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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 02 May 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.EXCRUCIATING (ADJECTIVE): (कष्टदायी)
Pronunciation: ex·cru·ci·at·ing
Meaning: intensely painful.
Synonyms: extremely painful, severe, acute
Antonyms: slight, mild
Sentence: She was in excruciating pain.
2. CRAFTY (ADJECTIVE): (चालाक)
Pronunciation: craft·y
Meaning: clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods.
Synonyms: cunning, guileful, wily
Antonyms: honest, naive
Sentence: A crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison.
3. UNDERSCORE (VERB): (बल देना)
Pronunciation: un·der·score
Meaning: To highlight the importance of something.
Synonyms: Emphasize, Accentuate, stress, Reinforce
Antonyms: Minimize, Downplay, Diminish, ignore
Sentence: We need to underscore in all subjects.
4. HYPOCRISY (NOUN): (पाखंड)
Pronunciation: hy·poc·ri·sy
Meaning: The practice of claiming to have moral beliefs to which one’s own behaviour does not conform.
Synonyms: Deceit, falseness, phoniness, pretense
Antonyms: Truthfulness, sincerity
Sentence: The leader’s Hypocrisy angered many people.
5. BOLSTERED (Verb): (समर्थन)
Pronunciation: bolstered
Meaning: To strengthen something
Synonyms: Supported, fortified, backed, reinforced
Antonyms: undermine, debilitated, hindered, weakened
Sentence: All party members bolstered the decision made by the leader.
6. PROXY (NOUN): (प्रतिनिधि)
Pronunciation: prox·y
Meaning: A person or thing that act on behalf of another person or entity.
Synonyms: intermediary, substitute, surrogate, representative
Antonyms: Primary, source, original
Sentence: He asked his brother to proxy his attendance in the class.
7. ACCUSATION (NOUN): (आरोप)
Pronunciation: ac·cu·sa·tion
Meaning: a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong.
Synonyms: Allegation, indictment
Antonyms: Exoneration, Vindication, Acquittal
Sentence: The accusations against him proved to be underground.
8. ABUNDANT (ADJ.): (प्रचुर)
Pronunciation: a·bun·dant
Meaning: something that is present in large amount.
Synonyms: Plentiful, Ample, Copious, Proflic
Antonyms: Meager, sparse, deficient, limited
Sentence: The park was abundant with vibrant flowers.
9. COMPELLED (NOUN): (मजबूर)
Pronunciation: com·pel
Meaning: force or oblige (someone) to do something
Synonyms: force, coerce into, pressurize into, pressure
Antonyms: willing, voluntary, volunteer
Sentence: He was compelled to eat it.
10. INTERPRETATION (Noun): (व्याख्या)
Pronunciation: in·ter·pre·ta·tion
Meaning: To explain the significance of something.
Synonyms: Elucidation, clarification, exposition
Antonyms: Ambiguity, obscurity, ignorance
Sentence: The interpretation of the poem brought new insights into its meaning.
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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