Challenging Words In The Article The Hindu | 7 June 2018
1. Word: Hype (प्रचार)
Pronunciation: hahyp/हाइप
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: promote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its benefits.
Synonyms: advertise, push, boost
Antonyms: put down, secrecy, degrade
Use in a Sentence: We are seeing a lot of hype by some companies.
2. Word: Wherewithal (साधन)
Pronunciation: hwair-with-awl/वेर्विदॉल
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: the money or other means needed for a particular purpose.
Synonyms: resources, assets, cash
Antonyms: inability, ineptitude, incompetence
Use in a Sentence: She didn’t have the wherewithal to repay the loan
3. Word: Prodigious (अति विशाल)
Pronunciation: pruh-dij-uh s/प्रडिजस
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
a. remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
b. unnatural or abnormal.
Synonyms: enormous, huge, colossal, monstrous, grotesque
Antonyms: tiny, ordinary, small
Use in a Sentence: My friend wrote a truly prodigious number of novels.
4. Word: Divulge (प्रसिद्ध करना)
Pronunciation: dih-vuhlj/डाइवल्ज
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: make known (private or sensitive information).
Synonyms: reveal expose, publish
Antonyms: conceal, hide, secret
Use in a Sentence: It is not the policy of the company to divulge personal information of the employees.
5. Word: Boasts (गौरव करना)
Pronunciation: bohst/बोस्ट
Part of Speech: verb, noun
Meaning:
a. talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one’s achievements, possessions, or abilities. [Verb]
b. an act of talking with excessive pride and self-satisfaction. [Noun]
Synonyms: praises, flaunts, glories
Antonyms: lacks, hides
6. Word: Covet (चाहना)
Pronunciation: kuhv-it/कवट
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: to wish for, especially eagerly
Synonyms: yearn, desire, crave
Antonyms: despise, hate
7. Word: Covenant (अनुबंध)
Pronunciation: kuhv-uh-nuh nt/कवनन्ट
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Meaning:
a. an agreement. [Noun]
b. agree by lease, deed, or another legal contract. [Verb]
Synonyms: contract, treaty, accord
Antonyms: disagreement, oppose, protest
Use in a Sentence: The funds were given to them by deed of covenant.
8. Word: Gloss-over (छिपाना)
Pronunciation: glos oh-ver/ग्लास ओवर
Part of Speech: Phrasal Verb
Meaning: to ignore or avoid unpleasant facts
Synonyms: disguise, neglect, hide
Antonyms: accomplish, expedite, cherish
Use in a Sentence: He wants to gloss over his past mistakes.
9. Word: Enthuse (उत्साह दिखाना)
Pronunciation: en-thooz/एन्थूज़
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning:
a. express eager enjoyment, interest, or approval regarding something.
b. make (someone) interested and eagerly appreciative.
Synonyms: thrill, excite, delight
Antonyms: annoy, extricate
Use in a Sentence: They enthused over the discussion about the family trip.
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