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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, 'ISRO shows why we have to invest more on innovative institutions’ has been picked from The Indian Express.
This article talks about the recent evolution by ISRO which made a new record by launching 104 foreign nano satellites into outer space.
To read more, you can go through the article from the link below -
ISRO shows why we have to invest more on innovative institutions
Challenging Words in the Article -
- Underscores (रेखांकित)
Meaning - a line drawn under a word or phrase for emphasis (Noun)
underline (something) (Verb)
Synonyms - highlight, indicate
Example - When the teacher reviewed the essay with her student, she went out of her way to underscore the paper’s best features. - Catapults (कैटापोल्ट्स)
Meaning - a forked stick with an elastic band fastened to the two prongs, used by children for shooting small stones (Noun)
hurl or launch (something) with or as if with a catapult (Verb)
Synonyms - launch, fling
Example - At the first sound of the alarm clock, I catapult out of bed and race through my morning chores. - Reckon (मानना) - Verb
Meaning - establish by calculation
Synonyms - calculate, account
Antonyms - abandon, cancel
Example - The news forecasters reckon a huge blizzard will soon hit our city. - Stratospheric (समताप मंडल) - Adjective
Meaning - relating to the layer of the earth's atmosphere above the troposphere, extending to about 50 km above the earth's surface
Synonyms - extreme, inordinate
Example - The hotel charged stratospheric prices for a simple cooked breakfast. - Transcended (पार) - Verb
Meaning - be or go beyond the range or limits of (a field of activity or conceptual sphere)
Synonyms - eclipse, transform
Antonyms - surrender, fail
Example - The athlete hoped the increased training would allow him to transcend Olympic records. - Unbridled (निरंकुश) - Adjective
Meaning - uncontrolled, unconstrained
Synonyms - uncontrolled, crazy
Antonyms - restrained
Example - They unbridled their horses and tied them to trees. - Spearheaded (जुट) - Verb
Meaning - lead (an attack or movement)
Synonyms - initiate, launch
Antonyms - finish, discourage
Example - She became the spearhead of a health education programme. - Inculcate (अन्तर्निविष्ट करना) - Verb
Meaning - instil (an idea, attitude, or habit) by persistent instruction
Synonyms - impart, instill
Antonyms - learn, neglect
Example - My father spent most of his life trying to inculcate me with his values!
Now considering the article above as a Reading Comprehension question, try to answer the following -
- ISRO has launched PSLV C37, what will be its effects on the economy?
- What is the difference between GSLV and PSLV?
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.
- Pale
- Conveys
- Compelling
- Immense
- Dominate
Take the Quiz below to find out how versed you are in your vocab.
Quiz on Daily Wordlist
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