Daily vocabulary from The Hindu dated 6 June 2017

Daily vocabulary from The Hindu dated 6 June 2017

1.    Reinvigorate (verb): to give new energy or strength to somebody or something; ·       We need to reinvigorate the economy of the area. ·       I felt reinvigorated after a rest and shower.

2.    Squander(verb): to waste money, time etc. in a stupid or careless way; ·       He squandered all his money in gambling. ·       He just squandered his talent.

3.    Galvanize (verb): to make somebody take action by shocking them or by making them excited; to cover metal with zinc in order to protect it from rust; ·       The urgency of his voice galvanized them into action.

4.    Exhorted (verb): to try hard to persuade somebody to do something;           Noun : exhortation   synonym: urge ·       The party leader exhorted his members to start preparing for the government. ·       They had been exhorted to action.

5.    Radicalization (verb): to make people more willing to consider new and different policies, ideas, etc.; to make people more radical in their political opinions; ·       Recent events have radicalized opinion on educational matters.

6.    Pragmatism (noun): thinking about solving problems in a practical and sensible way rather than by having fixed ideas and theories;           Noun: Pragmatist ·       The claims were based on reason, pragmatism and common sense. ·       The successful teacher is invariably a pragmatist and a realist.

7.    Sectarian (adjective): connected with the differences that exist between groups of people who have different religious views. ·       Sectarian attacks/violence. ·       Attempts to breakdown the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland.

8.    Sporadic (adjective): happening only occasionally or at intervals that are not regular.           Synonym : intermittent     adverb : sporadically ·       Sporadic fighting /gun fire/ violence etc. ·       She attended lectures only sporadically.