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Today’s article talks about Trump’s decision to reopen educational institutions in the USA to open up and migrant students to either join or go back to their countries.
The article title is: ‘Cruel and reckless’.
Did you find words that were absolutely new? Great! Below are the explanations given for some of those difficult words you found. Go through them slowly and don’t forget to do the exercises at the end.
Important words and idioms from the article
POSTERITY
Pronunciation: paw-steh-ruh-tee
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: the future generations of people
Synonyms: successors, lineage, descendants
Antonyms: parent, past
Usage: We should use our resources carefully so as to leave something for the posterity.
Forms: posterior(adjective,noun)
INTEGRITY
Pronunciation: in-tuh-gruh-tee
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: a) the quality of being honest and morally right
b) the state of being undivided
Synonyms: honesty, principle, probity, sincerity
Antonyms: deceit, dishonesty, corruption, dishonour
Usage: Nobody who knew her could doubt her righteousness and integrity.
DISMISS
Pronunciation: di-smuhs
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: a) to order someone to leave
b) to not take something into serious consideration
Synonyms: decline, disband, dissolve,expel
Antonyms: accept, allow, hold
Usage: He dismissed my opinion as soon as I proposed it.
INTENSIFY
Pronunciation: uhn-ten-suh-fai
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: make something more compelling
Synonyms: aggravate, boost, strengthen, heighten
Antonyms: decrease, diminish, discourage
Usage: The match intensified in the last half.
Forms: intense(adjective)
IMPLICATION
Pronunciation: uhm-pluh-kei-shn
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: the conclusion that can be drawn from something
Synonyms: connotation,indication, ramification
Antonyms: proof, reality, truth
Usage: The implications of his speech were at once understandable.
Forms: implicate(verb), imply(verb)
COHORT
Pronunciation: kow-hawt
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: a group of people with shared characteristics
Synonyms: companion, comrade, ally, associate
Antonyms: enemy, foe, opponent
Usage: My Aunt and her cohort arrived at our place.
EMINENCE
Pronunciation: eh-muh-nuhns
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: fame and acknowledgement in one’s field
Synonyms: greatness, prominence, renown, prestige
Antonyms: dishonour, unimportance, disrespect
Usage: The eminence of Robert Frost in modern poetry is known to everyone.
Forms: eminent(adjective)
PANDER
Pronunciation: pan-daa
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: indulge in an immoral desire
Synonyms: cajole, gratify, satisfy
Antonyms: dissatisfy, disturb
Usage: He pandered to his distasteful indulgences every now and then.
RECKLESS
Pronunciation: rek-luhs
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: a rash person
Synonyms: brash, careless, imprudent, daring
Antonyms: discreet, cautious, wise, thoughtful
Usage: His reckless life decisions led him to be broke and homeless.
RESOLVE
Pronunciation: ri-zholv
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: settle or find a solution
Synonyms: solve, settle, work out, decide
Antonyms: tangle, mull, waver
Usage: We resolved the quarrel by hearing out each other’s points.
Forms: resolution(noun)
Practice Questions
Q1) If the words ‘integrity’ and ‘honesty’ make a perfect pair, select the correct pair from the following set of words following the same logic:
- Posterity-Past
- Dismiss-Include
- Pander-Indulge
- Reckless-Thoughtful
Q2) Create sentences of your own with the following words:
- Intensify
- Implication
- Pander
- Eminence
- Dismiss
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