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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 02 January 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.INDECIPHERABLE (adj.) : अस्पष्ट
Pronunciation: in·duh·sai·fuh·ruh·bl
Meaning: not able to be read or understood.
Synonyms: hard to read, unreadable, indiscernible
Antonyms: decipherable, readable
Sentence: There was an indecipherable message on the answering machine.
2.MORTGAGING (verb) : गिरवी
Pronunciation: maw·guhj·uhng
Meaning: convey (a property) to a creditor as security on a loan.
Synonyms: engaging, pledging, trothing
Antonyms: asset, cash, credit
Sentence: The report explains how governments are mortgaging their nations’ futures.
3.VERITABLE (adj.) : सच्चा
Pronunciation: veh·ruh·tuh·bl
Meaning: formal true or real —used to emphasize a description (often to qualify a metaphor)
Synonyms: authentic, genuine, real
Antonyms: doubtful, dubious, equivocal
Sentence: The area is a veritable paradise for those who love walking
4.CONSONANCE (noun) : समझौता
Pronunciation: kawn·suh·nuhns
Meaning: agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.
Synonyms: agreement, concord, accord
Antonyms: discordance, disproportion, disunity
Sentence: These results are in consonance with human experiences.
5.REVANCHISM (noun) : प्रतिशोध
Pronunciation: revanchism
Meaning: a policy of seeking to retaliate, especially to recover lost territory.
Synonyms: revenge, vengeance, reprisal
Antonyms: forgiveness, pardon, sympathy
Sentence: But we also know that revanchism is never-ending.
6.RESPLENDENT (adj.) : उत्कृष्ट
Pronunciation: ruh·splen·dnt
Meaning: attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous.
Synonyms: splendid, magnificent, brilliant
Antonyms: unappealing, unappetizing, unpleasant
Sentence: She looked resplendent in her green evening gown.
7.FLIMFLAM (noun) : बकवास
Pronunciation: flimflam
Meaning: nonsensical or insincere talk.
Synonyms: balderdash, baloney, idiocy
Antonyms: reasonableness, sensibleness
Sentence: I was sick of his intellectual flimflam.
8.FIAT (noun) : हुक्मनामा
Pronunciation: fiat
Meaning: a formal authorization or proposition; a decree.
Synonyms: decree, edict, order
Antonyms: allow, permit, decriminalize
Sentence: Prices have been fixed by government fiat.
9.INSURRECTION (noun) : विद्रोह
Pronunciation: in·suh·rek·shn
Meaning: a violent uprising against an authority or government.
Synonyms: rebellion, revolt, uprising
Antonyms: law, peace, order
Sentence: The insurrection was savagely put down.
10.FREEBIE (noun): मुफ्त
Pronunciation: free·bee
Meaning: a thing given free of charge.
Synonyms: bequest, favor, present
Antonyms: bribe, douceur
Sentence: The journalists were all given a freebie lunch.
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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