Improve Your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist: 01st July 2020

Our series, ‘Improve Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist’ aims to help you completely understand the commonly used words with their meanings, pronunciations, synonyms, antonyms, proper use in sentences, etc.

Here is an important editorial for you from ‘The Hindu’, followed by important words from the same, to help you strengthen your vocabulary. Read it, understand the context and go through the meanings of words to boost up your learning.

Undesirable acquittal: On Udumalpet Shankar murder case

Important Words from the Article

1. Word: Acquittal (दोषमुक्ति)

• Pronunciation: uh-kwit-l/अक्विटल
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. the act of acquitting; discharge
  b. the state of being acquitted; release
  c. the discharge or settlement of a debt, obligation, etc
  d. (Law) judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty
• Synonyms: discharge, exculpation, pardon, release
• Antonyms: blame, condemnation, censure
• Usage in a sentence: The first trial ended in a hung jury, the second in acquittal.

2. Word: Verdict (निर्णय )

• Pronunciation: vur-dikt /वर्डिक्ट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. (Law) the finding or answer of a jury given to the court concerning a matter submitted to their judgment
  b. a judgment; decision
• Synonyms: decision, judgement, sentence, finding, resolution
• Antonyms: accusation, suggestion
• Usage in a sentence: Voters gave their verdict on the government's economic record last night by voting overwhelmingly for the opposition.

 3. Word: Heinous (जघन्य )

• Pronunciation: hey-nuhs/हेनस
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. very bad and shocking
  b. extremely evil
• Synonyms: atrocious, abominable, monstrous
• Antonyms: glorious, good, lovely, magnificent
• Usage in a sentence: The payment of huge rewards for the conviction of highwaymen and other heinous criminals is a case in point.

4. Word: Emblematic (प्रतीकात्मक )

• Pronunciation: em-bluh-mat-ik/एम्ब्लमैटिक
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. representing a particular person, group, or idea
• Synonyms: symbolic, representative, iconic, typical
• Antonyms: factual, literal
• Usage in a sentence: A sword is emblematic of power gained by violence.
  
  

5. Word: Hireling (ठेकेदार )

• Pronunciation: hahyuhr-ling/हाइअर्लिंग
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. someone who has been persuaded by an offer of money to do an unpleasant or unpopular job 
• Synonyms: employee, mercenary, worker, assistant
• Antonyms: employer, manager, king, rule-maker
• Usage in a sentence: He's not the boss, he's just a hireling employed to do the dirty work.

6. Word: Commute (आदान प्रदान करना)

• Pronunciation: kuh-myoot/कम्यूट
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning:
  a. to change (a prison sentence or other penalty) to a less severe one (Verb)
  b. to exchange for another or for something else; give and take reciprocally; interchange (Verb)
  c. to travel regularly over some distance, as from a suburb into a city and back (verb)
  d. a trip made by commuting (Noun)
• Synonyms: exchange, change, transpose, shuttle, transport
• Antonyms: keep, remain, hold, stay
• Usage in a sentence: It's exhausting to commute from Brighton to London every day.

7. Word: Inflict (थोपना)

• Pronunciation: in-flikt/इन्फ्लिक्ट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to impose as something that must be borne or suffered
  b. to impose (anything unwelcome)
  c. to deal or deliver, as a blow
• Synonyms: entail, force, impose, thrust
• Antonyms: hold, keep, abstain, withhold
• Usage in a sentence: These new bullets are capable of inflicting massive injuries.

8. Word: Exonerate (निर्दोषी ठहराना)

• Pronunciation: ig-zon-uh-reyt/इग्ज़ानरेट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate
  b. to relieve, as from an obligation, duty, or task
• Synonyms: acquit, absolve, clear, exculpate
• Antonyms: blame, accuse, condemn, convict
• Usage in a sentence: The report exonerated the crew from all responsibility for the collision.

9. Word: Assailant (आक्रमण करनेवाला)

• Pronunciation: uh-sey-luh nt/असैलन्ट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a person who attacks another person
• Synonyms: attacker, aggressor, assaulter
• Antonyms: protector, guardian, ally
• Usage in a sentence: Can you describe your assailant?

10. Word: Abduct (अपहरण करना/बहका ले जाना)

• Pronunciation: ab-duhkt/ऐब्डक्ट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, especially to kidnap
  b. (Physiology) to move or draw away from the axis of the body or limb
• Synonyms: kidnap, snatch, seize, capture
• Antonyms: release, let go, give up
• Usage in a sentence: The company director was abducted from his car by terrorists.

'Writer's Corner'

Based on the description of the words, we have some practice questions for you. Answer these questions in the comments section. Our team will review them at the earliest!

Exercise 1. Make your own Sentences.

Here are some of the words from the above article. Try to frame sentences from them in your own words and share them with us in the comments section!

• Heinous
• Emblematic
• Hireling
• Abduct
• Verdict

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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