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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 03 July 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.
Happy learning!!!
Happy learning!!!
1. STYMIED (verb) – बाधाएँ डालना
Pronunciation: stai•meed
Meaning: prevent or hinder the progress of
Synonyms: clog, cramp, embarrass, encumber, fetter, hamper, handicap, hinder, hobble, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, manacle, obstruct, shackle, tie up, trammel
Antonyms: aid, assist, facilitate, help
Usage: His action without forethought has stymied the whole plan.
Pronunciation: stai•meed
Meaning: prevent or hinder the progress of
Synonyms: clog, cramp, embarrass, encumber, fetter, hamper, handicap, hinder, hobble, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, manacle, obstruct, shackle, tie up, trammel
Antonyms: aid, assist, facilitate, help
Usage: His action without forethought has stymied the whole plan.
2. AFFLICTION (noun) – दुःख, पीड़ा
Pronunciation: uh•flik•shn
Meaning: a cause of pain or harm
Synonyms: agony, anguish, distress, excruciation, hurt, misery, pain, rack, torment, torture, travail, tribulation, woe
Antonyms: happiness, pleasure, delight
Usage: His deafness is a great affliction to him.
3. NOTORIETY (noun) – कुप्रसिद्धि
Pronunciation: now•tuh•rai•uh•tee
Meaning: the state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed
Synonyms: infamy, obloquy, opprobrium, flak, disrepute
Antonyms: obscurity, esteem, honor
Usage: Even though the politician was acquitted of all charges, his career was ended by the notoriety of the trial.
4. ALTERCATION (noun) – झगड़ा, बहस, विवाद
Pronunciation: ol•tuh•kei•shn
Meaning: a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public
Synonyms: brawl, contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, fight, hassle, imbroglio, misunderstanding, quarrel, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle
Antonyms: agreement, harmony, accord, peace
Usage: The boys had an altercation over the umpire's decision.
5. PERVASIVE (adjective) – व्यापक, फैलनेवाला
Pronunciation: puh•vei•suhv
Meaning: (especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people
Synonyms: prevalent, universal, omnipresent, ubiquitous, common, widespread
Antonyms: uncommon, limited, scarce, narrow, rare
Usage: The filthy smell was pervasive.
6. ADULATE (verb) – चापलूसी करना, तलवे चाटना, झूठी प्रशंसा करना
Pronunciation: a•juh•leit
Meaning: too much admiration or praise for someone
Synonyms: deification, idolatry, worship, fawn, gush, extol
Antonyms: abhor, belittle, detest, disdain
Usage: Fools adulate every decision of their leaders.
7. OBSTREPEROUS (adjective) – प्रचंड, काबू के परे
Pronunciation: uhb•streh•puh•ruhs
Meaning: noisy and difficult to control
Synonyms: unmanageable, rowdy, blatant, caterwauling, clamant, clamorous, squawking, vociferant, yowling
Antonyms: calm, quiet, restrained
Usage: Because my nephew is obstreperous, he often gets in trouble at school.
8. LACONIC (adjective) – छोटा, लघु, संक्षिप्त
Pronunciation: luh•ko•nuhk
Meaning: (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words
Synonyms: aphoristic, apothegmatic, brief, capsule, compact, compendious, concise, crisp, curt, epigrammatic, monosyllabic, sententious, succinct, summary
Antonyms: circuitous, circumlocutory, diffuse, long-winded, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy, wordy
Usage: He sent me a laconic private message.
9. DESULTORY (adjective) – अनियमित, अव्यवस्थित
Pronunciation: deh•suhl•tuh•ree
Meaning: lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
Synonyms: aimless, arbitrary, erratic, haphazard, helter-skelter, random, scattered, slapdash, stray, intermittent, capricious
Antonyms: orderly, organized, regular, systematic
Usage: They talked briefly in a desultory manner.
10. DISHEVELLED (adjective) – अस्त-व्यस्त, गंदा
Pronunciation: duh•sheh•vld
Meaning: (of a person's hair, clothes, or appearance) untidy; disordered
Synonyms: confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, disjoint, dislocate, jumble, muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset
Antonyms: arrange, array, dispose, order, organize, range, regulate
Usage: The wind dishevelled her hair.
Now choose any 2 or 3 words, try to use them in your own sentences and share your sentences in the comment section. This way you can retain the learnt words for long time.
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