In English language, Vocabulary plays an important role. To increase your command over it, reading skills need to be enhanced. To improve your reading skills, just read the newspaper on daily basis and understand the meaning of different words. This will help you to understand the context of the sentences very easily.
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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Challenging Words from the Article
1. Word: Regressive (प्रतिगामी)
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a) returning to a former or less developed state; characterized by regression.
b) (of a tax) taking a proportionally greater amount from those on lower incomes.
- Pronunciation: ri-gres-iv/रिग्रेसिव
- Synonyms: backward, conservative
- Antonyms: progressive, advanced
- Use in a Sentence: The policy has been condemned as a regressive step.
2. Word: Compliance (आज्ञापालन)
- Pronunciation: kuh m-plahy-uh ns/ कम्प्लाइअन्स
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning: the state or fact of according with or meeting rules or standards.
- Synonyms: obedience, concurrence, consent
- Antonyms: refusal, denial, defiance
- Use in a Sentence: The workers of the factory must be monitored to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions.
3. Word: Unleash (उन्मुक्त करना)
- Pronunciation: uhn-leesh/अन्लीश
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning: cause (a strong or violent force) to be released or become unrestrained.
- Synonyms: release, liberate, extricate
- Antonyms: restrain, control, inhibit
- Use in a Sentence: The result will unleash the raging demands for her resignation.
4. Word: Evasion (अस्पष्ट कथन)
- Pronunciation: ih-vey-zhuh n/इवैश़न
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning: the action of evading (escaping/avoiding) something.
- Synonyms: escape, dodge, avoidance, excuse
- Antonyms: conduct, provide, show
- Use in a Sentence: The process makes tax evasion easy and extensive.
5. Word: Abysmally (निकृष्ट तरीके से)
- Pronunciation: uh-biz-muh l-y/अबिज़्मली
- Part of Speech: Adverb
- Meaning:
a. in an extremely bad way; appallingly (to a horrifying or shocking degree.)
- Synonyms: awfully, frightfully
- Antonyms: brilliantly, superbly
- Use in a Sentence: The standard of training was abysmally low.
6. Word: Pervasive (प्रसारित हो जानेवाला)
- Pronunciation: per-vey-siv/पर्वेसिव
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning: (especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people.
- Synonyms: widespread, extensive, ubiquitous
- Antonyms: limited, restricted, confined
- Use in a Sentence: The sense of social change is pervasive in their novels.
7. Word: Blatant (प्रबल)
- Pronunciation: bleyt-nt/ब्लैटन्ट
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. (of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly.
b. completely lacking in subtlety; very obvious.
- Synonyms: glaring, obvious, overt
- Antonyms: subtle, quiet, shameful
- Use in a Sentence: The whole episode was a blatant attempt to gain publicity.
8. Word: Entail (के लिए आवश्यक होना)
- Pronunciation: en-teyl/एन्टैल
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning: involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.
- Synonyms: necessitate, imply
- Antonyms: exclude, debar
- Use in a Sentence: The project will entail huge expense and labour on us.
9. Word: Low-hanging fruit (आसान विकल्प)
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. the most easily achieved of a set of tasks, measures, goals, etc.
- Synonyms: easy alternative
- Antonyms: uneasy alternative
- Use in a Sentence: That company is low hanging fruit as they are in financial difficulty.
10. Word: Outpace (आगे बढ़ना)
- Pronunciation: out-peys/आउट्पैस
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. go, rise, or improve faster than.
- Synonyms: exceed, overtake, surpass
- Antonyms: dawdle, linger
- Use in a Sentence: We can outpace the fastest of your claimed airplanes.
11. Word: Briskly (तेज़ी से)
- Pronunciation: brisk-ly/ब्रिस्क्ली
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. in an active, quick, or energetic way.
b. in an impatient or brusque way.
c. in a cold but pleasantly invigorating way.
- Synonyms: swiftly, rapidly, abruptly
- Antonyms: slowly, severely, soberly
- Use in a Sentence: Walking briskly can burn off a lot of calories.
12. Word: Fathom (पूर्ण रूप से समझना)
- Pronunciation: fath -uh m/फैदम
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning:
a. understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought.
b. measure the depth of (water).
- Synonyms: comprehend, assimilate, perceive, grasp
- Antonyms: misinterpret, mislead, construe
- Use in a Sentence: I still can't fathom out what he meant.
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!
- Fathom
- Briskly
- Outpace
- Low-hanging fruit
- Entail
- Blabtant
Exercise 2:
Match the column.
| S No. | Write one synonym and antonym of the following words |
| 1 | Regressive |
| 2 | Compliance |
| 3 | Abysmally |
| 4 | Briskly |
| 5 | Pervasive |
| 6 | Evasion |
Answer in the comment section.
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