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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 03 October 2023
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. AVOUCHMENT (noun) : घोषणा
Pronunciation: avouchment
Meaning: a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something.
Synonyms: declaration, assertion, claim
Antonyms: dispute, question
Sentence: Your avouchment of his good intentions means he won’t be disciplined.
Pronunciation: avouchment
Meaning: a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something.
Synonyms: declaration, assertion, claim
Antonyms: dispute, question
Sentence: Your avouchment of his good intentions means he won’t be disciplined.
2. PANG (noun) : पीड़ा
Pronunciation: pang
Meaning: a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion.
Synonyms: pain, sting, discomfort
Antonyms: aid, assist, comfort
Sentence: He experienced a sudden pang of conscience.
3. WREST (verb) : खींचना
Pronunciation: rest
Meaning: to draw out by force or with effort
Synonyms: wrench, pull, extract
Antonyms: insert, instill
Sentence: I managed to wrest the photograph from his grasp.
4. STEALTHIEST (adj.) : गुप्त
Pronunciation: stelth·ee·uhst
Meaning: behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard.
Synonyms: furtive, secretive, clandestine
Antonyms: open, public, overt
Sentence: Cats are among the stealthiest of stalkers.
5. EVERMORE (adv.) : हमेशा के लिये
Pronunciation: eh·vuh·maw
Meaning: (chiefly used for rhetorical effect or in ecclesiastical contexts) always.
Synonyms: always, forever, eternally
Antonyms: never, nevermore, ne’er
Sentence: The editor’s decision is final and shall evermore remain so.
6. HEADLONG (adv.) : हड़बड़ी
Pronunciation: hed·lawng
Meaning: in a rush; with reckless haste.
Synonyms: hurried, rushed, sudden
Antonyms: deliberate, unhurried, calculated
Sentence: Those who rush headlong to join in the latest craze.
7. OBDURACY (noun) : हठ
Pronunciation: awb·joo·ruh·see
Meaning: a steadfast adherence to an opinion, purpose, or course of action despite reason, arguments, or persuasion
Synonyms: obdurateness, obstinacy, stubbornness
Antonyms: broad-mindedness, open-mindedness, reasonability
Sentence: His error was sheer obduracy in refusing to admit a mistake.
8. ENCRUST (verb) : जमना
Pronunciation: uhn·kruhst
Meaning: cover (something) with a hard surface layer.
Synonyms: coagulate, congeal, cover
Antonyms: clean, cleanse, clear.
Sentence: She arrived home with her knees encrusted with mud.
9. GULLIBLE (adj.) : भोला
Pronunciation: guh·luh·bl
Meaning: easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.
Synonyms: credulous, over-trusting, easily deceived
Antonyms: cynical, mistrustful, sophisticated
Sentence: He’s so gullible he’ll believe anything.
10. SOLACE (verb) : आश्वासन
Pronunciation: saw·luhs
Meaning: give comfort or consolation to.
Synonyms: comfort, console, cheer
Antonyms: anguish, distress
Sentence: She smiled, as though solaced by the memory.
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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