Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 3rd November, 2018

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 Businessline’, followed by important words from the same, to help you strengthen your vocabulary.

Happy Reading!

GK Questions:

Q1. What is the capital & currency of Brazil?

Q2. Michel Temer is the president of ____.

Age of Bolsonaro

Challenging Words from the Article

1. Word: Backlash (प्रतिक्षेप)

Part of Speech: Noun
Pronunciation: bak-lash/
Meaning:

a. a strong or violent reaction, as to some social or political change

b. a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development.

Synonyms: response, counteraction
Antonyms: request
Use in a Sentence: Such a decision may prompt a backlash from their supporters.

2. Word: Divisive (विभाजनात्मक)

Pronunciation: dih-vahy-siv/डिवाइसिव
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:

a. tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people.

Synonyms: conflicting, belligerent
Antonyms: pacifist, amiable
Use in a Sentence: The strike was a divisive issue in the community.

3. 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.

4. Word: Regressive (प्रतिगामी)

Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:

a) returning to a former or less developed state; characterized by regression.

Pronunciation: ri-gres-iv/रिग्रेसिव
Synonyms: backward, conservative
Antonyms: progressive, advanced
Use in a Sentence: The policy has been condemned as a regressive step.

5. Word: Impeachment (दोषारोपण)

Pronunciation: im-peech-muh nt/इम्पीच्मन्ट
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: the action of calling into question the integrity or validity of something.
Synonyms: indictment, charge
Antonyms: applause, certitude
Use in Sentence: The constitution makes separate mention of impeachment.

6. Word: Succour (सहायता)

Pronunciation: suhk-er/सकर
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Meaning:

a. assistance and support in times of hardship and distress. [Noun]

b. give assistance or aid to. [Verb]

Synonyms: support, relief, assist
Antonyms: harshness, agony
Use in a Sentence: They give succour to the victims of war.

7. Word: Disdain (तिरस्कार)

Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Pronunciation: dis-deyn/डिस्डैन
Meaning:

a. the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect. [Noun]

b. consider to be unworthy of one's consideration. [Verb]

Synonyms: contempt, scorn, deride
Antonyms: praise, admiration, sympathy
Use in a Sentence: He turned his head away in disdain.

8. Word: Strides (तरक़्क़ी)

Part of Speech: Noun
Pronunciation: strahyd/ स्ट्राइड
Meaning:

a. a long, decisive step.

b. a step or stage in progress towards an aim.

Synonyms: advance, proceed, move, footstep
Antonyms: unify, merge
Use in a Sentence: Once I get into my stride I can finish an essay in a few hours.

9. Word: Baffle (विफल करना)

Part of Speech: Verb
Pronunciation: baf-uh l/बैफल
Meaning:

a. totally bewilder or perplex.

b. restrain or regulate (a fluid, sound, etc.).

Synonyms: puzzle, mystify, frustate
Antonyms: support, assist, explain
Use in a Sentence: The examination question baffled me completely and I couldn't answer it.

10. Word: Denigrate (अपवाद करना)

Part of Speech: Verb
Pronunciation: den-i-greyt/डेनग्रैट
Meaning:

a. criticize unfairly; disparage.

Synonyms: belittle, diminish, deprecate
Antonyms: commend, glorify, cherish
Use in a Sentence: The man didn't intend to denigrate her achievements.

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!