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Today’s article talks about the repercussions of the Black Lives Matter movement in India.
The article title is: ‘In all fairness’.
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.
EXERT
Pronunciation : uhg-zuht
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: a) apply or bring to bear a force or quality
b) make an effort, physical or mental
Synonyms: apply, exercise, wield, strive
Antonyms: laze, relax, rest
Usage: Exert your intellect to come up with a new idea.
Forms: exertion (noun).
OVERDUE
Pronunciation : ow-vuh-dyoo
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: a) not having happened by expected time
b) having been needed for some time
Synonyms: belated, delinquent, behindhand
Antonyms: timely, punctual, settled
Usage: The submission of your project work is long overdue.
PERSIST
Pronunciation : puh-sist
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: a) to continue in an action or holding on to an opinion despite difficulties
b) continue to exist
Synonyms: persevere, prevail, recur, linger
Antonyms: cease, discontinue, halt
Usage: Rita persisted on pursuing her career despite all the problems in her family.
Forms: persistence (noun)
REINFORCE
Pronunciation: ree-uhn-faws
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: to strengthen or support using additional material
Synonyms: bolster, boost, fortify, supplement
Antonyms: decrease, diminish, hinder, discourage
Usage: Rohan reinforced his claims backing them up with facts.
Forms: reinforcement (noun)
HYPOCRISY
Pronunciation: hi-pow-kruh-see
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: a) the practice of having higher standards or preaching noble beliefs but not having or following them
Synonyms: bigotry, deceit, deception, dishonesty
Antonyms: righteousness, forthrightness, truthfulness, fairness
Usage: The politicians do not practice what they preach, the hypocrisy is unbelievable.
Forms: hypocrite (noun)
PERVADE
Pronunciation: puh-veid
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: a) to spread through and perceived completely
b) be present and apparent throughout
Synonyms: penetrate, infuse, permeate, suffuse
Antonyms: deplete, drain
Usage: Hardships and sorrow pervaded in her life in all forms.
Forms: pervasive (adjective)
SEGMENT
Pronunciation: seg-muhnt
Part of Speech: noun, verb
Meaning: a) each of the parts into which something is divided(noun)
b)divide into separate parts or sections (verb)
Synonyms: division, piece, portion, section
Antonyms: whole, total, complete
Usage: The quiz segment of the show is very interesting.
INGRAINED
Pronunciation: in-greind
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: firmly fixed or established, difficult to change
Synonyms: fixed, inbred, rooted, intrinsic
Antonyms: superficial, incidental, removable
Usage: The fear of being misunderstood is ingrained into her being.
ENLIGHTEN
Pronunciation: uhn·lait·uhn
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: to give someone greater understanding about something
Synonyms: edify, acquaint, educate, inform
Antonyms: conceal, deceive, misguide, mislead
Usage: Gautam Buddha was enlightened by moksha.
Forms: enlightenment (noun)
ENTRENCH
Pronunciation: uhn-trench
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: a) establish a belief so firmly that it is difficult to change
b) establish a military force in trenches
Synonyms: embed, ensconce, fortify, ingrain
Antonyms: weaken, displace, disorganise
Usage: Hatred for other communities is deeply entrenched in him.
Forms: entrenchment (noun)
Practice Questions
Q1) If the words ‘reinforce’ and ‘decrease’ make a perfect pair, select the correct pair from the following set of words following the same logic:
- Segment-Slice
- Exert-Effort
- Overdue-Timely
- Ingrained-Entrenched
Q2) Create sentences of your own with the following words:
- Enlighten
- Overdue
- Exert
- Persist
- Ingrained
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