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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 01 February 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.ABJURED (verb): परित्यक्त
Pronunciation: uhb·jode
Meaning: solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).
Synonyms: renounce, relinquish, reject
Antonyms: adhere (to), admit, affirm
Sentence: The conqueror tried to make the natives abjure their religion.
2.HONE (verb) : तेज करना
Pronunciation: hone
Meaning: sharpen (a blade).
Synonyms: sharpen, make sharper
Antonyms: blunt, dull
Sentence: He was carefully honing the curved blade.
3.FORGO (verb) : त्यागना
Pronunciation: faw·goh
Meaning: omit or decline to take (something pleasant or valuable); go without.
Synonyms: abstain (from), forbear, give up
Antonyms: give in, submit
Sentence: I’ll forgo dessert tonight as I’m trying to lose weight
4.PAROCHIALISM (noun) : संकीर्णता
Pronunciation: puh·roh·kee·uhl·i·zm
Meaning: a limited or narrow outlook, especially focused on a local area; narrow-mindedness.
Synonyms: localism, provincialism, insularity
Antonyms: broad-mindedness, liberalism
Sentence: We have been guilty of parochialism, of resistance to change.
5.MOOTED (verb) : बहस करना
Pronunciation: moot·uhd
Meaning: raise (a question or topic) for discussion; suggest (an idea or possibility).
Synonyms: raise, bring up, broach
Antonyms: censored, hushed (up), quieted
Sentence: The idea was first mooted as long ago as the 1840s.
6.INFAMY (noun) : बदनामी
Pronunciation: in·fuh·mee
Meaning: the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed.
Synonyms: notoriety, disrepute, disreputableness
Antonyms: esteem, honor, respect
Sentence: Despite her eventual pardons, she could never completely free herself of the infamy of being named a war criminal.
7.DILAPIDATING (verb) : जीर्ण-शीर्ण
Pronunciation: di·lap·i·date
Meaning: cause (something) to fall into disrepair or ruin.
Synonyms: breaking down, corrupting, degrading
Antonyms: ameliorating, improving, meliorating
Sentence: The hotel we stayed in was really dilapidated.
8.LAMBASTE (verb) : आलोचना करना
Pronunciation: lam·baste
Meaning: criticize (someone or something) harshly.
Synonyms: criticize, castigate, chastise
Antonyms: acclaim, commend, compliment
Sentence: The professor lambasted me for my careless mistake.
9.CREDULOUS (adj.) : विश्रंभी
Pronunciation: kreh·joo·luhs
Meaning: having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
Synonyms: gullible, naïve, impressionable
Antonyms: doubting, incredulous, careful
Sentence: Credulous people are easily misled by false advertisements.
10.DIDACTIC (adj.) : शिक्षाप्रद
Pronunciation: duh·dak·tuhk
Meaning: intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
Synonyms: instructive, instructional, educational
Antonyms: erroneous, pernicious, misleading
Sentence: A didactic novel that set out to expose social injustice.
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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