We all know that English language plays a crucial role in competitive exams like PSC, SSC, Banking exams etc. So if you are aiming to crack those examination, you should have a strong command in your English language skills. Vocabulary is one of the most crucial topic of English subject. Vocabulary refers to all the words in a language that is known and used by a particular person. It is essential not only for competitive exams, but it is the fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. In order to help you in improving your vocabulary skills, Entri will provide you with Weekly English Vocabulary based on Hindu editorial every Friday. Reading the daily Hindu editorial is highly recommended for candidates who are aspiring for competitive exams. In this blog, we have given some questions based on Vocabulary with answer and solutions. Check here for Weekly English Vocabulary Based on Hindu Editorial 2020 January 10.
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Weekly English Vocabulary Based on Hindu Editorial 2020 January 10
1. Directions : For each of the words given below, a contextual usage is provided. From the alternatives given, pick the word that is the most appropriate as a substitute in the given context.
Connotation : The word ‘discipline’ has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression.
(a)Modicum
(b)Overtone
(c)Contort
(d)Abjure
(e)None of these
Solution:
Connotation – an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning or an idea that is implied or suggested. (Overtone, undercurrent, implication)
2. Directions : For each of the words given below, a contextual usage is provided. From the alternatives given, pick the word that is the most appropriate as a substitute in the given context.
Moribund : The figures show a moribund remortgage market.
(b)Stagnant
(c)Torpid
(d)Burgeon
(e)None of these
Solution:
Moribund – showing no activity; dull and sluggish or used to describe a business, market, etc. that is not active or successful. (Stagnant, sluggish)
3. Directions : For each of the words given below, a contextual usage is provided. From the alternatives given, pick the word that is the most appropriate as a substitute in the given context.
Discursive : The short story is concentrated, whereas the novel is discursive.
Solution:
Discursive – a style of speech or writing fluent and expansive. (Eloquent, elegant, articulate)
4. Directions : For each of the words given below, a contextual usage is provided. From the alternatives given, pick the word that is the most appropriate as a substitute in the given context.
Saturnine : The face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips…twisted with disdain.
Solution:
Saturnine – bitter or scornful or gloomy. (Sombre, melancholy, lugubrious)
5. Directions : For each of the words given below, a contextual usage is provided. From the alternatives given, pick the word that is the most appropriate as a substitute in the given context.
Wizened : It’s a big step away from the more usual caricature of Scrooge as a wizened old miser who is frightened into repentance.
Solution:
Wizened – lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness. (Shriveled, shrunken, withered)
6. Directions : For each of the words given below, a contextual usage is provided. From the alternatives given, pick the word that is the most appropriate as a substitute in the given context.
Sleight : In addition to the obvious braggadocio of the form, there is a sleight of hand involved in the composition.
(d)Dexterity
Solution:
Sleight – adroitness in using the hands. (Dexterity)
7. Directions : For each of the words given below, a contextual usage is provided. From the alternatives given, pick the word that is the most appropriate as a substitute in the given context.
Peroration : He again invoked the theme in an emotional peroration
(a)Jocund
(b)Epilogue
(c)Ejaculation
(d)Revelation
(e)None of these
Solution:
Peroration – the concluding part of a speech, typically intended to inspire enthusiasm in the audience. (Epilogue, adieu)
8. Directions : For each of the words given below, a contextual usage is provided. From the alternatives given, pick the word that is the most appropriate as a substitute in the given context.
Rakish : The former One Direction star will be performing the record alongside selections from his rakish solo debut.
Solution:
Rakish – having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance. (Debonair, dashing, dapper, jaunty)
9. Directions : For each of the words given below, a contextual usage is provided. From the alternatives given, pick the word that is the most appropriate as a substitute in the given context.
Effete : Not a passing shower or a tropical gullywasher, not some effete drizzle but constant, temperate rainfall lasting for several hours.
Solution:
Effete – excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent. (Decadent)
10. Directions : For each of the words given below, a contextual usage is provided. From the alternatives given, pick the word that is the most appropriate as a substitute in the given context.
Poignancy : Impossible to forget, their watercolor grace both belies and accentuates the poignancy at their core.
(d)Obloquy
(e)None of these
Solution:
Poignancy – a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) or a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow. (Pathos, piteousness)
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