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Today’s article title is: Chinese firms feel the pinch of India’s new import regulations: Report
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SCRUTINY
Noun
Pronunciation: skroot-n-ee
Meaning: a close look at or over, a fixed intent look
Synonyms: audit, check, examination, scan, stare, gaze
Antonyms: flash, glance, peep
Usage: His constant scrutiny gover over my nerves
Forms: Scrutinize (verb)
JEOPARDIZE
Verb
Pronunciation: jep-er-dah-eez
Meaning: to place in danger
Synonyms: compromise, endanger, imperil
Antonyms: guard, protect, shelter, shield
Usage: This foolish act can jeopardize the entire operations
Forms: Jeopardy (noun)
SCREENING
Verb
Pronunciation: skree-ning
Meaning: to drive danger or attack away from/ to keep secret
Synonyms: bulwarking, covering, defending, fencing, fending/ belying, blanketing, cloaking, concealing
Antonyms: assailing, assaulting, attacking/ disclosing, displaying, divulging, exposing
Usage: The army will screen the mainland from attack/ The trees screen the garden from outsiders
Forms: Screen (noun)
DELIBERATION
Noun
Pronunciation: dih-lib-uh-rey-shuhn
Meaning: a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something
Synonyms: consideration, debate, reflection
Usage: This is an important issue and needs a detailed deliberation
Forms: Deliberate (verb)
ANONYMITY
Noun
Pronunciation: an-uh-nim-i-tee
Meaning: the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown
Synonyms: facelessness, namelessness, obscurity
Antonyms: celebrity, fame, notoriety, renown
Usage: He wants anonymity for the sake of his family
Forms: Anonymous (adjective)
