Important Words from the Article The Hindu 30.11.18

*Important Words from the Article The Hindu 30.11.18*

1. *Word of the day: Demarcate (निर्धारित करना)*

Pronunciation: dih-mahr-keyt/डिमार्केट

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: 
a. to mark the limits or boundaries of something
b. separate or distinguish from.

Synonyms: delimit, define, restrict, divide

Antonyms: connect, join, align, amalgamate 

Use in a Sentence: Transparency will demarcate the value creators and destroyers.

2.  *Word: Entails (के लिए आवश्यक होना)*

Pronunciation: en-teyl/एन्टैल

Part of Speech: Verb, Noun

Meaning: 

        a. involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence. [Verb]

        b. a limitation of the inheritance of property to certain heirs over a number of generations. [Noun]

Synonyms: necessitates, requires, demands

Antonyms:

Use in Sentence: This project entails a lot of hard work.

3.  *Word: Perennially (निरंतर)*

Pronunciation: puh-ren-ee-uh l-y/परेनीअली

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: 

        a. in a way that continues for a long or apparently infinite time; permanently.

Synonyms: everlastingly, constantly

Antonyms: never, briefly

Use in a Sentence: We want to know what is perennially new about the world.

4.  *Word: Fracas (कोलाहल)*

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: a noisy disagreement or commotions

Pronunciation: fra-cas/फ्रैकस

Synonyms: disturbance, quarrel, scuffle, brawl, affray, tussle

Antonyms: agreement, calm, harmony

Use in a Sentence:  The husband and wife were fined by the judge for starting a fracas in court.

5.  *Word: Gamut (सारे पहलू)*

Pronunciation: gam-uh t/गैमट

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: the complete range or scope of something.      

Synonyms: spectrum, scale, series

Antonyms: individual, angle

Use in a Sentence: College life opened up a whole gamut of new experiences.

6.  *Word: Minuscule (बहुत सूक्ष्म)*

Pronunciation: min-uh-skyool/मिनस्क्यूल

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: extremely small; tiny.

Synonyms: diminutive, little

Antonyms: huge, gigantic

Use in a Sentence: The chances of getting the disease are minuscule.

7.  *Word: Redressal (सुधार करना)*

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: 
a. Act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

        b. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

Pronunciation: redress-al

Synonyms: redress, remedy, remediation, amends

Antonyms: damage, blighted, wrong

Use in a Sentence: The Manager shall keep record of complaints and the redressal actions by the branch.

8.  *Word: Extraneous (असम्बद्ध)*

Pronunciation: ik-strey-nee-uhs/एक्स्ट्रैनीअस

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning:

        a. irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.

        b. of external origin.

Synonyms: irrelevant, immaterial, extrinsic

Antonyms: appropriate, pertinent

Use in a Sentence: We shall ignore factors extraneous to the problem.

9.  *Word: Midst (मध्यस्थिति)*

Part of Speech: Noun, Preposition

Pronunciation: /मिड्स्ट 

Meaning: 

        a. the middle part or point. [Noun]

        b. in the middle of. [Preposition]

Synonyms: amid, center, heart, mean

Antonyms: outside, edge, border

Use in a Sentence: The house is set in the midst of large gardens.

10.  *Word: Retrograde (प्रतिगामी)*

Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun

Meaning: 
a. directed or moving backwards. [Adjective]
b. reverting to an earlier and inferior condition. [Adjective]
c. go back in position or time. [Noun]

Pronunciation: re-truh-greyd/रेट्रग्रैड

Synonyms: reverse, rearward, regressive, downhill,

Antonyms: progress, advance, modern

Use in a Sentence: The closure of the factories is seen as a retrograde step.

11.  *Word: Ire (क्रोध)*

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: anger

Pronunciation: ahyuhr/आइर

Synonyms: outrage, temper, rage, fury, wrath

Antonyms: happiness, calmness, amiability

Use in a Sentence: He snares ire my troubles as well as in my joys.