, a sound grip on vocabulary helps you score better in examinations. 

Reading is one of the best ways to boost your vocabulary. As you read a piece of writing, you come across new words which you might not have come across before. So, we must always try to inculcate a habit of reading.

Keeping this vision in mind, we bring to you the series, ‘Shape up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist’. The articles in this series fulfil your daily intake of English words. The series tries to feature words from an article, with their meanings, contextual usage, pronunciation, synonyms, antonyms, proper use in sentences, etc. Given below is an important editorial from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’. Read it, understand the context and go through the meanings of words to boost up your learning.

Happy Reading!

New norms: On regulations for foreign investors

Important Words from the Article

1. Word: Flee (फरार होना)

• Pronunciation: flee/ फ्ली
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: run away from a place or situation of danger.
• Synonyms: escape, run away, elope
• Antonyms: stay, arrive, face
• Usage in a Sentence: He was accused of trying to flee the scene of the accident.

2. Word: Broad-based (वैविध्यपूर्ण)

• Pronunciation: brawd-beyst/ ब्रॉड बेस्ड
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: wide-ranging; general.
• Synonyms: wide, comprehensive, extensive, widespread
• Antonyms: 
• Usage in a Sentence: The activist is responsible for leading a broad-based environmental movement

3. Word: Bypass (उपमार्ग, उपेक्षा करना)

• Pronunciation: bahy-pas/ बाइपास
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. a road passing round a town or its centre to provide an alternative route for through traffic. (Noun)
  b. go past or round. (Verb)
  c. avoid or circumvent (an obstacle or problem). (Verb)
• Synonyms: circumvent, evade, avoid, detour
• Antonyms: taken into account, accept, face, scrutinize, intervene
• Usage in a Sentence: He bypassed the manager and talked directly to the owner.

4. Word: Globalise (वैश्वीकरण करना)

• Pronunciation: gloh-buh-lahyz/ ग्लोबलाईस
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: develop or be developed so as to make international influence or operation possible.
• Usage in a Sentence: The company is planning to globalise.

5. Word: Allay (कम कर देना)

• Pronunciation: uh-ley/ अलै
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).
  b. relieve or alleviate (pain or hunger).
• Synonyms:  reduce, decrease, lessen
• Antonyms: provoke, intensify, aggravate
• Usage in a Sentence: The government is enthusiastic to allay the public's fears.

6. Word: Amend (ठीक करना)

• Pronunciation: uh-mend/ अमेन्ड
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances.
• Synonyms: change, modify, alter
• Antonyms: worsen, degrade
• Usage in a sentence: A two-thirds majority is needed to amend the club's constitution.

7. Word: Overreach (अधिक महत्वाकांक्षी होने के कारण असफल हो जाना)

• Pronunciation: oh-ver-reech/ ओवर्रीच
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. reach out too far. (Verb)
  b. try to do more than is possible. (Verb)
  c. an injury to a forefoot of a horse resulting from its having overreached. (Noun)
• Synonyms: exceed, overdo, outwit, outsmart
• Antonyms: trail, follow, understate
• Usage in a Sentence: She overreaches in her latest book, and her argument is not convincing.

8. Word: Persistent (अनवरत)

• Pronunciation: per-sis-tuhnt/ पर्सिस्टन्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: continuing firmly or obstinately in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
• Synonyms: firm, persevering, resolute, tenacious, determined, constant
• Antonyms: inconstant, irresolute
• Usage in a sentence: Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.

9. Word: Deflect (झुकाना)

• Pronunciation: dih-flekt/ डिफ्लेक्ट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. cause (something) to change direction; turn aside from a straight course.
  b. cause (someone) to deviate from an intended purpose.
  c. cause (something) to change orientation.
• Synonyms: divert, avert, distract, deviate
• Antonyms: attract, collide, contact
• Usage in a Sentence: The goalie deflected the ball with his hands.

10. Word: Nimble (कुशल)

• Pronunciation: nim-buhl/ निम्बल
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. quick and light in movement or action; agile.
  b. (of the mind) able to think and understand quickly.
• Synonyms: agile, quick, swift, clever
• Antonyms: clumsy, slow, awkward, sluggish
• Usage in a sentence: A nimble mind backed by a degree in economics gave him a firm grasp over financial matters.

11. Word: Flip-flopping 

• Pronunciation: flip-flop- ing/ फ्लिप फ्लोप्पिंग
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. move with a flapping sound or motion.
  b. make an abrupt reversal of policy.
• Synonyms: reversal, turnaround, shift
• Usage in a Sentence: The vice-president was accused of flip-flopping on several major issues.

'Writer's Corner'

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

Exercise 1. Make your own Sentences!

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!

• Nimble
• Deflect
• Broad-based
• Flip-flopping
• Amend
• Allay

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

More from us:

For practice, attempt the quiz based on this daily wordlist from the link below to enhance your exam preparation: Vocabulary Quiz, Click here to attempt!

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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