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Today’s article talks about the necessary steps to take to summon the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha into meeting.
The article title is: ‘Parliament must meet’.
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
FATE
Pronunciation: feit
Part of Speech: verb, noun
Meaning: a) destined to happen in a particular way(verb)
b) destiny(noun)
Synonyms: consequence, effect, future, outcome
Antonyms: misfortune
Usage: All his success was not just his fate but also his hardwork and patience.
Forms: fateful(adjective)
UNCERTAIN
Pronunciation: uhn-suh-tn
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: not known or definite
Synonyms: unclear, vague, indefinite, precarious
Antonyms: clear, decided, definite
Usage: We did our best but we are still uncertain about our winning.
Forms: uncertainty(noun), certain(adjective), certainty(noun)
ABRUPT
Pronunciation: uh-bruhpt
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: sudden
Synonyms: quick, surprising, unanticipated, unexpected
Antonyms: deliberate, expected
Usage: We felt an abrupt tremor and the building was shaking.
Forms: abruptly(adverb)
SUBDUE
Pronunciation: suhb-dyoo
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: bring someone or something under control
Synonyms: conquer, crush, overcome, humble
Antonyms: lose, yield, allow
Usage: He was subdued by his friends at school.
SCRUTINY
Pronunciation: skroo-tuh-nee
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: observe someone or something critically
Synonyms: analysis, review, inspection
Usage: The test papers were sent for scrutiny to the controller of examinations.
Forms: scrutinise(verb)
RELUCTANCE
Pronunciation: ruh-luhk-tns
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: unwillingness to do something
Synonyms: unwilling, hesitation, doubt
Antonyms: surety, willingness
Usage: His reluctance to give the presentation showed that he was not confident.
Forms: reluctant(adjective)
DEFICIT
Pronunciation: deh-fuh-suht
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: something that is smaller than the accepted amount
Synonyms: shortfall, loss, deficiency
Antonyms: abundance, adequacy, enough
Usage: You need a calorie deficit to lose weight.
Forms: deficient(adjective), deficiency(noun)
PROHIBITION
Pronunciation: prow-uh-bi-shn
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: the act of forbidding something
Synonyms: constraint, prevention, restraint, restriction
Antonyms: allowance, permission
Usage: There was a prohibition on entry inside the property.
Forms: prohibit(verb)
TWEAK
Pronunciation: tveek
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: improve something by making adjustments
Synonyms: adjust, twist
Usage: He tweaked his guitar strings to adjust the sound quality.
RECONVENE
Pronunciation: ree-kuhn-veen
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: reassemble, especially a group of people for a meeting
Synonyms: reunite, reconcile, rejoin, get together
Antonyms: estrange, separate
Usage: Our manager reconvened the team members to talk over the project again.
Forms: reconvention(verb)
Practice Questions
Q1) If the words ‘tweak’ and ‘adjust’ make a perfect pair, select the correct pair from the following set of words following the same logic:
- Uncertain-Clear
- Subdue-Conquer
- Abrupt-Orderly
- Reconvene-Separate
Q2) Create sentences of your own with the following words:
- Deficit
- Reluctance
- Tweak
- Subdue
- Reconvene
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