Learn Vocab With Daily News Articles For Govt Exams: 17th April

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The English Language has been a backbone of Present Era, the more you pay a deaf ear towards it, the more you embroil yourself. Because running away from an impediment is futile instead learn to face it boldly. More specifically, if we speak of hot topics like career, education and a propitious life, the English Language is ineluctable. In Exams like SSC CPO and and SSC CGL where dealing with English and General Awareness Section is mandatory, reading this way is beneficial. If you find it arduous to learn new words in a plain mode, ADDA247 is here to buttress your learning skills in a more fun and productive way.

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A GOLDEN HUE: ON INDIA'S CWG MEDALS HAUL

The Olympics has a global (1) allure and the Asian Games (2) basks in its continental spread. Compared to these two, the Commonwealth Games may look like an unflattering (3) vestige of Britain’s colonial past. Yet there is no denying that CWG’s (4) relevance as a (5) stepping stone to greater sporting glory. For India, the relatively limited competition means it remains a frontrunner. This was underlined over the last fortnight at the Gold Coast in Australia, where India won 66 medals and improved on the (6) haul of 64 from the 2014 edition at Glassgow. Importantly, the number of golds rose from 15 to 26. In wrestling, weightlifting, shooting, boxing, badminton and particularly table tennis, India dominated. 

Five-time world boxing champion Mary Kom, two-time Olympic medalist wrestler Sushil Kumar, world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, 2016 world junior javelin champion Neeraj Chopra and teen shooting sensations Manu Bhaker and Anish Bhanwala produced (7) splendid performances to (8) clinch gold. In badminton, the unexpected gold in the mixed team event, the much-anticipated event, the much-anticipated women’s final featuring P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, and the emergence of some doubles combinations were the high points. From the table tennis arena, India won a medal in all seven events- an (9) unprecedented sweep of team golds and a historic gold in the women’s singles for Manika Batra, highlighting the hard work done also by the coaching and support team. 

However, India’s reputation took a beating when A.V. Rakesh Babu and K.T. Irfan were packed off from the Games for violation of the ‘no needle’ policy after needles were found in their rooms. This (10) aberration must not go unaddressed against the backdrop of success of other Indian athletes. With the next Asian Games scheduled in August-September in Jakarta, Indonesia, India is expected to build on the gains from the Gold Coast. Based on the quality of recent performances, India could improve upon its 2014 tally of 11 gold, 10 silver and 36 bronze medals. Till then, the CWG has held a mirror up to Indian sport and found a refreshing reflection. 

1. ALLURE (noun) : आकर्षण

Meaning: the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.

Synonyms: attraction, lure, draw, pull, appeal, glamour, allurement, enticement, temptation, bewitchment, enchantment, charm, seduction, persuasion, fascination, magnetism.

Antonyms: repulsion, repulsiveness, repugnance, aversion, awfulness, ghastliness, distaste, eyesore. 

2. BASK (verb) : आनंद उठाना

Meaning: revel in and make the most of (something pleasing).

Synonyms: revel, luxuriate, wallow, delight, take pleasure, rejoice, glory, indulge oneself; enjoy, relish, savour. 

Antonyms: suffer, strain, toil, hustle, moil.

3. VESTIGE (noun) : अवशेष

Meaning: a trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.

Synonyms: remnant, remainder, fragment, relic, echo, indication, sign, trace, imprint, impression, legacy, reminder, memento, souvenir, remains, leftovers.

Antonyms: information, lot.

4. RELEVANCE (noun) : प्रासंगिकता

Meaning: the quality or state of being closely connected or appropriate.

Synonyms: applicability, bearing, connection, pertinence, relevancy, appropriateness, aptness, felicitousness, suitability, importance, significance.

Antonyms: inaptness, infelicity, unfitness, unsuitability, insignificance, meaninglessness, pointlessness, extraneousness, inapplicability, irrelevance.

5. STEPPING-STONE (noun)  : उन्नति का मार्ग

Meaning: an action or event that helps one to make progress towards a specified goal.

6. HAUL (noun) : एक यात्रा में तय की जाने वाली दूरी

Meaning: a distance to be covered in a journey.

Synonyms: move, cargo, lift, trail, carry, heave.

Antonyms: bump, lessen, push, outdo.

7. SPLENDID (adjective) : उत्कृष्ट

Meaning: magnificent; very impressive.

Synonyms: sumptuous, grand, impressive, imposing, resplendent, opulent, luxurious, palatial, deluxe, glorious, dazzling, elegant, majestic, regal, plushy, posh, swanky, ritzy.

Antonyms: unprepossessing, mediocre, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, meretricious, shabby, sordid

insignificant, measly, paltry, petty, puny, trifling, unimposing, unimpressive.

8. CLINCH (verb) : पक्का करना, दृढ करना

Meaning: to make final, definite, or beyond dispute.

Synonyms: secure, settle, conclude, close, pull off, bring off, complete, confirm, seal, finalize, wrap up, string, button up.

Antonyms: confuse, muddle, muddy, unsettle, release, push away, unfasten, disprove.

9. UNPRECEDENTED (adjective) : अद्वितीय

Meaning: never done or known before.

Synonyms: unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched, unrivalled, extraordinary, uncommon, striking, exceptional, prodigious, remarkable, atypical, unheard of, unknown, novel. 

Antonyms: conventional, established, traditional, derivative, imitative, familiar, hackneyed, old, time-honored, tired, warmed-over.

10. ABERRATION (noun) : मतिभ्रंश

Meaning: a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.

Synonyms: abnormality, anomaly, exception, oddity, oddment, rarity, quirk, vagary

distortion, variation, difference, disparity.

Antonyms: norm, ordinary, usual, regularity, conformity, concord, consistency, accord.

IMPORTANT GA FACTS BASED ON ABOVE ARTICLE:

1. The Commonwealth Games are an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada, and has taken place every four years since then (with the exception of 1942 and 1946, which were cancelled due to the Second World War). The Commonwealth Games were known as the British Empire Games from 1930 to 1950, the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1954 to 1966, and British Commonwealth Games from 1970 to 1974.

2. Apart from many Olympic sports, the games also include some sports that are played predominantly in Commonwealth countries but which are not part of the Olympic programme, such as lawn bowls, netball and squash. Although there are currently 53 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, 71 teams currently participate in the Commonwealth Games, as a number of dependent territories compete under their own flags.

3. Australia has hosted the Commonwealth Games five times (1938, 1962, 1982, 2006 and 2018); this is more times than any other nation. Only six countries have attended every Commonwealth Games: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland, and Wales.

4. The most recent Commonwealth Games officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Gold Coast 2018 were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018. The next Commonwealth Games are to be held in Birmingham, England from 27 July to 7 August 2022.

5. In 2018 Commonwealth Games, the host nation Australia topped the medal table for the fourth time in the past five Commonwealth Games, winning the most golds (80) and most medals overall (198). England and India finished second and third respectively. Vanuatu, Cook Islands and Solomon Islands each won their first commonwealth games medals

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