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Here’s an article from the newspaper,’The Indian Express’. The article is about ‘India China Border Face-off’
Important words and idioms from the article
PERSONNEL
Pronunciation : puh-suhn-el
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: a person associated with an organized especially that of military services
Synonyms: crew, troop, work force
Antonyms: none
Usage: Rajesh was an army personnel in the CIF.
NATIVE
Pronunciation : nei-tiv
Part of Speech: noun, adjective
Meaning: a) a person or a group of people identifying to their place of birth (noun)
b) association with the place of origin or birth (adjective)
Synonyms: Indigenous ,citizen, inhabitant, natural
Antonyms: foreign, alien, outsider
Usage: Ashok Nagar is his native village
Forms: nativity (noun)
MORTAL
Pronunciation : maw-tl
Part of Speech: adjective, noun
Meaning: a) subject to death or decay (adjective)
b) something that has the capacity to cause death (adjective)
c) a human being subject to death
Synonyms: being, earthling, fatal, lethal
Antonyms: immortal, inanimate, abstract
Usage: We mortals have little to no power in front of the God Almighty. .
Forms: mortality(noun)
COMPREHEND
Pronunciation: kawm-pruh-hend
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: to understand or get a grasp over something
Synonyms: discern, fathom, grasp, perceive
Antonyms: misunderstand, misinterpret, mistake
Usage: She could not comprehend the new concepts of thermodynamics introduced in class
Forms: Comprehension (verb), Comprehensible (adjective).
BOOMING
Pronunciation: boom-uhng
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: a) having a state or period of great energy and prosperity
b) a loud and cheery voice
Synonyms: profitable, prosperous, thriving, roaring
Antonyms: failing, losing, weak
Usage: His booming voice still rings in my ears.
Forms: boom (noun)
CONDOLE
Pronunciation: kuhn-dole
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: a) share grief with someone or express sympathy
Synonyms: console, comfort, soothe, commiserate
Antonyms: distress, trouble, hurt, upset
Usage: They all came to condole with her for the loss of her father. .
Forms: condolence (noun)
SOLATIUM
Pronunciation: soh-ley-shee-uhm
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: a token of consolation
Synonyms: amends,compensation,atonement, pay
Antonyms: penalty, retrieve
Usage: At the time of his retirement, Mr. Sharma received a lump sum money as solatium.
DIVERT
Pronunciation: dai-vuht
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: a) to turn to a different direction
b) to capture someone’s attention
Synonyms: alter, deflect, avert, change
Antonyms: stay, stable, maintain
Usage: Her attention was constantly diverted to the music playing outside
Forms: diversion (noun), diversity (noun)
ALLEGATION
Pronunciation: a-luh-gei-shn
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: a) the claim that someone is guilty without having any evidence
Synonyms: accusation,charge,claim
Antonyms: exculpation, denial
Usage: An allegation was put on Rohan to have stolen money from the trust fund.
DEVASTATE
Pronunciation: deh-vuh-steit
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: a) to destroy
b) to cause someone great grief and shock
Synonyms: ruin, ravage, rampage, destruct
Antonyms: build, construct, create, guard
Usage: Houses and crops were devastated by the arrival of the cyclone.
Forms: devastation (noun)
Practice Questions
Q1) If the words ‘comprehend’ and ‘fathom’ make a perfect pair, select the correct pair from the following set of words:
- Native-Alien
- Destruct-Construct
- Booming-Thriving
- Charge-Denial
Q2) Create sentences of your own with the following words:
- Mortal
- Condole
- Solatium
- Allegation
- Devastate
Tell us your answers in the comments below.
