Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 01 October 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.BALK (verb): बाधा डालना
Pronunciation: bawk
Meaning: to prevent from achieving a goal
Synonyms: block, hinder, thwart
Antonyms: facilitate, assist, encourage
Sentence: Their strategies to balk at the enemy had failed.
2.ENCRUST (verb) : जमना
Pronunciation: uhn·kruhst.uhd
Meaning: cover (something) with a hard surface layer.
Synonyms: coagulate, congeal, cover
Antonyms: clean,cleanse,clear.
Sentence: She arrived home with her knees encrusted with mud.
3.DEBAUCHED (adj.) : अनैतिक
Pronunciation: duh·bawcht
Meaning: having or showing lowered moral character or standards
Synonyms: corrupt, debased, decadent
Antonyms: ethical, moral, uncorrupted
Sentence: The debauched philanderer was the talk of the town.
4.FURLOUGH (noun) : थोड़े दिन की छुट्टी
Pronunciation: fuh·loh
Meaning: leave of absence, especially that granted to a member of the armed services.
Synonyms: discharge, break, recess
Antonyms: callback, recall, Remind
Sentence: This could mean a massive furlough of government workers.
5.ULULATE (verb) : शोर मचाना
Pronunciation: uh·lyoo·layt
Meaning: howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief.
Synonyms: howl, wail, yowl
Antonyms: quiet, silence, peace
Sentence: As the soldier’s body was laid out, the grieving widow began to ululate.
6.TELLTALE (adj.) : स्पष्ट संकेत
Pronunciation: tel·tayl
Meaning: revealing, indicating, or betraying something.
Synonyms: revealing, revelatory, suggestive
Antonyms: be quiet, conceal, hide.
Sentence: I know you’ve been eating chocolate because of the telltale smudges on your face.
7.SPRIGHTLY (adj.) : फुरतीला
Pronunciation: sprite·lee
Meaning: (especially of an old person) lively; full of energy.
Synonyms: lively, spry, energetic
Antonyms: inactive, lackadaisical, languid
Sentence: He’s a sprightly old man of seventy-five.
8.DIFFUSELY (adv.) : विस्तारपूर्वक
Pronunciation: dif·fuse
Meaning: in a detailed way.
Synonyms: verbosely, wordily, redundantly
Antonyms: briefly, compactly, concisely
Sentence: As a result, they diffract X-rays diffusely.
9.GULLIBLE (adj.) : भोला
Pronunciation: guh·luh·bl
Meaning: easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.
Synonyms: credulous, over-trusting, easily deceived
Antonyms: cynical, mistrustful, sophisticated
Sentence: He’s so gullible he’ll believe anything.
10.PANDER (verb) : बढ़ावा देना
Pronunciation: pan·daa
Meaning: gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.).
Synonyms: indulge, gratify, satisfy
Antonyms: anger, annoy, disappoint.
Sentence: Don’t pander to such people.
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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