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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 02 September 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. 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. TANGY (adjective) – तीखा
Pronunciation: tang·ee
Meaning: having a strong, piquant flavor or smell
Synonyms: sharp, acid, acidic, tart, sour, bitter, harsh
Antonyms: sweet, bland
Usage: It comes with a tangy coarse-grained mustard sauce.
2. WIRY (adjective) – बलवान
Pronunciation: wai·uh·ree
Meaning: lean, tough, and sinewy
Synonyms: sinewy, strong, tough, athletic, lean, spare
Antonyms: frail, flabby
Usage: The man’s lean and wiry body type made him stand out from the rest of the actors at the audition.
3. SAVVY (adjective) – कुशाग्रता
Pronunciation: sa·vee
Meaning: shrewd and knowledgeable
Synonyms: shrewd, astute, sharp, acute, intelligent, clever, canny
Antonyms: stupid, gullible
Usage: When the savvy investor sold his stock before its value dropped, he made a very profitable transaction.
4. LOUTISH (adjective) – बेअदब
Pronunciation: law·tuhsh
Meaning: uncouth and aggressive
Synonyms: uncouth, rude, impolite, unmannerly, coarse, thuggish, boorish
Antonyms: polite, well behaved
Usage: He was not as loutish as his manner suggested.
5. STUPENDOUS (adjective) – आश्चर्यजनक
Pronunciation: styoo·pen·duhs
Meaning: extremely impressive
Synonyms: amazing, astounding, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, wonderful, prodigious
Antonyms: ordinary, standard
Usage: The store did not expect a stupendous throng of customers to line up around the building.
6. BOUNDLESS (adjective) – असीम
Pronunciation: bawnd·luhs
Meaning: unlimited or immense
Synonyms: limitless, unlimited, illimitable, unbounded, bottomless, immeasurable
Antonyms: limited, bounded
Usage: The toddler’s boundless energy seemed endless, as he played from sun up to sun down.
7. CONVENE (verb) – एकत्र होना
Pronunciation: kuhn·veen
Meaning: come or bring together for a meeting or activity
Synonyms: summon, assemble, order, hold, convoke, gather, meet
Antonyms: disperse, scatter
Usage: Tomorrow morning, the teachers will convene in the cafeteria to discuss the dress code.
8. LUMBER (verb) – लड़खड़ाकर चलना
Pronunciation: luhm·buh
Meaning: move in a slow, heavy, awkward way
Synonyms: lurch, stumble, shamble, shuffle, reel, waddle, trudge
Antonyms: nimble, agile
Usage: The old man lumbered upstairs.
9. STREW (verb) – बिखेरना
Pronunciation: stroo
Meaning: scatter or spread things untidily over a surface or area
Synonyms: scatter, spread, disperse, distribute, litter, toss, sprinkle
Antonyms: gather, congregate
Usage: The library would have to work overtime after a customer strewed books all over the table.
10. INFLAME (verb) – भड़काना
Pronunciation: uhn·fleim
Meaning: provoke or intensify strong feelings (especially anger) in someone
Synonyms: incite, arouse, ignite, provoke, animate, foment, actuate
Antonyms: dampen, calm, soothe
Usage: The attorney tried to inflame the jury by pointing out things that he knew would make them angry.
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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