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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 03 September 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. PROCLIVITY (noun) : झुकाव
Pronunciation: pruh•kli•vuh•tee
Meaning: a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.
Synonyms: tendency, leaning, propensity
Antonyms: aversion, disfavor, disinclination
Sentence: The child showed no proclivity towards aggression.
2. SPRUCE (verb) : सजाना
Pronunciation: sproos
Meaning: make a person or place smarter or tidier.
Synonyms: smarten up, make smarter, tidy up
Antonyms: dirty, filthy, untidy
Sentence: The fund will be used to spruce up historic buildings.
3. HIDEOUS (adj.) : कुरूप
Pronunciation: hi•dee•uhs
Meaning: ugly or disgusting to look at.
Synonyms: ugly, unsightly, repulsive
Antonyms: attractive, good-looking, impressive
Sentence: His smile made him look more hideous than ever.
4. CONTAGIOUS (adj.) : संक्रामक
Pronunciation: kuhn•tay•juhs
Meaning: (of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another by direct or indirect contact.
Synonyms: infectious, communicable, transmittable
Antonyms: noncommunicable, noninfectious
Sentence: It’s a highly contagious infection.
5. PONDEROUS (adj.) : भारी-भरकम
Pronunciation: pawn•duh•ruhs
Meaning: slow and clumsy because of great weight.
Synonyms: clumsy, slow, heavy
Antonyms: lightweight, fluffy
Sentence: Her footsteps were heavy and ponderous.
6. PEEVISH (adj.) : चिड़चिड़ा
Pronunciation: peev•uhsh
Meaning: easily irritated, especially by unimportant things
Synonyms: irritable, irascible, fractious
Antonyms: affable, companionable, cordial
Sentence: Sebastian was a sickly, peevish child.
7. MISOGYNIST (noun) : स्री जाति से द्वेष करनेवाला
Pronunciation: mi•saw•juh•nuhst
Meaning: a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women.
Synonyms: woman-hater, anti-feminist, male chauvinist
Antonyms: feminist, optimist, idealist
Sentence: She felt she was struggling against thinly disguised misogyny.
8. OVERT (adj.) : अपरोक्ष
Pronunciation: oh•vuht
Meaning: done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden.
Synonyms: undisguised, unconcealed, clear
Antonyms: unapparent, unclarified, unclear
Sentence: His opponent’s intention is quite overt.
9.STAID (adj.) : शांत
Pronunciation: stayd
Meaning: sedate, respectable, and unadventurous.
Synonyms: sedate, respectable, quiet
Antonyms: joking, kittenish, ludic
Sentence: He had grown staid and dull.
10. PUTREFY (verb) : सड़ना
Pronunciation: pyoo•truh•fai
Meaning: (of a body or other organic matter) decay or rot and produce a fetid smell.
Synonyms: decay, rot, decompose
Antonyms: develop, grow, mature
Sentence: The body was beginning to putrefy.
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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