| 1. Ascertain (Verb) Elaborated meaning : find (something) out for certain; make sure of. Synonyms: find out, discover, work out Antonyms : disprove ,invalidate ,aid Example : There is, specifically, a need to ascertain if excess cases of meningitis and cerebral malaria seen during the trials are causally related to the vaccination. |
| 2. Chasten (Verb) Elaborated meaning : (of a reproof or misfortune) have a restraining or moderating effect on. Synonyms: correct, humiliate ,penalize Antonyms : Exonerate ,approve, comfort Example : The last few months have been a chastening spell for the Board of Control for Cricket in India. |
| 3. Entitlements (Noun) Elaborated meaning : the fact of having a right to something. Synonyms: right, prerogative, privilege Antonyms : disadvantage ,handicap ,hindrance Example : The Justice R.M. Lodha reforms punctured the bubble of entitlements that some BCCI officials lived in. |
| 4. Emanated (Verb) Elaborated meaning : (of something abstract but perceptible) issue or spread out from (a source). Synonyms: : originate, stem, derive Antonyms : conceal ,hold ,keep Example : A big shock wave has emanated from Dubai with the International Cricket Council voting overwhelmingly in favour of changes to its governance and revenue model. |
| 5. Mooted (Verb) Elaborated meaning : raise (a question or topic) for discussion; suggest (an idea or possibility). Synonyms: raise, bring up, broach Antonyms : close,finish Example :Big Three was mooted against the will of other cricket-playing nations, who are equally dedicated to the game. |
| 6. Diaspora (Noun) Elaborated meaning : the spreading out of a group of people Synonyms: exodus ,disbandment ,dispersal Antonyms : stay ,arrival ,arriving Example : cricket has been recast as a yet more Indian sport. There is no denying that India, its fans and diaspora power the sport’s commercial heart |
| Important word : Convulsed (Verb) Elaborated meaning : (of a person) suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs. Synonyms: shake up ,torment ,agitate Antonyms : calm ,order ,quiet Example : cricket is also periodically convulsed with anxiety about the very survival of the Test and one-day international formats. |
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