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Vocabulary

1. Word of the day: Untrammelled (मुक्त)

Part of Speech: Adjective
Pronunciation: un-tram-uh l-d/अन्ट्रैमल्ड
Meaning: not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered.
Synonyms: unrestrained, free, uncontrolled
Antonyms: limited
Use in a Sentence: She began to moan aloud with untrammelled excitement.
2. Word: Wield (उपयोग करना)

Part of Speech: Verb
Pronunciation: weeld/वील्ड
Meaning:
        a. hold and use (a weapon or tool).

        b. have and be able to use (power or influence).

Synonyms: utilize, operate
Antonyms: retain, hide, cease
Use in a Sentence: They wield enormous political power.
3. Word: Coup (आघात)

Part of Speech: Noun
Pronunciation: koo/कू
Meaning:
        a. a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.

        b. an instance of successfully achieving something difficult.

Synonyms: takeover, overthrow
Antonyms: failure, defeat
Use in a Sentence: There have been seven coup attempts against the beleaguered government.
4. Word: Consolidation (एकीकरण)

Part of Speech: Noun
Pronunciation: kuh n-sol-i-dey-shuh n/कन्सालिडेशन
Meaning: the action or process of combining a number of things into a single more effective or coherent whole.
Synonyms: union, association
Antonyms: division, breakup
Use in a Sentence: There are still problems with the definition of liberal consolidation.
5. Word: Backlash (प्रतिक्षेप)

Part of Speech: Noun
Pronunciation: bak-lash/
Meaning: a strong or violent reaction, as to some social or political change
Synonyms: response, counteraction
Antonyms: request
Use in a Sentence: Such a decision may prompt a backlash from their supporters.
6. Word: Falter (अटकना)

Part of Speech: Verb
Pronunciation: fawl-ter/फॉल्टर
Meaning:
        a. lose strength or momentum.

        b. speak hesitantly.

        c. move unsteadily or hesitantly.

Synonyms: stumble, stagger, vacillate
Antonyms: maintain, persist, continue
Use in a Sentence: We must not falter in our resolve.
7. Word: Revive (पुनः प्रचलित करना)

Pronunciation: ri-vahyv/रीवाइव
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning:
        a. restore to life or consciousness.

        b. give new strength or energy to.

Synonyms: renew, refresh
Antonyms: destroy, abolish
Use in a Sentence: Now, the economy is starting to revive.
8. Word: Embolden (साहस देना)

Part of Speech: Verb
Pronunciation: em-bohl-duh n/एम्बोल्डन
Meaning: give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something.
Synonyms: encourage, inspire, fortify
Antonyms: discourage, dishearten
Use in a Sentence: His success emboldened him to develop his business.
9. Word: Belligerent (लड़ाकू)

Part of Speech: Adjective
Pronunciation: buh-lij-er-uh nt/बलिजरन्ट
Meaning: hostile and aggressive.
Synonyms: combative, quarrelsome
Antonyms: friendly, pacifist
Use in a Sentence: They gave my new acquaintance a somewhat belligerent aspect.
10. Word: Blight (हानि पहुंचाना)

Part of Speech: Noun/Verb
Pronunciation: blahyt/ब्लाइट
Meaning: a thing that spoils or damages something.
Synonyms: curse, ruin, spoil
Antonyms: aid, improve
Use in a Sentence: Unemployment is a blight on our society.
11. Word: Depreciation (मूल्य का न्यून करना)

Pronunciation: dih-pree-shee-ey-shuh n/डिप्रीशीऐशन
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: a decrease in the value of a currency relative to other currencies.
Synonyms: decrease, curtailment. deduction
Antonyms: rise
Use in a Sentence: The depreciation of the rupee has shaken the Indian market.
12. Word: Plunging (तेजी से गिर रहा है)

Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
a) falling steeply.

Pronunciation: pluhnj-ing/प्लन्जिंग
Synonyms: falling, dropping, sinking
Antonyms: expand, rising, ascend
Use in a Sentence: He is plunging into an intensity of depression.

Cloze test -The Hindu Newspaper

International football, as the historian Eric Hobsbawm wrote of sport in the early periods of the 20th century, ___(1)__ be an “expression of national conflict, and the sportsmen representing their nation or their state, primarily __(2)___ of their imagined community.” There is more than a kernel of truth to this even today, so much so that a win on the field can occasionally even represent a geopolitical victory of __(3)__. But football’s potential for change goes further than simple concerns over soft international power, exemplified best perhaps _(4)_ the protests of a group of Iranian women who unfurled banners in the arena in St. Petersburg during their country’s match against Morocco. They were protesting the ban in Iran on women watching the sport at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran. In the months before the World Cup, an all-women reggae band “Abjeez” had even called on Iranian men to _(5)_ their support to the movement: “The empty seat by your side is my place. To have me by your side is your right. It’s my right! Consider me a part of you. I am your equal,” the song’s opening lyrics read.

1. (a) can
(b) will
(c) can be
(d) will be

2. (a) faces
(b) expressions
(c) airs
(d) tones

3. (a) forms
(b) kinds
(c) people
(d) sorts

4. (a) to
(b) for
(c) over
(d) by

5. (a) take
(b) lend
(c) grant
(d) remove

Answers:- Cloze Test -

1.C
1.B
3.D
4.D
5.B

Quant Practice

Q1. Anita’s father was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother was 36 years old when her brother four years younger to her was born. What is the difference between the ages of her parents?
(a) 2 years
(b) 4 years
(c) 6 years
(d) 8 years
(e)10 years

Q2. My brother is 3 years elder to me. My father was 28 years of age when my sister was born while my mother was 26 years of age when I was born. If my sister was 4 years of age when my brother was born, then, what was the age of my father and mother respectively when my brother was born?
(a) 32 yrs, 23 yrs
(b) 32 yrs, 29 yrs
(c) 35 yrs, 29 yrs
(d) 35 yrs, 33 yrs
(e) None of these

Q3. Raman borrowed some money at the rate of 6% p.a. S.I. for the first three years, 9% p.a. S.I.  for the next five years and 13% p.a. S.I.  for the period beyond eight years. If the total interest paid by him at the end of eleven years is Rs. 8160, how much money did he borrow?
(a) Rs. 8000
(b) Rs. 10,000
(c) Rs. 12,000
(d) Data inadequate
(e)None of these

Q4. Peter invested Rs. 12,000 at the rate of 10 p.c.p.a. simple interest and another amount at the rate of 20 p.c.p.a. simple interest. If total interest earned on whole money is 14% of total amount. Find the total amount invested.
(a) Rs. 20,000
(b) Rs. 22,000
(c) Rs. 24,000
(d) Rs. 25,000
(e)Rs. 18,000

Q5. A bank offers 5% compound interest calculated on half-yearly basis. A customer deposits Rs. 1600 each on 1st January and 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the amount he would have gained by way of interest is
(a) Rs. 220
(b) Rs. 244
(c) Rs. 222
(d) Rs. 223
(e) Rs. 425

Directions (6-10): What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series?
Q6. 7,20,   46,    98,  202,?
(a) 420
(b) 410
(c) 310
(d) 320
(e) 340

Q7.  210,   209,   213,   186,   202,    ?
(a) 138
(b) 77
(c) 177
(d) 327
(e) 127

Q8.  27,    38,71,126,203,?
(a) 212
(b) 202
(c) 301
(d) 312
(e) 302

Q9.  435,    354,   282,   219,  165,?
(a) 103
(b) 112
(c) 120
(d) 130
(e) 140

Q10.  4,   200,   369,  513,   634,     ?
(a) 788
(b) 715
(c) 734
(d) 755
(e) 655

Vocabulary -18-06-2018

Challenging Words from the Article

1. Word of the day: Scepticism (संशयवाद)

Pronunciation: skep-tuh-siz-uh m/स्केप्टिसिज़म

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: 
a. a sceptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something.
b. the theory that certain knowledge is impossible.

Synonyms: suspicion, mistrust, misgiving

Antonyms: credence, trust

Use in a Sentence: She has a healthy scepticism towards the requirements in the organization's report.

2. Word: Implication (अनुमान)

Pronunciation: im-pli-key-shuh n/ इम्प्लकैशन

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: 
a. the conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated.

b. the action or state of being involved in something.

Synonyms: significance, indication

Antonyms:

Use in a Sentence: She is by implication requesting me to resign.

3. Word: Conducive (उपकारी)

Pronunciation: kuh n-doo-siv/कन्डूसिव

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible.

Synonyms: advantageous, helpful, contributory

Antonyms: hindering, unfavourable, cumbersome

Use in a Sentence: This is a conducive environment for studying.

4. Word: Jitter (घबराना)

Pronunciation: jit-er/जिटर

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: 
a. feelings of extreme nervousness. [Noun]

b. slight irregular movement, variation, or unsteadiness, especially in an electrical signal or electronic device. [Noun]

c. act nervously. [Verb]

Synonyms: anxiety, tremble

Antonyms: soothe, calm

Use in a Sentence: I always get the jitters before exams.

5. Word: Disenchantment (निराशा)

Pronunciation:dis-en-chant-ment/डिसिन्चैन्ट्मन्ट

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning:  a feeling of disappointment about someone or something you previously respected or admired; disillusionment.

Synonyms: discontent, disgruntlement, dissent

Antonyms: satisfaction, delight, gratification

Use in a Sentence: Citizens have expressed growing disenchantment with the government.

6. Word of the day: Loom (संकट मँडराना)

Pronunciation: loom/लूम

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: appear as a vague form, especially one that is large or threatening

Synonyms: menace, emerge, stand out

Antonyms: disappear, diminish, remove

Use in a Sentence: We should flag those problems that could loom ahead.

7. Word: Taint (अपमान)

Pronunciation: teynt/टैन्ट

Part of Speech: Noun, Verb

Meaning: 
a. a trace of a bad or undesirable substance or quality. [oun]

b. contaminate or pollute (something). [Verb]

Synonyms: tarnish, defileAntonyms: purify, improve

Use in a Sentence: The inquiry cleared him of any taint of mistrust/dishonesty.

8. Word: Accusations (आरोप)

Pronunciation: ak-yoo-zey-shuh n/ऐक्यूज़ैशन

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: 
a. a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong.

Synonyms:  allegation, charge, assertion

Antonyms: compliments, defenses

Use in a Sentence: She resigned over accusations of partiality.

9. Word: Formidable (भयानक)

Pronunciation: fawr-mi-duh-buh l/फॉर्मिडबलPart of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: 
a. inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

Synonyms: terrific, tremendous, colossal

Antonyms: feeble, easy, friendly

Use in a Sentence: They had to overcome formidable obstacles.