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Today’s article talks about the thriving of kharif crops being a ray of hope amidst the crisis.
The article title is: ‘The good news’.
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
BUMPER
Pronunciation: buhm-puh
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: extraordinarily large or fine
Synonyms: plentiful, abounding, extravagant, ample
Antonyms: few, lacking, little
Usage: As soon as the deal was sealed a bumper of congratulations flooded towards Mr.Verma
COVERAGE
Pronunciation: kuh-vuh-ruhj
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: the extent to which something is covered
Synonyms: inclusion, scope, indemnity
Antonyms: exclusion
Usage: The media coverage of the scam was manipulative.
Forms: cover(verb,noun)
SOUGHT
Pronunciation: sawt
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: to seek or want
Synonyms: desired, needed, wanted
Antonyms: inessential, undesired
Usage: Mohit is living the life that he sought out for.
INCLINATION
Pronunciation: ing-kli-nei-shn
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: a tendency to feel a certain way or lean towards something
Synonyms: bias, penchant, disposition, proclivity
Antonyms: antipathy, aversion, disgust
Usage: Meenal’s inclination towards arts and literature was noticeable since she was a child.
Forms: incline(verb).
TRUANT
Pronunciation: troo-uhnt
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: absent
Synonyms: delinquent, shriker, deserter
Antonyms: present, involved
Usage: He is a truant when it comes to spending time with his family.
Forms: truancy(noun)
SUBSTANTIAL
Pronunciation: suhb-stan-shl
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: of considerable importance
Synonyms: meaningful, serious, hefty, massive
Antonyms: minor, trivial, unimportant
Usage: The charges pressed against him were backed up with substantial proof.
Forms: substance(noun), substantive(adjective, noun)
PREEMPTIVE
Pronunciation: pree-empt-uhv
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: a measure taken against something
Synonyms: preventive, precautionary, defensive
Antonyms: permissive
Usage: There was a large amount of preemptive effort made before the cyclone hit.
Forms: preempt(verb,noun)
GRAPPLE
Pronunciation: gra-pl
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: struggle to get hold of
Synonyms: grab, grasp, clutch, clasp
Antonyms: free, liberate, loose, release
Usage: Mathematics is a subject that is very difficult for me to grapple.
PROCURE
Pronunciation: pruh-kyaw
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: obtain with a lot of effort
Synonyms: acquire, compass, earn, gain
Antonyms: forfeit, let go, lose
Usage: We procured the means to buy clothes to donate to the NGO.
Forms: procurement(noun)
POTENTIAL
Pronunciation: puh-ten-shl
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: having the capability of doing something in the future
Synonyms: promising, budding, probable
Antonyms: unlikely, unpromising
Usage: As soon as we spoke to him, we knew that we had our potential host for the function.
Forms: potent(adjective)
Practice Questions
Q1) If the words ‘preemptive’ and ‘precautionary’ make a perfect pair, select the correct pair from the following set of words following the same logic:
- Bumper-Little
- Substantial-Important
- Grapple-Free
- Inclination-Deviation
Q2) Create sentences of your own with the following words:
- Sought
- Truant
- Procure
- Coverage
- Potential
Tell us your answers in the comments below.
