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’, followed by important words from the same, to help you strengthen your vocabulary.
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1. Word: Recalibration (दुबारा जांचना)
- Pronunciation: re-kal-uh-breyt/रीकैलब्रैशन
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning: calibrate (something) again or differently.
Calibrate: to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument)/ to determine the correct range for (an artillery etc.) by observing where the fired projectile hits.
- Synonyms: reevaluating, redressing
- Antonyms: disorganize, neglect
- Use in a Sentence: It also does not need recalibration after launching or during its service life.
2. Word: Sanguine (विश्वासपूर्ण)
- Pronunciation: sang-gwin/सैंगविन
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
- Synonyms: hopeful, confident
- Antonyms: pessimistic, unhappy
- Use in Sentence: The man tends to take a sanguine view of the problems involved.
3. Word: Misleading (बहकानेवाला)
- Pronunciation: mis-lee-ding/मिस्लीडींग
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning: giving the wrong idea or impression.
- Synonyms: ambiguous, illusory
- Antonyms: genuine, honest
- Use in a Sentence: The misleading sign led me adrift.
4. Word: Apprehensions (डर)
- Pronunciation: ap-ri-hen-shuh n/ ऐप्रिहेन्शन
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning: anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
- Synonyms: dreads, misgivings
- Antonyms: confidences, calms
- Use in a Sentence: The change in the law has caused apprehension among many people.
5. Word: Retaliatory (प्रतिशोध का)
- Pronunciation: ri-tal-ee-eyt-ory/रीटैल्यटॉरी
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning: (of an action) characterized by a desire for revenge.
- Synonyms: vengeful, avenging, retributive
- Antonyms: forgiving, benevolent
- Use in a Sentence: He urged people not to resort to retaliatory violence.
6. Word: Forthcoming (आगमनशील)
- Pronunciation: /फोर्थ्कमिंग
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. about to happen or appear.
b. ready or made available when wanted or needed.
- Synonyms: accessible, obtainable, imminent
- Antonyms: past, distant, gone
- Use in a Sentence: They promised that the money would be forthcoming.
7. Word: Brush Aside (नज़रअंदाज़ करना)
- Part of Speech: Phrasal Verb
- Meaning: to refuse to accept that something is important or true
- Pronunciation: ब्रश असाइड
- Synonyms: disregard, reject
- Antonyms: taken into account, overview
- Use in a Sentence: He brushed aside my objections to his plan.
8. Word: Stand-offs (क़ायम)
- 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.
10. Word: Taper off (घटाना)
- Pronunciation: tey-per awf/ टेपर ऑफ
- Part of Speech: Phrasal verb
- Meaning:
a. to become gradually smaller or weaker, or happen less often
- Synonyms: diminish, decrease, dwindle, lessen
- Antonyms: increase, rise, enlarge, intensify
- Use in a Sentence: We should taper off the amount of time given to work.
11. Word: Calibrate (जांच करना)
- Pronunciation: cali-brate/कैलब्रैट
- Part of Speech: verb
- Meaning: to quantify in a careful and detailed manner
- Synonyms: assess,modify,regulate
- Antonyms: neglect, ignore
- Use in a Sentence: Pesticide levels in food are simply too difficult to calibrate.
12. Word: Put/throw something out of gear
- Part of Speech: Phrase
- Meaning: to stop something from working as it should
- Synonyms: misplaced, disordered, awry
- Antonyms: queued, aligned, evenly
- Use in a Sentence: The sudden change in the schedule of the chief guest threw the entire event out of gear.
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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!
- Calibrate
- Forthcoming
- Stand-offs
- Taper off
- Put/throw something out of gear
Exercise 2:
Match the column.
S No. | Write one synonym and antonym of the following words |
1 | Retaliatory |
2 | Brush Aside |
3 | Apprehensions |
4 | Sanguine |
5 | Recalibration |
6 | Misleading |
Answer in the comment section.
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