A Unique way to learn Vocab: The message from Shahabuddin

September 19, 2016    

A very good morning to all,…

Here we are with our next article based on current news which contains some difficult words, we will highlight and explain those words in order to improve your vocabulary skills and to have a good command on English language section. Hope this will help you with your preparation. From now on we are going to provide the link of the article. You can go through the article by clicking on the link. Below here you will get the 10 important words from the article which will help you to excel in the exam.

Article : The message from Shahabuddin

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Meaning of the words highlighted in the article

Towards a national health policy(Challenging Wordlist) (1)

1. Embodies (verb) (सन्निहित) – be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling)

Synonyms – demonstrate, evince

Antonyms – obscure, exclude

Ex: A national team that embodies competitive spirit and skill.

2. Contradictions (noun) (विरोधाभासों)– a combination of statements, ideas, or features which are opposed to one another.

Synonyms – dispute, bucking

Antonyms – accord, verification

Ex: The proposed new system suffers from a set of internal contradictions.

3. Alliance (noun) (संधि)–a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations

Synonyms – connection, entente

Antonyms – disunity, rebellion

Ex: Their alliance off the Council was as important as their balance of power on the Council.

4. Intent (noun) (इरादा)– intention or purpose

Synonyms – riveted, immersed

Antonyms – flexible, irresolute

Ex: His soldiers were intent on saving themselves.

5. Defied (verb) (ललकारा) – openly resist or refuse to obey

Synonyms – elude, repel

Antonyms – respect, surrender

Ex: I defied Death to rescue her.

6. Acutely (adverb) (तीव्रता से)– (with reference to something unpleasant or unwelcome) intensely

Synonyms – profoundly, terribly

Ex: I have been made acutely aware of that fact since I was a child.

7. Conscious (adjective) (सचेत)– aware of and responding to one’s surroundings

Synonyms – vigilant, aesthetic

Antonyms – impassive, negligent

Ex: I wasn’t even conscious of what was happening.

8. Endorsement (noun) (समर्थन)–the action of endorsing someone or something

Synonyms – advocacy, sanction

Antonyms – denial, censure

Ex: The issue of full independence received overwhelming endorsement.

9. Prominent (adjective) (प्रसिद्ध)– important, famous

Synonyms – embossed, protruding

Antonyms – invisible, obscure

Ex: I was surprised the FBI didn’t press us on some of these more prominent cases.

10. Semblance (noun) (दिखावा)– the outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different

Synonyms – facade, analogy

Antonyms – concrete, reality

Ex: Therefore, at least one of us opened the door and offered some semblance of an active enterprise.

Word of the Day

Concocted

Meaning (English) – make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients

Meaning (Hindi) – मनगढ़ंत

Synonyms – fabricate, envision

Antonyms – wreck, neglect

Example – The false evidences in the case were deliberately concocted by the media, to make me the main defendant.

उदाहरण – इस मामले में झूठे साक्ष्यों के संबंध में मीडिया द्वारा जानबूझकर कुचक्र रचा गया ताकि मुझे मुख्य प्रतिवादी बनाया जा सके।

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