Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 26th July, 2018

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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 to proper use in sentences.

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: Exempt (छूट देना)

Part of Speech: Adjective, Verb
Pronunciation: ig-zempt/इग्ज़ेम्प्ट
Meaning:

a. free from an obligation or liability imposed on others. [Adjective]

b. free (a person or organization) from an obligation or liability imposed on others. [Verb]

Synonyms: liberate, dispense
Antonyms: liable, enforce
Sentence: The interest on the money is exempt from tax.

2. Word: Cede (त्याग करना)

Pronunciation: seed/सीड
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: give up (power or territory).
Synonyms: yield, surrender, relinquish
Antonyms: defend, refrain, arrogate
Use in a Sentence: The General had decided to cede power by this month.

3. Word: Offload (ज़िम्मे करना)

Part of Speech: Verb
Pronunciation: awf-lohd/आफ्लोड
Meaning:
a. rid oneself of (something) by selling or passing it on to someone else.
b. relieve oneself of (a problem or worry) by talking to someone else.
Synonyms: disburden, discard
Antonyms: load, burden
Sentence: It's nice to have someone you can offload your problems onto.

4. Word: Specious (दिखावटी)

Part of Speech: Adjective
Pronunciation: spee-shuh s/स्पीशस
Meaning: superficially plausible, but actually wrong.
Synonyms: deceptive, apparent
Antonyms: valid, credible
Sentence: They wouldn't accept his specious claim.

5. Word: Waive (अस्वीकार करना)

Part of Speech: Verb
Pronunciation: weyv/वैव
Meaning: refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim).
Synonyms: renounce, relinquish
Antonyms: claim, approve
Sentence: He agreed to waive his usual fee.

6. Word: Infuse (भर देना)

Pronunciation: in-fyooz/इन्फ्यूज़
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: fill; pervade
Synonyms: permeate, suffuse
Antonyms: remove, take away
Use in a Sentence: He infused enthusiasm into his students.

7. Word: Whim (सनक)

Part of Speech: Noun
Pronunciation: hwim/ह्विम
Meaning: a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained.
Synonyms: caprice, urge
Antonyms: obviousness, reality
Sentence: You cannot choose to absent yourself on a whim.

8. Word: Cavalier (स्वाभाविक)

Part of Speech: Adjective
Pronunciation: kav-uh-leer/कैवलीर
Meaning: showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.
Synonyms: arrogant, contemptuous
Antonyms: humble, modest
Sentence: We're annoyed at his cavalier beaviour of his friends.

9. Word: Empower (अधिकार देना)

Pronunciation: em-pou-er/एम्पाउअर
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: give (someone) the authority or power to do something.
Synonyms: authorize, license
Antonyms: deny, reject
Use in a Sentence: The role of the chief manager is to empower the team.

10. Word: Persuade (समझाना)

Part of Speech: Verb
Pronunciation: per-sweyd/पर्स्वैड
Meaning: induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.
Synonyms: convince, influence
Antonyms: dissuade, discourage
Sentence: They couldn't persuade him into accepting their terms.

11. Word: Ailing (अस्वस्थ)

Part of Speech: Adjective
Pronunciation: ey-ling/ऐलिंग
Meaning: in poor health.
Synonyms: unwell, feeble
Antonyms: successful, healthy
Sentence: They discussed the problems ailing the iron industry.

Practice Time

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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!