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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 01 March 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 much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. RECONCILER (noun) : सुलहकर्ता
Pronunciation: reconciler
Meaning: a person who brings about peace, especially by reconciling adversaries.
Synonyms: conciliator, peacemaker, arbitrator
Antonyms: rabble-rousers, protesters, agitators
Sentence: He is the great reconciler and harmonizer.
2. FLEECE (verb) : फ़ायदा उठाना
Pronunciation: flees
Meaning: obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them.
Synonyms: swindle, cheat, defraud
Antonyms: undercharge, gutlessness, linger
Sentence: Swindlers who use the telephone to fleece senior citizens out of their savings.
3. VAMOOSE (verb) : जल्दी से निकल जाना
Pronunciation: va·moos
Meaning: depart hurriedly.
Synonyms: depart, exit, walk out
Antonyms: arrive, come
Sentence: We’d better vamoose before we’re caught.
4. COLLUDE (verb) : सांठगांठ
Pronunciation: kuh·lood
Meaning: cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others.
Synonyms: combine, conspire, collaborate
Antonyms: differ, disagree, split
Sentence: He accused his opponents of colluding with one another.
5. EMOLUMENT (noun) : वेतन
Pronunciation: uh·maw·lyoo·muhnt
Meaning: a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.
Synonyms: payment, fee, charge
Antonyms: debt, loss, penalty.
Sentence: The annual emolument for the director of the charity is officially only one dollar.
6. MULTIFARIOUS (adj.) : विविध
Pronunciation: muhl·tuh·feuh·ree·uhs
Meaning: many and of various types.
Synonyms: multiform, multiple, different
Antonyms: monolithic, alike, identical
Sentence: Spain is a composite of multifarious traditions and people.
7. FORGERY (noun) : जालसाजी
Pronunciation: fawj·uh·ree
Meaning: the action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art.
Synonyms: counterfeiting, fraudulent copying, fraudulent imitation
Antonym: original
Sentence: He spent 5 years in prison for forgery.
8. DOWNTRODDEN (adj.) : उत्पीड़ित
Pronunciation: dawn·trawd·uhn
Meaning: oppressed or poorly treated by people in power.
Synonyms: oppressed, subjugated, persecuted
Antonyms: invigorated, gladdened, encouraged
Sentence: In the year 1789 the downtrodden French peasantry turned upon their oppressors.
9. MANUMITTED (verb) : रिहा करना
Pronunciation: ma·nyoo·mit·uhd
Meaning: release from slavery; set free.
Synonyms: freed, liberated, released
Antonyms: enslaved, fettered, unfree
Sentence: Old Angus had never manumitted a single slave.
10. SULTRY (adj.) : उमसदार
Pronunciation: suhl·tree
Meaning: (of the air or weather) hot and humid.
Synonyms: humid, tropical, torrid
Antonyms: algid, arctic, cool
Sentence: On really sultry days we go to the mall to hang out and cool off.
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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