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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 02 July 2020
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. What’s more, take the test given at the last to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
Happy learning!!!
Happy learning!!!
1. INDIGNATION (noun) – क्रोध, रोष
Pronunciation: in•duhg•nei•shn
Meaning: anger about a situation that you think is wrong or not fair
Synonyms: resentment, exasperation, acrimony, animosity, bile, belligerence, ire, pugnacity, fury
Antonyms: delight, pleasure
Usage: He was full of indignation after the attack.
Pronunciation: in•duhg•nei•shn
Meaning: anger about a situation that you think is wrong or not fair
Synonyms: resentment, exasperation, acrimony, animosity, bile, belligerence, ire, pugnacity, fury
Antonyms: delight, pleasure
Usage: He was full of indignation after the attack.
2. COMPLACENCY (noun) – आत्मसंतोष, शालीनता
Pronunciation: kuhm•plei•suhn•see
Meaning: a feeling of pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger
Synonyms: pride, conceit, ego, pomposity, pride, self-admiration, smugness, swelled head, vanity, vainness
Antonyms: humbleness, humility, modesty, dissatisfaction
Usage: His early success as a writer led to complacency and arrogance.
3. BESET (verb) – सताना, नाक में दम करना
Pronunciation: buh•set
Meaning: (of a problem or difficulty) trouble (someone or something) persistently; be covered or studded with
Synonyms: assail, attack, annoy, beleaguer, torment, harry, rasp, pester, trouble
Antonyms: aid, assist, solace, succor
Usage: The business has been beset with financial problems.
4. ENVISAGE (verb) – विचार करना, गौर करना, संभावना का ध्यान करना
Pronunciation: uhn•vi•zuhj
Meaning: to imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good
Synonyms: forecast, anticipate, predict, conceive, dream, envision, fancy, fantasize, fantasy, feature, ideate, imagine, vision, visualize
Antonym: ignore
Usage: I can envisage difficulties if we continue with this policy.
5. METICULOUS (adjective) – अतिसावधान, सतर्क
Pronunciation: muh•ti•kyoo•luhs
Meaning: showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
Synonyms: careful, conscientious, fussy, loving, painstaking, scrupulous, fastidious, pedantic
Antonyms: careless, sloppy, slapdash
Usage: He was so meticulous about everything.
6. IMPUNITY (noun) – छुटकारा, दण्ड से मुक्ति
Pronunciation: uhm•pyoo•nuh•tee
Meaning: freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
Synonyms: immunity, indemnity, amnesty, exoneration, pardon, reprieve
Antonyms: liability, vulnerability
Usage: When you are a jury member, you have to ensure that a person who needs to be punished does not receive impunity.
7. ADROIT (adjective) – चतुर, चालाक, निपुण
Pronunciation: uh•droyt
Meaning: clever or skilful
Synonyms: artful, deft, delicate, dexterous, expert, masterful, masterly, skillful, virtuoso, adept, astute
Antonyms: clumsy, incompetent
Usage: He is adroit at making excuses.
8. VAPID (adjective) – फीका, बेजान
Pronunciation: va•puhd
Meaning: offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging
Synonyms: tedious, dull, uninteresting, innocuous, pallid, stale, tepid
Antonyms: amazing, invigorating, bewitching, enchanting
Usage: The vapid conversation bored her.
9. CONNIVE (verb) – किसी के साथ मिलकर अवैध कार्य करना, गुप्त रूप से सहयोग देना
Pronunciation: kuh•naiv
Meaning: secretly allow (something immoral, illegal, or harmful) to occur
Synonyms: overlook, condone, disregard, let go, collude, conspire
Antonyms: condemn, punish
Usage: Because some of the gang members were tired of their leader, they met in secret to connive a plot to kill him.
10. INIQUITOUS (adjective) – अधर्म, अन्याय
Pronunciation: uh•ni•kwuh•tuhs
Meaning: very wrong and unfair
Synonyms: nefarious, rotten, sinful, unethical, unlawful, unrighteous, unsavory, vicious, vile, villainous, wicked
Antonyms: decent, ethical, good, honest, honorable, just, moral, right, righteous, sublime, upright, virtuous
Usage: By her efforts, many of their iniquitous plots against women were reduced.
Now choose any 2 or 3 words, try to use them in your own sentences and share your sentences in the comment section. This way you can retain the learnt words for long time.
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