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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 01 July 2023
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 mucah you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. CLINCH (verb) : पुष्टि करना
Pronunciation: klinch
Meaning: confirm or settle (a contract or bargain).
Synonyms: decide, settle, assure
Antonyms: confuse, unsettle
Sentence: The rain clinched the matter, we would have the party indoors.
2. JOVIAL (adj.) : उल्लासपूर्ण
Pronunciation: joh·vee·uhl
Meaning: cheerful and friendly.
Synonyms: cheerful, jolly, happy
Antonyms: glum, melancholy, sad
Sentence: The trip to the amusement park put everyone in a jovial mood.
3.TERSE (adj.) : संक्षिप्त
Pronunciation: tuhs
Meaning: marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning.
Synonyms: concise, brief, summary
Antonyms: verbose, prolix, wordy
Sentence: Derek’s terse reply ended the conversation.
4. PENCHANT (noun) : लगन
Pronunciation: pawn·shawn
Meaning: a habitual attraction to some activity or thing.
Synonyms: tendency, aptitude, inclination
Antonyms: aversion, distaste, dislike
Sentence: She has a penchant for Indian food.
5. DOTARD (noun) : बूढ़ा
Pronunciation: dotard
Meaning: an old person, especially one who has become physically weak or whose mental faculties have declined.
Synonyms: geriatric, oldster, senior citizen
Antonyms: youth, youngster, adolescent
Sentence: You are a real dotard to have forgotten it so easily.
6. ANIMADVERSION (noun) : निन्दा
Pronunciation: a·nuh·mad·vuh·shn
Meaning: criticism or censure.
Synonyms: critique, reprimand, condemnation
Antonyms: commendation, endorsement
Sentence: Their animadversion is caused by the deep pain, disappointment, and sorrow of western civilization.
7. DEVOUT (adj.) : धार्मिक
Pronunciation: duh·vawt
Meaning: having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment.
Synonyms: religious, reverent, holy
Antonyms: faithless, godless, impious
Sentence: Louis became an extremely devout and ascetic man.
8. MACABRE (adj.) : भयंकर
Pronunciation: muh·kaa·bruh
Meaning: disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury.
Synonyms: gruesome, grisly, ghastly
Antonyms: delightful, pleasant, appealing
Sentence: Even the police were horrified at the macabre nature of the killings.
9. APPORTIONMENT (noun) : विभाजन
Pronunciation: uh·paw·shuhn·muhnt
Meaning: the action or result of apportioning something.
Synonyms: redistribution, division, reallocation
Antonyms: juncture, unity, whole
Sentence: Apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives and state legislatures is based on census data.
10. PROPOUNDED (verb) : प्रतिपादन करना
Pronunciation: pruh·pawnd·uhd
Meaning: put forward (an idea, theory, or point of view) for consideration by others.
Synonyms: put forward, proposed, suggested
Antonyms: answer, deny, disapprove
Sentence: The theory of natural selection was first propounded by Charles Darwin.
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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