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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 03 May 2021
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.VENERATE (verb) – सम्मानित करना
Pronunciation: venur-eit
Meaning: regard with great respect
Synonyms: revere, reverence, respect, worship, adulate, hallow, idolize
Antonyms: despise, disrespect, disregard
Usage: Philip of Beverley was venerated as a saint.
2.BACKLASH (noun) – प्रतिक्रिया
Pronunciation: bak-lash
Meaning: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development
Synonyms: counterblast, retaliation, reprisal, repercussion, resentment
Antonyms: question, cause
Usage: Such a decision may provoke a backlash from their supporters.
3.CHUBBY (adjective) – गोल-मटोल
Pronunciation: chubi
Meaning: having a full rounded shape
Synonyms: plump, tubby, roly-poly, rotund, portly, stout, dumpy, chunky
Antonyms: skinny, slender, lean
Usage: Sophia is a pretty child with chubby cheeks.
4.JITTER (noun) – घबराहट
Pronunciation: ji·ter
Meaning: feelings of extreme nervousness
Synonyms: nervousness, uneasiness, anxiety, anxiousness, tension, agitation
Antonyms: calmness, serenity, composure
Usage: I always get the jitters before exams.
5.VEHEMENT (adjective) – जोशीला, प्रचंड
Pronunciation: vee·uh·muhnt
Meaning: showing strong feeling
Synonyms: passionate, forceful, ardent, impassioned, heated
Antonyms: mild, apathetic, gentle
Usage: The proposal has faced vehement opposition from many teachers.
6.REBUTTAL (noun) – खंडन
Pronunciation: ruh·buh·tl
Meaning: an instance of claiming that an evidence or accusation is false
Synonyms: refutation, denial, disproving, countering, invalidation, negation, contradiction
Antonym: confirmation
Usage: The Ministry of Defense issued a rebuttal of the report two hours before it was published.
7.COALESCE (verb) – संगठित होना
Pronunciation: kow·uh·les
Meaning: come together to form one mass or whole
Synonyms: unite, combine, merge, fuse, mingle, meld, blend
Antonyms: divide, separate, detach
Usage: Local high school principals have agreed to coalesce around new approaches for college preparation.
8.OVERBEARING (adjective) – रोबदार
Pronunciation: ow·vuh·beuh·ruhng
Meaning: unpleasantly & extremely strong or intense
Synonyms: domineering, dominating, autocratic, tyrannical, despotic, oppressive
Antonyms: humble, meek
Usage: George has an overbearing and arrogant personality.
9.INADVISABLE (adjective) – अनुचित, अनुपयुक्त
Pronunciation: in·uhd·vai·zuh·bl
Meaning: likely to have unfortunate consequences
Synonyms: unwise, ill-advised, imprudent, injudicious, impolitic, foolish
Antonyms: shrewd, wise, recommended
Usage: It is inadvisable to bring children on this trip.
10.ARMISTICE (noun) – युद्धविराम
Pronunciation: aa·muh·stuhs
Meaning: an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time
Synonyms: truce, ceasefire, lull, respite, peace
Antonyms: fight, war
Usage: The two nations signed an armistice.
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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