Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 27th September, 2018

Nowadays, we have seen a varying number of trends in the English section of Banking exams. A lot of new topics have been introduced. In most of the topics, Vocabulary plays an important role and a good command 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.

We all know that we cannot cram the meanings of the words in one go. To help you out in this, we are have been providing you 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 words given and answer the important GK questions given below.

Voters’ choice: on Maldives presidential polls

GK Questions:

1. Who is the President of Maldives?

2. What is the currency and capital of Maldives?

Important Words from the Article

1. Word: Incumbent (अधिकारी/ अवलंबी)

Pronunciation: in-kuhm-buh nt/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

2. Word: Usher (उपशिक्षक)

Pronunciation: uhsh-er/अशर
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning:

a. show or guide (someone) somewhere.

b. cause or mark the start of something new.

Synonyms: conduct, lead
Antonyms: cease, finish
Use in a Sentence: The usher seated us in the front row.

3. Word: Coup (आघात)

Part of Speech: Noun
Pronunciation: koo/कू
Meaning:

a. a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.

b. an instance of successfully achieving something difficult.

Synonyms: takeover, overthrow
Antonyms: failure, defeat
Use in a Sentence: There have been seven coup attempts against the beleaguered government.

4. Word: Clamp Down (कठोर नीति)

Pronunciation: klamp doun/क्लैम्प्डाउन
Part of Speech: Phrasal Verb of Clamp
Meaning:

a. suppress or prevent something in an oppressive or harsh manner.

Synonyms: suppress, prevent
Antonyms: bring up, extract
Use in a Sentence: The situation could worsen this year as the government continues to clamp down on credit.

5. Word: Indebted (अनुगृहीत)

Pronunciation: in-det-id/इन्डेटिड
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:

a. owing money.

b. owing gratitude for a service or favour.

Synonyms: beholden, grateful
Antonyms: unappreciative, opulent
Use in a Sentence: I am greatly indebted to you for your help.

6. Word: Partisan (कट्टर)

Pronunciation: pahr-tuh-zuhn/पार्टिज़न
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Meaning:

a. a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person. [Noun]

b. prejudiced in favour of a particular cause. [Adjective]

Synonyms: supporter, biased
Antonyms: opponent, unbiased
Use in a Sentence: You must listen to both points of view and try not to be partisan.

7. Word: Interim (मध्यकाल/अंतरिम)

Pronunciation: in-ter-uh m/इन्ट्रम
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Meaning:

a. in or for the intervening period; provisional. [Adjective]

b. the intervening time. [Noun]

Synonyms: meanwhile, cessation
Antonyms: perpetual, everlasting
Use in a Sentence: During the interim period, air quality has deteriorated.

8. Word: Vow (प्रतिज्ञा करना)

Pronunciation: vou/वाउ
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Meaning:

a. a solemn promise. [Noun]

b. solemnly promise to do a specified thing. [Verb]

c. dedicate to someone or something, especially a deity. [Verb]

Synonyms: oath, pledge, promise
Antonyms: recede, abjure
Use in a Sentence: The man has broken his vow of silence on the issue.

9. Word: Cynicism (निराशावाद)

Pronunciation: sin-uh-siz-uh m/सिनिसिज़म
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:

a. an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism.

Synonyms: suspicion, disbelief
Antonyms: delight, optimism
Use in a Sentence: He was dismayed at the cynicism of the youngsters.

10. Word: Belie (मिथ्या सिद्ध करना)

Pronunciation: bih-lahy/बिलाइ
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning:

a. (of an appearance) fail to give a true impression of (something).

b. fail to fulfil or justify (a claim or expectation).

Synonyms: misrepresent, contradict
Antonyms: prove, reveal
Use in Sentence: The facts of the situation belie his testimony.

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:

Try to frame sentences from the given words and share them with us in the comments section!