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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 01 June 2021
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.Vicinity (noun) - आस-पास
Pronunciation: vi·suh·nuh·tee
Meaning: The area around a particular place
Synonyms: locality, surrounding area, proximity, neighbourhood, vicinage
Antonyms: remoteness, distance, farness
Usage: There is no hospital in the immediate vicinity.
2.Spectacular (adj) - बहुतशानदार
Pronunciation: spek·ta·kyoo·luh
Meaning: very impressive
Synonyms: striking, splendid, sensational, extravagant, flamboyant
Antonyms: mediocre, ordinary, austere, plain, severe
Usage: The special effects were quite spectacular.
3.Relegate (verb) - बाहरनिकालदेना
Pronunciation: reh·lu·geit
Meaning: to give somebody a lower or less important position, rank etc, than before
Synonyms: downgrade, demote, lower, banish, deport, displace
Antonyms: promote, raise, push, encourage, accept, admit, receive
Usage: She was then relegated to the role of assistant.
4.Pithiest (adj) - सारपूर्ण
Pronunciation: pith·ee·uhst
Meaning: (of language or style) terse and vigorously expressive
Synonyms: concise, compact, crisp, laconic, abrupt, blunt
Antonyms: wordy, pleonastic, redundant, repetitious
Usage: He is often pithiest when describing his literary opposites.
5.Filigree (noun) - ज़रदोजीकाकाम
Pronunciation: fi·luh·gree
Meaning: ornamental work of fine wire formed into delicate tracery.
Synonyms: wirework, fretwork, lattice, adornment, embossment
Antonyms: blemish, defacement, disfigurement, scar
Usage: Silver filigree works are made out of the goldsmith`s tools.
6.Feat (noun) - करतब, साहसिक कार्य
Pronunciation: feet
Meaning: an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength
Synonyms: accomplishment, attainment, achievement, coup, success, triumph
Antonyms: defeat, failure, forfeit, loss, cessation
Usage: The tunnel is a brilliant feat of engineering.
7.Indemnification (noun) - हर्जाना
Pronunciation: uhn·dem·nuh·fuh·kei·shn
Meaning: compensation for harm or loss
Synonyms: redress, damages, reparation, remuneration, settlement
Antonyms: debt, disadvantage, dissatisfaction, handicap, hindrance
Usage: If they fail to reach a consensus, the indemnification shall be paid in one lump sum.
8.Epitome (noun) - प्रतीक
Pronunciation: uh·p·tuh·mee
Meaning: a person or thing that is perfect example of a particular quality or type
Synonyms: embodiment, personification, paragon, abstract, breviary, brief, capsule
Antonyms: amplification, enlargement, expansion, addendum, supplement
Usage: She looked the epitome of elegance and good taste.
9.Insipid (adj) - फीका
Pronunciation: uhn·si·puhd
Meaning: lacking vigour or interest
Synonyms: dead, flat, flavorless, savorless, tasteless, unsavory
Antonyms: flavorful, flavorsome, tasty, interesting, imaginative
Usage: The food was rather insipid and needed gingering up.
10.Scramble (noun) - संघर्ष
Pronunciation: skram·bl
Meaning: rushing about hastily in an undignified way
Synonyms: clamber, climb, scrabble, swarm, embroil, entangle
Antonyms: classify, codify, methodize, systematize, arrange, array
Usage: In our code we scramble letters,so words are unrecognizable.
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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