Eazyprep brings to you ‘Words in News’, an easy and interesting way to learn vocabulary important for your exam. Now discover new meanings while also going through current affairs articles at the same time!
Today’s article title is: PM lists out potential sectors for US investors, says India could power global eco recovery
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
EMPHASIZE
Verb
Pronunciation: em-fuh-sahyz
Meaning: lay stress upon; to make more apparent
Synonyms: accent, accentuate, feature, highlight, illuminate
Antonyms: de-emphasize, play down
Usage: I would like to emphasize the fact that she is the only hardworking employee in this team
Forms: Emphasis (noun), emphatic (adjective)
INTEGRATION
Noun
Pronunciation: in-ti-grey-shuhn
Meaning: a state or the act of combining or being combined into a cohesive whole
Synonyms: coupling, linking, unification, union
Antonyms: bifurcation, breakup, cleavage, dissolution, disunion, division
Usage: The integration of the conclaves into mainland India was a big relief for its citizens
Forms: Integrate (verb), integral/integrated (adjective)
DIVERSIFY
Verb
Pronunciation: dih-vur-suh-fahy
Meaning: to make diverse in form or character
Synonyms: expand, transform, alter, assort, change, modify, variegate
Antonyms: continue, keep, remain, stay, conform, unvary
Usage: I would like to diversify my careers options after class 12th
Forms: Diversity/diversification (noun), Diverse/diversified (adjective)
ELABORATE 1
Adjective
Pronunciation: ih-lab-er-it
Meaning: including many small descriptive features
Synonyms: blow-by-blow, circumstantial, detailed, full, minute, particular, particularized, thorough
Antonyms: compendious, summary
Usage: I want an elaborate description of the new land you discovered
Forms: Elaboration (noun), elaborated (adjective)
ELABORATE 2
Adjective
Pronunciation: ih-lab-er-it
Meaning: made or done with great care or with much detail
Synonyms: complex, complicated, detailed, fancy, intricate, involved, sophisticated
Antonyms: no-frills, simple, unfancy, unsophisticated
Usage: The wedding ceremony was an elaborate affair
Practice Questions
Q1) If the words ‘elaborate’ and ‘complex’ make a perfect pair, select the correct pair from the following set of words following the same logic:
- Complicated-No frills
- Detailed- Compendious
- Diversify-Variegate
- Emphasize-Play down
Q2) Create sentences of your own with the following words:
- Emphasize
- Elaborate (with great detail)
- Diversify
- Integrate
Tell us your answers in the comments below.
