☞ Important Words from the Article The Hindu 28 September, 2019

1.  *Word: Rebel (विद्रोही, विद्रोह करना)*

Pronunciation: reb-uhl/ रिबेल

Part of Speech: Noun, Verb

Meaning: 
a. a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or leader. (Noun)
b. rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or leader. (Verb)
c. resist authority, control, or convention (Verb)

Synonyms: insurgent, revolt

Antonyms: obedient, obey

Usage in a sentence: 
a. When the government imposed more taxes, the people rebelled. 
b. The government captured six armed rebels.

2. *Word: Barred (बाधित)*

Pronunciation: bard/ बार्ड

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: preventing entry or exit or a course of action

Synonyms: Restrained, Banned, Forbidden

Antonyms: Permissible, Acceptable, Legitimate

Usage in a Sentence: When he cheated the producer of the company, he was barred from working in that company.

3.  *Word: Defer (टालना)*

Pronunciation: dih-fur/ डेफेर

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone.

Synonyms: adjourn, delay, hold over

Antonyms: accelerate, hasten, expedite

Use in Sentence: The committee wishes to defer their decision until next week.

4.  *Word: Defector (पक्षत्यागी)*

Pronunciation: dih-fek-ter/ डिफेक्टर

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: a person who has abandoned their country or cause in favour of an opposing one.

Synonyms: deserter, turncoat, renegade, traitor

Antonyms: paragon, patriot, loyalist, follower, disciple

Usage in a sentence: He defected to the West before the war began.

5.  *Word: Dint (गड्ढा)*

Pronunciation: dint/ डिन्ट

Part of Speech: Noun, Verb

Meaning: 
a. a dent or hollow in a surface. (Noun)
b. mark (a surface) with dents or hollows. (Verb)

Synonyms: indentation, dent, dimple

Antonyms: projection, bulge, protrusion, protuberance

Usage in a sentence: The accident left a small dint in the car's fender.

6.  *Word: Limbo (अनिश्चित स्थिति)*

Pronunciation: lim-boh/ लिम्बो

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: 
a. an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution; an intermediate state or condition.
b. a state of neglect or oblivion.

Synonyms: oblivion, obscurity, abyss, purgatory

Antonyms: resurrection, certainty, surety

Usage in a sentence: I'm now stuck in that hideous limbo between having applied for a great volunteer position and waiting to hear back from them.

7.  *Word: Turncoat (विश्वासघाती)*

Pronunciation: turn-koht/ टर्न्कोट

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: a person who deserts one party or cause in order to join an opposing one.

Synonyms: traitor, renegade, betrayer, defector

Antonyms: patriot, loyalist, paragon, disciple

Usage in a sentence: The plot of the story revolved around the gangster's relentless determination to learn the identity of the turncoat.

8.  *Word: Rigmarole (अनाप-शनाप, नीरस और निरर्थक प्रक्रिया)*

Pronunciation: rig-muh-rohl/ रिग्मरोल

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: 
a. a lengthy and complicated procedure.
b. a long, rambling story or statement.

Synonyms: nonsense, saga, burble, gibberish, commotion

Usage in a sentence: He just told us what to do without all the usual rigamarole.

9. *Word: Stasis (अवरोध)*

Pronunciation: stey-sis/ स्टेसिस

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: 
a. a period or state of inactivity or equilibrium.
b. civil strife.

Synonyms: stagnation, inaction, standstill, immobility

Antonyms: business, motion, development, mobility, change

Usage in a sentence: His art was characterized by bursts of creativity followed by long periods of stasis.

10. *Word: Sordid (अनैतिक)*

Pronunciation: sawr-did/ सॉर्डड

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: 
a. involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
b. dirty or squalid.

Synonyms: low, mean, dirty, foul, base

Antonyms: reputable, clean, honourable

Usage in a Sentence: All concerned should be cross-examined to get to the bottom of the whole sordid affair.

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