Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist - 13th February 2017

By Shristi|Updated : February 13th, 2017

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We are here with your Daily dose of Challenging Wordlist. Consider the given newspaper article as a Comprehension for your exams and do answer the questions at the end.

Today’s article, 'Prudence amid uncertainty’ has been picked from The Hindu.

This article talks about the policy shifted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), The policy statement was issued by the six-member MPC also projected the second successive downward revision in economic growth as measured by the Gross Value Added for the current year and transitory as well as its effects of Demonetisation on Inflation.

To read more, you can go through the article from the link below -

Prudence amid uncertainty

Challenging Words in the Article -

Poise (संतुलन)
Meaning - graceful and elegant bearing in a person (Noun)
be or cause to be balanced or suspended (Verb)
Synonyms - grace, calmness
Antonyms - dissenting, negative
Example - He has a lot of poise.
Transitory (क्षणसाथी) - Adjective
Meaning - not permanent
Synonyms - transient, temporal
Antonyms - lasting, permanent
Example - Unfortunately, the homeless people can only stay in the transitory shelter for a short period of time.
Undergirded (सुदृढ़) - Verb
Meaning - secure or fasten from the underside, especially by a rope or chain passed underneath
Synonyms - bolster, bottom
Antonyms - undermine, neglect
Example - We will undergird his consciousness and his dreams.
Flagged (पत्थर का टुकड़ा) - Adjective
Meaning - paved with flat stone slabs
Synonyms - abate, faint
Antonyms - enhance, improve
Example - The garden has a stone-flagged patio.
Reckons (गिनाते) - Verb
Meaning - establish by calculation
Synonyms - calculate, count
Antonyms - displace, cancel
Example - I don't reckon his chances.
Persistence (सतत) - Noun
Meaning - the fact of continuing in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
Synonyms - constancy, resolution
Antonyms - lethargy, apathy
Example - The millionaire claimed that the secret to his success was persistence.
Plumped (भरा हुआ)
Meaning - having a full rounded shape (Adjective)
shake or pat (a cushion or pillow) to adjust its stuffing and make it rounded and soft (Verb)
Synonyms - abandon, collapse
Antonyms - ascend, build
Example - I plumped my mother under a tree and walked around to take in some action.
Prudence (विवेक) - Noun
Meaning - the quality of being prudent, cautiousness
Synonyms - carefulness, concern
Antonyms - neglect, disregard
Example - Everyone knows it is prudent to keep your car doors locked in a big city.

Now considering the article above as a Reading Comprehension question, try to answer the following -

How can a change in fiscal policy have a multiplier effect on the economy?
How may monetary policy work with or in conflict with fiscal policy?

Given below are some words to check your vocabulary you can make sentences with those words in the comment section which will be reviewed by us.