Important Words from the article The Hindu 30-10-18

1. *Word: Hitherto (अब तक)*

Pronunciation: hith -er-too/हिदर्टू
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning: until now or until the point in time under discussion.
Synonyms: yet, so far, till date
Antonyms: currently, instantly, recently
Use in a Sentence: All attempts to make hydrogen enters into stable chemical union have hitherto proved unsuccessful.

2. *Word: Augur (पूर्वसूचना देना)*

Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: portend a good or bad outcome.
Pronunciation: aw-ger/ऑगर
Synonyms: predict, forecast, anticipate
Antonyms: approachable, promising, unpredictable
Use in a Sentence: The quality of my colleague's work augurs well for the appraisals next month.

3. *Word: Offload (ज़िम्मे करना)*

Part of Speech: Verb
Pronunciation: awf-lohd/आफ्लोड
Meaning:
a. rid oneself of (something) by selling or passing it on to someone else.
b. relieve oneself of (a problem or worry) by talking to someone else.
Synonyms: disburden, discard
Antonyms: load, burden
Sentence: It's nice to have someone you can offload your problems onto.

4. *Word: Interoperable (अंतःप्रचालनीय)*

Pronunciation: in-ter-op-er-uh-buh l/
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
         a. (of computer systems or software) able to exchange and make use of information.

Synonyms: practical, realistic, feasible
Antonyms: visionary, idealistic
Use in Sentence: Our aim is to design and execute a reliable and interoperable web application.

5. *Word: Seamlessly (निर्बाध)*

Pronunciation: सीमलेसली/seem-lis-ly
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning:
         a. smoothly and continuously, with no apparent gaps or spaces between one part and the next.

Synonyms: perfectly, coherently
Antonyms: defectively, faultily
Use in Sentence: The man has moved seamlessly from theory to practice.

6. *Word: Hop (फुदकना)*

Pronunciation: hop/हाप
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning:
         a. pass quickly from one place to another.

Synonyms: jump, bounce
Antonyms: steady, still
Use in Sentence: It's a short hop from London to Paris.

7. *Word: Shy Away (संकोच करना)*

Pronunciation: shahyuh-wey/शाइ अवै
Part of Speech: Phrasal Verb
Meaning:
         a. to avoid someone, or to be unwilling to do something

Synonyms: back away, drawback, vacillate
Antonyms: pertain to, belong to, refer to
Use in Sentence: They frequently shy away from making decisions.

8. *Word: Move the needle (ध्यान देने योग्य अंतर)*

Pronunciation: मूव दी नीडल
Part of Speech: Idiom
Meaning:
         a. To change a situation to a noticeable degree.

Synonyms: considerably, significantly
Antonyms: inconsiderably, marginally
Use in Sentence: Management canceled the marketing campaign when it failed to move the needle in sales.

9. *Word: Roll out (प्रदर्शित करना)*

Pronunciation: rohl-out/रोल आउट
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:
         a. the introduction or inauguration of a new product or service, as by an advertising campaign, public announcement, or exhibition:

Synonyms: arise, present, exhibit
Antonyms: fall down
Use in Sentence: The company expects to roll out the new software in November.

10. *Word: Scale up (बढ़ाना)*

Pronunciation: स्केल उप/skeyl uhp
Part of Speech: Phrasal Verb
Meaning:
         a. to make something larger in size, amount etc than it used to be

Synonyms: enlarge, expand, aggrandize
Antonyms: abbreviate, minimize, compress
Use in Sentence: Production at the factory is being scaled up.