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Some exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read their usages to learn how to use them in sentences. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. ALLEGIANCE (noun) – निष्ठा, वफ़ादारी
Pronunciation: alee-juns
Meaning: loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause
Synonyms: loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, obedience, adherence
Antonyms: disloyalty, treachery, rebellion, sedition, treason
Usage: Every day the schoolchildren pledge an oath of allegiance to their country.
2. PROCLAIM (verb) – घोषणा करना
Pronunciation: pruk-leim
Meaning: announce officially or publicly; indicate clearly
Synonyms: declare, announce, pronounce, state; demonstrate, indicate, show, signify, reveal
Antonyms: bury, conceal, cover (up), hide, suppress, withhold
Usage:
- The government's chief scientific adviser proclaimed that the epidemic was under control.
- His manners proclaim him a scholar.
3. EMISSARY (noun) – संदेशवाहक, दूत
Pronunciation: emi-s(u)ri
Meaning: a person sent as a diplomatic representative on a special mission
Synonyms: envoy, ambassador, diplomat, delegate
Usage: He had been engaged in emissary activity.
4. BLEMISH (noun, verb) – धब्बा, कलंक
Pronunciation: blem-ish
Meaning: a small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something; spoil the appearance or quality of (something)
Synonyms: imperfection, fault, flaw, defect, deformity; spoil, impair, disfigure, blight, deface
Antonyms: enhancement; enhance
Usage:
- She has a blemish above her right eye. (noun)
- His fame as an actor has been blemished by controversy. (verb)
5. SQUEAMISH (adjective) – अतिसंवेदनशील, मतलाहा
Pronunciation: skwee-mish
Meaning: easily made to feel sick or disgusted
Synonyms: easily nauseated, nervous
Usage: She's really squeamish and can't stand the sight of blood.
6. ELONGATE (verb) – लंबा करना, तानना
Pronunciation: ilong-eit
Meaning: to become or make something become longer, and often thinner
Synonyms: lengthen, stretch out, make longer, extend, broaden, widen, enlarge
Antonym: shorten
Usage: In an attempt to elongate her body, the dancer stood on her tiptoes and stretched her arms up to the sky.
7. INFLUX (noun) – तांता, प्रवाह
Pronunciation: in-fluks
Meaning: an arrival or entry of large number of people or things; an inflow of water into a river, lake, or the sea
Synonyms: inundation, rush, stream, flood, incursion, ingress
Antonyms: exodus; outflow, effluence, efflux
Usage: The festival is accompanied by a huge influx of tourists.
8. CHIDE (verb) – फटकारना, झिड़कना
Pronunciation: sha-id
Meaning: scold or rebuke
Synonyms: scold, chastise, upbraid, berate, castigate, lambaste
Antonym: praise
Usage: She chided him for not replying to her letters.
9. DISTEND (verb) – फूलना, फुलाना
Pronunciation: dis-tend
Meaning: swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside
Synonyms: swell, bloat, bulge, expand, dilate, inflate, enlarge
Antonyms: shrink, contract, shrunken, deflated
Usage: The balloon was distended because of filling of hydrogen.
10. INESCAPABLE (adjective) – अनिवार्य
Pronunciation: ini-skeipub(u)l
Meaning: unable to be avoided or denied
Synonyms: unavoidable, inevitable, ineluctable, ineliminable, inexorable
Antonym: avoidable
Usage: Sometimes, our anger and frustration are caused by very real and inescapable problems in our lives.
Now choose any 2-3 words that you liked out of these ten words and try to make sentences on your own. This will make you familiar with these words. Let others know your usage of words by sharing them in the comment section.
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