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Today’s article title is: Huawei cuts India revenue target by 50%, lays off more than half of the staff
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
BAR
Verb
Pronunciation: bahrd
Meaning: to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of or entry
Synonyms: ban, rule out, shut out, forbid, interdict, outlaw, prohibit, proscribe
Antonyms: approve, endorse, sanction, accept, embrace
Usage: They will bar him from participating in the competition
Forms: barred (Adjective), bar (noun)
PLUNGING
Verb
Pronunciation: pluhnj-ing
Meaning: to lead or extend downward/to go to a lower level
Synonyms: crashing, declining, descending, dipping, diving, plummeting
Antonyms: arising, ascending, lifting, mounting, rising, soaring
Usage: I ran to see him plunging from the side of the pool
Forms: Plunge (noun)
HOSTILITY
Noun
Pronunciation: ho-stil-i-tee
Meaning: a deep-seated ill will
Synonyms: animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, bad blood, bitterness, enmity, grudge
Antonyms: amity
Usage: I sense a little bit of hostility from your side
Forms: Hostile (adjective)
ALLEGATION
Noun
Pronunciation: al-i-gey-shuhn
Meaning: an assertion made with little or no proof
Synonyms: accusation, insinuation, suggestion
Usage: Your allegation seems to be spiteful and mean
Forms: Allege (verb)
OUTLOOK
Noun
Pronunciation: out-look
Meaning: a way of looking at or thinking about something
Synonyms: angle, eye view, perspective, shoes, slant, standpoint, vantage point, viewpoint
Usage: My outlook is very different from yours due to the difference in our exposure
Practice Questions
Q1) If the words ‘Allegation’ and ‘Suggestion’ make a perfect pair, select the correct pair from the following set of words following the same logic:
- Bar-Approve
- Plunging-Mounting
- Hostility-Amity
- Outlook-Viewpoint
Q2) Create sentences of your own with the following words:
- Barred
- Plunge
- Hostile
- Allege
Tell us your answers in the comments below.
