Important Words from the Article The Hindu 30.11.18
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Important Words from the Article The Hindu 30.11.18 |
1. *Word of the day: Demarcate (निर्धारित करना)*
Pronunciation: dih-mahr-keyt/डिमार्केट
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:
a. to mark the limits or boundaries of something
b. separate or distinguish from.
Synonyms: delimit, define, restrict, divide
Antonyms: connect, join, align, amalgamate
Use in a Sentence: Transparency will demarcate the value creators and destroyers.
2. *Word: Entails (के लिए आवश्यक होना)*
Pronunciation: en-teyl/एन्टैल
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
Meaning:
a. involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence. [Verb]
b. a limitation of the inheritance of property to certain heirs over a number of generations. [Noun]
Synonyms: necessitates, requires, demands
Antonyms:
Use in Sentence: This project entails a lot of hard work.
3. *Word: Perennially (निरंतर)*
Pronunciation: puh-ren-ee-uh l-y/परेनीअली
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning:
a. in a way that continues for a long or apparently infinite time; permanently.
Synonyms: everlastingly, constantly
Antonyms: never, briefly
Use in a Sentence: We want to know what is perennially new about the world.
4. *Word: Fracas (कोलाहल)*
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: a noisy disagreement or commotions
Pronunciation: fra-cas/फ्रैकस
Synonyms: disturbance, quarrel, scuffle, brawl, affray, tussle
Antonyms: agreement, calm, harmony
Use in a Sentence: The husband and wife were fined by the judge for starting a fracas in court.
5. *Word: Gamut (सारे पहलू)*
Pronunciation: gam-uh t/गैमट
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: the complete range or scope of something.
Synonyms: spectrum, scale, series
Antonyms: individual, angle
Use in a Sentence: College life opened up a whole gamut of new experiences.
6. *Word: Minuscule (बहुत सूक्ष्म)*
Pronunciation: min-uh-skyool/मिनस्क्यूल
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: extremely small; tiny.
Synonyms: diminutive, little
Antonyms: huge, gigantic
Use in a Sentence: The chances of getting the disease are minuscule.
7. *Word: Redressal (सुधार करना)*
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:
a. Act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
b. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Pronunciation: redress-al
Synonyms: redress, remedy, remediation, amends
Antonyms: damage, blighted, wrong
Use in a Sentence: The Manager shall keep record of complaints and the redressal actions by the branch.
8. *Word: Extraneous (असम्बद्ध)*
Pronunciation: ik-strey-nee-uhs/एक्स्ट्रैनीअस
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
a. irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
b. of external origin.
Synonyms: irrelevant, immaterial, extrinsic
Antonyms: appropriate, pertinent
Use in a Sentence: We shall ignore factors extraneous to the problem.
9. *Word: Midst (मध्यस्थिति)*
Part of Speech: Noun, Preposition
Pronunciation: /मिड्स्ट
Meaning:
a. the middle part or point. [Noun]
b. in the middle of. [Preposition]
Synonyms: amid, center, heart, mean
Antonyms: outside, edge, border
Use in a Sentence: The house is set in the midst of large gardens.
10. *Word: Retrograde (प्रतिगामी)*
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Meaning:
a. directed or moving backwards. [Adjective]
b. reverting to an earlier and inferior condition. [Adjective]
c. go back in position or time. [Noun]
Pronunciation: re-truh-greyd/रेट्रग्रैड
Synonyms: reverse, rearward, regressive, downhill,
Antonyms: progress, advance, modern
Use in a Sentence: The closure of the factories is seen as a retrograde step.
11. *Word: Ire (क्रोध)*
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: anger
Pronunciation: ahyuhr/आइर
Synonyms: outrage, temper, rage, fury, wrath
Antonyms: happiness, calmness, amiability
Use in a Sentence: He snares ire my troubles as well as in my joys.
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