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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 03 September 2024
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.EDIFICE (noun): भवन
Pronunciation: eh·duh·fuhs
Meaning: a building, especially a large, imposing one.
Synonyms: building, structure, construction
Antonyms: wreck, wreckage,debris
Sentence: The town hall is the only edifice surviving from the fifteenth century.
2.PARLANCE (noun) : बोल-चाल
Pronunciation: paa·luhns
Meaning: a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest.
Synonyms: jargon, language, phraseology
Antonyms: standard,listening,silence
Sentence: In military parlance, this is known as a fast retreat.
3.HAPLESS (adj.) : बदकिस्मत
Pronunciation: hap·luhs
Meaning: (especially of a person) unfortunate.
Synonyms: unfortunate, unlucky, luckless
Antonyms: fortunate, happy, lucky
Sentence: All of them were hapless victims of this hurricane.
4.SHELLACKING (noun) : पराजित करना
Pronunciation: sheh·lak·uhng
Meaning: failure to win a contest
Synonyms: beating, defeat, drubbing
Antonyms: success, triumph, victory
Sentence: We gave their team a real shellacking.
5.HOWBEIT (adv.) : परन्तु
Pronunciation: hau·bee·uht
Meaning: nevertheless; however.
Synonyms: even so, however, nevertheless
Antonyms: all the same
Sentence: I’ve never written a poem before; howbeit, I feel my first attempt is quite good
6.CALIGINOUS (adj.) : अंधेरा
Pronunciation: ca·lig·i·nous
Meaning: being without light or without much light
Synonyms: black, dark, darkened
Antonyms: bright, brightened, illuminated
Sentence: Without a flashlight, there was no way to tell what kind of creatures lurked in the caliginous cave.
7.ESURIENT (adj.) : लालची
Pronunciation: esu·ri·ent
Meaning: having a huge appetite
Synonyms: edacious, gluttonous, greedy
Antonyms: glutted, sated, satiated
Sentence: It would be silly to leave your esurient brother in charge of the three dozen cupcakes you baked for a birthday party.
8.DASTARDLY (adj.) : नीचतापूर्ण
Pronunciation: daa·stuhd·lee
Meaning: wicked and cruel.
Synonyms: wicked, evil, iniquitous
Antonyms: noble, praiseworthy
Sentence: He described the killing as a dastardly act.
9.STEALTHILY (adv.) : छिपकर
Pronunciation: stelth·uh·lee
Meaning: in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard.
Synonyms: furtively, secretively, sneakily
Antonyms: openly, publicly
Sentence: The thief stealthily stole into the house.
10.AVER (verb) : दृढ़ता से कहना
Pronunciation: uh·vuh
Meaning: state or assert to be the case.
Synonyms: declare, assert, state
Antonyms: deny, gainsay
Sentence: I aver that I have spoken the truth.
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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