Newspaper Vocabulary

Question 1

Respite

Answer 1

(n)
a pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasant

a useful delay before something unpleasant happens

Respite = Rest a bit

• We worked for hours without respite.
• Their teacher was away, so they had a day’s respite before their essays were due.

Question 2

Reiterate

Answer 2

(v)
to say something again, once or several times

• The government has reiterated its refusal to compromise with terrorists.

Question 3

Shun

Answer 3

(v)
to avoid something or ignore someone

Sun ko avoid kro dekhna varna aakhen karab ho jaegi

• She has shunned publicity since she retired from acting.
• After the trial he was shunned by friends and family alike.