Vocabulary - Exceptional English words with meanings : 02 October 2019

Some exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read their usages to learn how to use them in sentences. This will really help you boost up your learning.
 

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1. complacent (adjective) – आत्मसंतुष्ट, दंभी
Pronunciation: kum-plei-s(u)nt
Meaning: having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements
Synonyms: smug, self-satisfied, self-congratulatory, self-regarding, gloating
Antonyms: dissatisfied, humble, modest
Usage: She was complacent about her achievements.

2. legitimate (noun, verb) – वैध, कानूनी, उचित
Pronunciation: lijiti-mut
Meaning: conforming to the law or to rules; (of a child) born of parents lawfully married to each other; (of a sovereign) having a title based on strict hereditary right; able to be defended with logic or justification; valid; make lawful or justify
Synonyms: legal, lawful, licit, legalized, authorized; rightful, lawful, genuine; valid, sound, admissible
Antonyms: illegal, illegitimate; false, fraudulent; invalid, unjustifiable
Usage:

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave. (noun)
• The regime was not legitimated by popular support. (verb)

3. despise (verb) – घृणा करना
Pronunciation: di-spa-iz
Meaning: feel contempt or an intense disgust for
Synonyms: detest, hate, loathe, abhor, abominate, execrate
Antonyms: like, respect
Usage: He despised himself for being selfish.

4. conspicuous (adjective) – सुस्पष्ट, ध्यानाकर्षी
Pronunciation: kun-spi-kyu-us
Meaning: clearly visible; attracting notice or attention
Synonyms: clear, visible, noticeable, observable, discernible, perceptible, detectable, obvious
Antonyms: inconspicuous
Usage: The notice must be displayed in a conspicuous place.

5. depredation (noun) – लूट-पाट
Pronunciation: dep-ri-dei-sh(u)n
Meaning: an act of attacking or stealing goods by using force in a time of war or civil disorder
Synonyms: plundering, plunder, looting, pillaging, robbing, robbery, raiding, ravaging
Usage: The entire area has suffered the depredations of war.

6. cumulative (adjective) – संचयी
Pronunciation: kyoo-myu-lutiv
Meaning: increasing or increased in quantity, degree, or force by successive additions
Synonyms: increasing, accumulative, accumulating, growing, progressive, accruing
Usage: The student’s cumulative grade for four years of high school is eighty-nine.

7. disrupt (verb) – भंग करना, गड़बड़ करना
Pronunciation: dis-rupt
Meaning: interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem
Synonyms: disturb, disorder, disorganize, disarrange, upset, unsettle, convulse, interrupt, obstruct, impede, hamper
Antonyms: organize, arrange
Usage: Protesters tried to disrupt the meeting.

8. defy (verb) - अवज्ञा करना, अवहेलना करना
Pronunciation: di-fai
Meaning: openly resist or refuse to obey
Synonyms: disobey, flout, disregard
Antonyms: obey, surrender
Usage: I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers.

9. interminable (adjective) – अनंत, अपार, बेहद
Pronunciation: in-term-in-ub(u)l
Meaning: endless or apparently endless (often used hyperbolically)
Synonyms: endless, never-ending, unending, everlasting, ceaseless, unceasing
Usage: We were so bored that the journey seemed interminable.

10. considerable (adjective) – महत्वपूर्ण, पर्याप्त, विचारणीय
Pronunciation: kun-sidur(u)bul
Meaning: notably large in size, amount, or extent; (of a person) having merit or distinction
Synonyms: sizeable, substantial, appreciable, significant; distinguished, noteworthy, prominent, eminent, influential
Antonyms: paltry, minor; insignificant
Usage: The fire caused considerable damage to the church.

LET’S CHECK HOW MUCH YOU LEARNT:

1. Try to make sentences using given words:

• complacent
• despise
• interminable
• defy
• disrupt

2. Match the columns:
 

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