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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 02 February 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.FOMENTED (verb): भड़काना
Pronunciation: fow•men•tuhd
Meaning: instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action).
Synonyms: instigate, incite, provoke
Antonyms: allay, calm, settle
Sentence: They accused him of fomenting political unrest.
2.ARMISTICE (noun) : युद्धविराम
Pronunciation: aar•muh•stuhs
Meaning: an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.
Synonyms: truce, ceasefire, treaty
Antonyms: conflict, hostilities, war
Sentence: Both sides in the conflict agreed to an armistice during the solemn holy days.
3.WILY (adj.) : चतुर
Pronunciation: wai•lee
Meaning: skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.
Synonyms: shrewd, clever, sharp
Antonyms: guileless, ingenuous, innocent
Sentence: Foxes are supposed to be wily creatures.
4.AMBUSHED (verb) : घात लगाकर हमला किया
Pronunciation: am•busht
Meaning: make a surprise attack on (someone) from a concealed position.
Synonyms: attack by surprise, trap, entrap
Antonyms: Bore, depress
Sentence: The king’s enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king.
5.ADMONITION (noun) : चेतावनी
Pronunciation: ad•muh•ni•shn
Meaning: an act or action of admonishing; authoritative counsel or warning.
Synonyms: reprimand, rebuke, reproof
Antonyms: commendation, praise
Sentence: The old judge’s admonition to the jury on this point was particularly weighty.
6.SECLUSION (noun) : एकांत
Pronunciation: si•kloo•zhn
Meaning: the state of being private and away from other people.
Synonyms: isolation, solitude, retreat
Antonyms: companionship, company, comradeship
Sentence: I live very much in seclusion these days.
7.FUTILITY (noun) : निरर्थकता
Pronunciation: fyoo•ti•luh•tee
Meaning: pointlessness or uselessness.
Synonyms: fruitlessness, vanity, pointlessness
Antonyms: use, usefulness, utility
Sentence: The sheer futility of it all exasperates her.
8.DEBAUCH (noun) : नाश करना
Pronunciation: duh•baach
Meaning: destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt.
Synonyms: abase, bastardize, canker
Antonyms: elevate, ennoble, uplift
Sentence: He has debauched the morals of the people and endeavored to corrupt parliament.
9.UPEND (verb) : समाप्त कर देना
Pronunciation: uh•pend
Meaning: set or turn (something) on its end or upside down.
Synonyms: set up, upraise, put up
Antonyms: demolish, flatten
Sentence: We had to upend the sofa in order to fit it into the elevator.
10.DESECRATING (verb) : अपवित्र करना
Pronunciation: deh•suh•kray•tuhng
Meaning: treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate.
Synonyms: violate, profane, treat sacrilegiously
Antonyms: reverent, reverential, worshipful
Sentence: More than 300 graves were desecrated.
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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