Vocab from: Newspaper- 21 February, 2017

Dear Readers,

In all the competitive exams, Vocabulary questions are asked from newspapers. So, here we're going to post VOCABULARY BASED ON THE HINDU NEWSPAPER.

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Vocabulary in the Article -

• Plume (पंख) 
  Meaning - a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament (Noun)
  spread out in a shape resembling a feather (Verb)
  Synonyms - boast, presume
  Antonyms - be modest, deprecate
  Example - Smoke plumed from the chimneys.

• Rampant (अनियंत्रित) - Adjective
  Meaning - (especially of something unwelcome) flourishing or spreading unchecked
  Synonyms - excessive, raging
  Antonyms - gentle, moral
  Example - Sadly, the Internet has made it easier for the rampant spread of false information.

• Encroachment (अतिक्रमण) - NounMeaning - intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc
  Synonyms - intrusion, invasion
  Example - Urban encroachment of habitat.

• Effluents (अपशिष्ट) - Noun
  Meaning - liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea
  Synonyms - derivation, escape
  Antonyms - completion, consequence
  Example - Since the poor village could not afford a water treatment system, their effluent became contaminated from human and animal excrement.

• Deliberate (जानबूझकर) - Verb
  Meaning - done consciously and intentionally (Adjective)
  engage in long and careful consideration (Verb)
  Synonyms - careful, cautious
  Antonyms - careless, ignorant
  Example - During the teacher’s meeting, we were asked to deliberate our testing goals for the school year.

• Demarcating (सीमांकन) - Verb
  Meaning - set the boundaries or limits of
  Synonyms - delimit, detach
  Antonyms - attach, combine
  Example - The demarcation between teachers and learners.

• Mapping (मानचित्रण) - Noun
  Meaning - an operation that associates each element of a given set (the domain) with one or more elements of a second set (the range)
  Synonyms - aligning, calculating
  Example - The mapping of supply chains.

• Catastrophe (तबाही) - Noun
  Meaning - an event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering, a disaster
  Synonyms - accident, tragedy
  Antonyms - advantage, benefit
  Example - During the catastrophe over a thousand families lost their homes.

• Perilous (जोखिम) - Adjective
  Meaning - full of danger or risk
  Synonyms - delicate, threatening
  Antonyms - calm, certain
  Example - You should avoid driving during the snowstorm because the icy roads are perilous.