1. CHALLENGING VOCAB WORDS
FROM THE ARTICLE
“Retail therapy: on the IPL 2018 auction”

2. News Line - Over the weekend at a Bengaluru hotel, the IPL’s top brass congregated with a wish-list that had no space for nostalgia.
Congregate
[kong-gri-geyt]

3. Congregate Meaning-(verb)- to gather as a unit or group.
Meaning in hindi- एकत्रित होना {ekatrit hona}
Synonyms- assemble, flock together, rally, amass, crowd, cluster, group.
Antonyms- dispel, disperse, scatter, dissipate.
Example- During the summer teenagers often congregate at the beach.

4. News Line -There was no respect either for doughty batting performances in Tests.
[dou-tee]

5. Doughty Meaning-(adjective)-determined to not give up; fearless.
Meaning in Hindi- हिम्मती
Synonyms- courageous, bold, dauntless, gallant, heroic, lionhearted.
Antonyms- cowardly, fainthearted, spiritless, dastardly.
Example- Even the possibility of death in the jungle was not enough to scare away the doughty explorer.

6. News Line -In Twenty20’s roller-coaster ride, the attributes of patience and grit, so mandatory in Tests, have comparatively little value.
Grit
[grit]

7. Grit
Meaning-(noun)-the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship.
Meaning in Hindi- धैर्य {dhairy}
Synonyms- guts, spunk, finer, constancy, fortitude, grittiness.
Antonyms- spinelessness, cowardice, craveness, timidity.
Example- The young boy’s grit kept him grounded during the two days he was lost in the forest.

8. News Line -The accent is on explosive batting, miserly bowling, athletic fielding and, above all, the ability to remain iceberg-cool when the fires of a nerve- racking last over are raging.
Accent
[ak-sent] 8

9. Meaning-(noun)- a special notice or importance given to something.
Accent N
Meaning-(noun)- a special notice or importance given to something.
Meaning in Hindi- स्वरोच्चारण करना
Synonyms- emphasis, accentuation, stress, underscoring, weightage.
Antonyms- minimisation, under emphasis, unimportance, triviality.
Example-If you ever meet someone from another country, you will likely note that they have an accent when they speak your language.

10. Rage
[reyj]

11. Raging Meaning-(noun)- continuing with great force or intensity.
Meaning in Hindi- प्रकोप {prakop}
Synonyms- turbulent, severe, extreme, huge, excessive, violent, wild, stormy.
Antonyms- gleeful, mild, calm, delighted, giddy, moderate, happy.
Example- During the intense debate, members of congress were raging about the cost of healthcare.

12. News Line- CSK continued its patented approach of nurturing its nucleus, as was evident in the way it retained M.S. Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja prior to the auction, and when auctioneer Richard Madley punched his gavel, IPL’s most consistent outfit exercised its right-to-match card and snapped up another regular Dwayne Bravo.
Nurture
[nur-cher]

13. Meaning in Hindi- पालन ​​- पोषण करना
Nurture
Meaning-(verb)- care for and protect someone or something while growing.
Meaning in Hindi- पालन ​​- पोषण करना
Synonyms- bring up, look after, support, raise, foster, tend, take care of.
Antonyms- discourage, frustrate, hinder, interfere, obstruct, inhibit.
Example- The gardener will nurture the plants by placing them where they’ll receive adequate sunlight.

14. Gavel
[gav-uh l]

15. Gavel
Meaning- (noun)- a small hammer with which an auctioneer or judge hits a surface to call for attention or order.
Meaning in Hindi- भूमि का लगान
Synonyms- hammer, maul, mallet.
Example- The Speaker rapped with his gavel, and I failed to hear the opening words.

16. Bandwagon [band-wag-uh n]
News Line- Among the overseas players, it was heartening to see the price that Afghan players like Rashid Khan commanded, while Sandeep Lamichhane, picked by Delhi Daredevils, became the first Nepal cricketer to join the IPL bandwagon.
Bandwagon
[band-wag-uh n] 16

17. Bandwagon
Meaning-(noun)-used in reference to a cause or thing that has become trendy or fashionable.
Meaning in hindi- लाभकारक हाल
Synonyms- furor, latset, cultus, cultism, trend, rage, vogue, faddism.
Antonyms- disorganization, obsolete, out trend.
Example- Because “going green” is trendy, a large number of hotel chains have jumped on the ecofriendly bandwagon.

18. News Line - Yet, the absence of any reference to consolidation through mergers is glaring.
[glair-ing]

19. Glaring
Meaning- (adjective)- very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad.
Meaning in hindi- स्पष्ट {spasht}
Synonyms- rank, striking, egregious, flagrant, conspicuous, gross, obvious, patent.
Antonyms- unnoticeable, inconsiderable, insignificant, slight, small, trivial, trifling.
Example- Glaring out at the crowd, the angry police officer ordered the protesters to leave immediately.

20. [kuh n-sol-i-dey-shuh n]
Consolidation
[kuh n-sol-i-dey-shuh n]

21. Consolidation
Meaning-(noun)- the action or process of combining a number of things into single more effective or coherent whole.
Meaning in hindi- समेकन
Synonyms- combination, connection, union, coupling, junction, linking, merge, unification.
Antonyms- breakup, disconnection, dissolution, division, parting, partition, split.
Example-Of course, one of the undesired outcomes of the last several years has been consolidation.