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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 02 June 2021
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.Respite (noun) - मोहलत
Pronunciation: ri·spait
Meaning: a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
Synonyms: calmness, hush, peace, peacefulness, placidity
Antonyms: bustle, commotion, hubbub, tumult, turmoil
Usage: The trip was a welcome respite from the pressures of work.
2.Vociferously (adv) - चीखते हुए
Pronunciation: vuh·si·fuhruhs·lee
Meaning: in a loud and forceful manner
Synonyms: boisterously, clamorously, loudly, lustily, clearly, discernibly
Antonyms: inaudibly, silently, soundlessly, voicelessly
Usage: He vociferously opposed the state of emergency imposed by the government.
3.Maven (noun) - विद्वान्
Pronunciation: mei·vn
Meaning: an expert or connoisseur
Synonyms: artists, authorities, cognoscenti, professionals, scholars, sharks
Antonyms: apprentices, beginners, neophytes, amateurs, inexperts
Usage: Many health mavens swear by wheatgrass as a super food.
4.Quell (verb) - शांत करना
Pronunciation: kvel
Meaning: to completely stop or end something
Synonyms: crush, put down, quash, repress, silence, overwhelm, subjugate, vanquish
Antonyms: aid, assist, back, help, advance, cultivate, encourage
Usage: Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances.
5.Parleys (noun) - बातचीत
Pronunciation: paa·leez
Meaning: a discussion between members of opposing sides to decide terms of agreement
Synonyms: assemblies, conclaves, congregations, congresses, debates, deliberations
Antonyms: quiet, silence
Usage: The next two days were spent in fruitless parleys.
6.Precarious (adj) - अनिश्चित
Pronunciation: pruh·keuh·ree·uhs
Meaning: uncertain or risky
Synonyms: dicey, insecure, treacherous, uncertain, grievous, hazardous
Antonyms: advantageous, beneficial, good, ultrasafe
Usage: Our financial situation had become precarious.
7.Acrimony (adj) - रूखापन
Pronunciation: a·kruh·muh·nee
Meaning: full of anger, arguments and bad feeling
Synonyms: gruffness, harshness, hostility, relentlessness, animosity, gall
Antonyms: civility, cordiality, courtesy, diplomacy, geniality
Usage: There has been acrimony between the two men ever since.
8.Belittle (verb) - कम हो जाना
Pronunciation: be·lit·tle
Meaning: to make an action or a person seem unimportant
Synonyms: depreciate, derogate, diminish, abuse, scold
Antonyms: approve, countenance, endorse, compliment, eulogize
Usage: I find it belittle to be reprimanded by someone so much younger than me.
9.Trouncing (verb) - बुरी तरह से हराना
Pronunciation: trawns·uhng
Meaning: defeat heavily in contest
Synonyms: beating, defeat, drubbing, licking, collapse, debacle
Antonyms: success, triumph, victory, win, accomplishment, achievement
Usage: She trounced her rivals in the election.
10.Nasty (adj) - बुरा
Pronunciation: naa·stee
Meaning: bad or very unpleasant
Synonyms: cheap, contemptible, cruddy, deplorable, despicable, abominable
Antonyms: honest, honorable, noble, principled, righteous, virtuous
Usage: He had a temper and could be nasty.
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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