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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 03 August 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.
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1. Bondage (noun) – दासता
Pronunciation: bon·duhj
Meaning: the state of being a slave
Synonyms: slavery, enslavement, servitude, subjugation, subjection, oppression, captivity
Antonyms: liberty, independence
Usage: The slaves were kept in bondage until their death.
2. Remonstrate (verb) – विरोध करना
Pronunciation: reh·muhn·streit
Meaning: make a forcefully reproachful protest
Synonyms: protest, complain, expostulate, reprimand, reproach, reprove, upbraid
Antonym: accept
Usage: I went to the boss to remonstrate against the new rules.
3. Whet(verb) – तेज करना
Pronunciation: wet
Meaning: sharpen
Synonyms: sharpen, hone, strop, grind, file, edge, acuminate
Antonym: blunt
Usage: The book will whet your appetite for more of her work.
4. Fission (noun) – विखंडन
Pronunciation: fi·shn
Meaning: division or splitting into two or more parts
Synonyms: splitting, parting, division, dividing, cleaving, rupture, breaking
Antonyms: fusion, blend
Usage: The fission of the cell could be inhibited with certain chemicals.
5. Decipher (verb) – गूढ़लिपि पढ़ना
Pronunciation: duh·sai·fuh
Meaning: convert a text written in code, or a coded signal into normal language
Synonyms: decode, decrypt, break, work out, solve, interpret, translate, construe, explain
Antonym: encode, cipher
Usage: I can't decipher what is inscribed on the pillar.
6. Precocious (adjective) – असामयिक
Pronunciation: pruh·kow·shuhs
Meaning: having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than is usual or expected
Synonyms advanced, forward, mature, ahead, gifted, talented, clever
Antonym: backward, slow
Usage: The book's narrator is a precocious 12-year-old boy.
7. Ebullient (adjective) – जोशीला
Pronunciation: uh·buh·lee·uhnt
Meaning: cheerful and full of energy
Synonyms: exuberant, buoyant, cheerful, joyful, cheery, merry, sunny
Antonyms: depressed, sad
Usage: He was ebullient over the reception of his novel.
8. Fitful (adjective) – अस्थिर
Pronunciation:fit·ful
Meaning: active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady
Synonyms: intermittent, sporadic, spasmodic, broken, disturbed, disrupted, patchy
Antonyms: constant, abiding
Usage: He woke from a fitful sleep with a headache.
9. Manifest (adjective) – प्रकट
Pronunciation: ma·nuh·fest
Meaning: clear or obvious to the eye or mind
Synonyms: obvious, clear, plain, apparent, evident, patent, palpable, distinct
Antonyms: hidden, secret
Usage: The anger he felt is manifest in his paintings.
10. Abash (verb) – लज्जित करना
Pronunciation:uh·bash
Meaning: make someone feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed
Synonyms: embarrassed, ashamed, shamefaced, remorseful, mortified, humiliated, humbled
Antonyms: unabashed, undaunted
Usage: His boss's criticism left him feeling rather abashed.
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