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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 01 August 2024
Exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read the usages to learn how to use them in sentences. After this, take the quiz based on the vocabulary to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1.DERELICTION (noun): कर्तव्य का त्याग
Pronunciation: deh·ruh·lik·shn
Meaning: the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated.
Synonyms: dilapidation, disrepair, decrepitude
Antonyms: reclamation, recoupment, repossession
Sentence: He pleaded guilty to willful dereliction of duty.
2.STAUNCH (adj.) : निष्ठावान
Pronunciation: stänch
Meaning: loyal and committed in attitude.
Synonyms: stalwart, loyal, faithful
Antonyms: disloyal, faithless, false
Sentence: She’s a staunch advocate of free trade.
3.EXECRABLE (adj.) : भद्दा
Pronunciation: ek·suh·kruh·bl
Meaning: extremely bad or unpleasant.
Synonyms: appalling, awful, dreadful
Antonyms: excellent, fine, wonderful
Sentence: He stood at the desk, laboring in his execrable handwriting.
4.PESSIMISM (noun) : निराशावाद
Pronunciation: peh·suhm·i·zm
Meaning: a tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen; a lack of hope or confidence in the future.
Synonyms: defeatism, negativity, cynicism
Antonyms: optimism, cheer, hopefulness
Sentence: The dispute cast an air of deep pessimism over the future of the peace talks.
5.GRAVEST (adj.) : सबसे गंभीर
Pronunciation: grayv·uhst
Meaning: giving cause for alarm; serious.
Synonyms: serious, important, profound
Antonyms: light, unserious, frivolous
Sentence: That is the gravest problem of all.
6.ASPERSE (verb) : कलंक लगाना
Pronunciation: uh·spuhs
Meaning: attack or criticize the reputation or integrity of.
Synonyms: disparage, denigrate, defame
Antonyms: glorify, honor, acclaim
Sentence: His opponents cast aspersions on his patriotism.
7.REVERED (verb) : सम्मान
Pronunciation: ruh·veeuhd
Meaning: feel deep respect or admiration for (something).
Synonyms: respect, admire, esteem
Antonyms: blasphemed, desecrated, profaned
Sentence: Nelson Mandela is revered for his brave fight against apartheid.
8.SYMPOSIUM (noun) : संगोष्ठी
Pronunciation: suhm·poze·ee·uhm
Meaning: a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject.
Synonyms: assembly, conclave, congregation
Antonyms: division, lawlessness,fractionation
Sentence: He had been taking part in an international symposium on population.
9.CONTRIVANCE (noun) : युक्ति
Pronunciation: kuhn·trive·uhns
Meaning: the use of skill to bring something about or create something.
Synonyms: scheme, stratagem, tactic
Antonyms: ignorance, disorganisation
Sentence: The requirements of the system, by happy chance and some contrivance, can be summed up in an acronym.
10.AMICABLE (adj.) : मैत्रीपूर्ण
Pronunciation: a·muh·kuh·bl
Meaning: (of relations between people) having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor.
Synonyms: friendly, good-natured, cordial
Antonyms: disagreeable, discordant, incompatible
Sentence: There will be an amicable settlement of the dispute.
Now choose any 2 or 3 words, try to use them in your own sentences and share your sentences in the comment section. This will help you to retain the learnt words for a longer duration.
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