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1️⃣ Exacerbate (verb)
🔊 Pronunciation: इग-ज़ै-सर-बेट
💡 Meaning: To make a problem, situation, or feeling worse
📝 Hindi: बिगाड़ना
✍️ Example: The new policy only served to exacerbate the economic crisis.
(नई नीति ने केवल आर्थिक संकट को और बिगाड़ दिया।)
2️⃣ Intransigent (adjective)
🔊 Pronunciation: इन-ट्रैन्-सि-जेंट
💡 Meaning: Unwilling to change one’s views or agree on something
📝 Hindi: अडिग
✍️ Example: The opposition remained intransigent despite repeated negotiations.
(विपक्ष बार-बार की बातचीत के बावजूद अडिग बना रहा।)
3️⃣ Malapportionment (noun)
🔊 Pronunciation: मैल-अप-पोर-शन-मेंट
💡 Meaning: Unequal distribution of representation in a legislative body
📝 Hindi: अनुचित विभाजन
✍️ Example: The growing malapportionment in electoral districts is causing voter disenfranchisement.
(चुनावी जिलों में बढ़ता अनुचित विभाजन मतदाताओं को हाशिए पर डाल रहा है।)
4️⃣ Partisan (adjective)
🔊 Pronunciation: पार-टि-ज़न
💡 Meaning: Strongly supporting a particular party, cause, or person, often without considering other views
📝 Hindi: पक्षपाती
✍️ Example: The media was accused of presenting a highly partisan view of the elections.
(मीडिया पर चुनावों का अत्यधिक पक्षपाती दृष्टिकोण प्रस्तुत करने का आरोप लगा।)
5️⃣ Belligerent (adjective)
🔊 Pronunciation: बे-लि-जेर-एंट
💡 Meaning: Hostile, aggressive, or eager to fight
📝 Hindi: युद्धप्रिय
✍️ Example: The leader’s belligerent remarks intensified tensions between the two nations.
(नेता की युद्धप्रिय टिप्पणियों ने दोनों देशों के बीच तनाव बढ़ा दिया।)
6️⃣ Ostensible (adjective)
🔊 Pronunciation: ऑ-स्टेन्-सि-बल
💡 Meaning: Appearing to be true, but possibly hiding the real reason
📝 Hindi: प्रकट रूप से, दिखावटी
✍️ Example: His ostensible reason for quitting was stress, but we suspect he found a better job.
(उसके नौकरी छोड़ने का प्रकट कारण तनाव था, लेकिन हमें संदेह है कि उसे बेहतर नौकरी मिली थी।)
7️⃣ Repercussion (noun)
🔊 Pronunciation: री-पेर-कश-न
💡 Meaning: An unintended consequence, usually negative, of an action or event
📝 Hindi: प्रतिघात
✍️ Example: The economic repercussions of the trade war were felt globally.
(व्यापार युद्ध के आर्थिक प्रतिघात वैश्विक रूप से महसूस किए गए।)
8️⃣ Draconian (adjective)
🔊 Pronunciation: ड्रे-को-नी-एन
💡 Meaning: Excessively harsh and severe (especially of laws or measures)
📝 Hindi: कठोर
✍️ Example: The new immigration law has been criticized for its draconian measures.
(नई आप्रवासन नीति को इसकी कठोर नीतियों के लिए आलोचना मिली है।)
9️⃣ Embroil (verb)
🔊 Pronunciation: एम्ब-रॉइल
💡 Meaning: To involve someone deeply in conflict or a difficult situation
📝 Hindi: फंसाना
✍️ Example: The minister was embroiled in a major political scandal.
(मंत्री एक बड़े राजनीतिक घोटाले में फंस गए।)
🔟 Insidious (adjective)
🔊 Pronunciation: इन-सि-डी-अस
💡 Meaning: Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way but with harmful effects
📝 Hindi: कपटी, धोखेबाज
✍️ Example: The insidious spread of misinformation is a major challenge for democracy.
(गलत जानकारी का कपटी प्रसार लोकतंत्र के लिए एक बड़ी चुनौती है।)
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) based on the vocabulary:
1️⃣ What does the word “Exacerbate” mean?
a) To improve a situation
b) To make a problem worse
c) To remain neutral
d) To clarify an issue
2️⃣ If a person is described as “Intransigent,” what does it mean?
a) They are flexible and open-minded
b) They refuse to change their opinion
c) They are highly persuasive
d) They are easily influenced
3️⃣ “Malapportionment” in a political context refers to:
a) Unequal distribution of representation
b) Fair and balanced voting districts
c) The process of making laws
d) A system of direct democracy
4️⃣ Which of the following best defines “Partisan”?
a) Neutral and unbiased
b) Strongly supporting one side, often unfairly
c) Ignorant about politics
d) Advocating for multiple viewpoints
5️⃣ A “Belligerent” nation is one that:
a) Is always peaceful and diplomatic
b) Is aggressive and ready to fight
c) Avoids international conflicts
d) Prefers economic over military solutions
6️⃣ If a reason is “Ostensible,” it is:
a) The true and obvious reason
b) A hidden or deceptive reason
c) A reason that is widely accepted
d) A reason based on evidence
7️⃣ The “Repercussions” of an event are:
a) The direct causes of the event
b) The immediate details of the event
c) The unintended, often negative, consequences
d) The emotional response to the event
8️⃣ A “Draconian” law is characterized by:
a) Extreme severity and harshness
b) Fairness and justice
c) Flexibility and leniency
d) A lack of enforcement
9️⃣ If someone is “Embroiled” in a scandal, they are:
a) Deeply involved in the controversy
b) Completely unaware of it
c) Observing from a distance
d) Avoiding any public attention
🔟 An “Insidious” problem is one that:
a) Appears suddenly and openly
b) Grows gradually in a harmful way
c) Can be easily solved
d) Is harmless in the long run
Answers:
1️⃣ b) To make a problem worse
2️⃣ b) They refuse to change their opinion
3️⃣ a) Unequal distribution of representation
4️⃣ b) Strongly supporting one side, often unfairly
5️⃣ b) Is aggressive and ready to fight
6️⃣ b) A hidden or deceptive reason
7️⃣ c) The unintended, often negative, consequences
8️⃣ a) Extreme severity and harshness
9️⃣ a) Deeply involved in the controversy
🔟 b) Grows gradually in a harmful way