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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 04 December 2021
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and Sentence. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
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1.CAJOLE (verb) – मीठी बातों से मिला लेना
Pronunciation: kuh•jole
Meaning: persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
Synonyms: persuade, wheedle, coax
Antonyms: bugged, nagged, pestered
Sentence: He hoped to cajole her into selling the house.
2.APROPOS (adj) – उचित
Pronunciation: a•pruh•poh
Meaning: very appropriate to a particular situation.
Synonyms: appropriate, pertinent, relevant
Antonyms: inapposite, irrelevant, pointless
Sentence: The composer’s reference to child’s play is apropos.
3.ARRAIGNMENT (noun) – आक्षेप
Pronunciation: uh•rayn•muhnt
Meaning: the action of arraigning someone in court.
Synonyms: indictment, accusation, denunciation
Antonyms: guiltlessness, innocence
Sentence: They are scheduled for arraignment October 5th.
4.SALUBRIOUS (adj) – स्वास्थ्यप्रद
Pronunciation: suh•loo•bree•uhs
Meaning: health-giving; healthy.
Synonyms: healthy, beneficial
Antonyms: insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful
Sentence: He doesn’t live in a very salubrious part of town.
5.IMPIETY (noun) – नास्तिकता
Pronunciation: uhm•pai•uh•tee
Meaning: lack of piety or reverence, especially for a god.
Synonyms: godlessness, ungodliness, unholiness
Antonyms: adoration, glorification, worship
Sentence: He blamed the fall of the city on the impiety of the people.
6.REVEL (verb) – आनंद लेना
Pronunciation: reh•vl
Meaning: enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing.
Synonyms: celebrate, make merry, have a party
Antonyms: mourn, cry
Sentence: They spent the evening reveling with their guests.
7.DENOUEMENT (noun) :- उपसंहार
Pronunciation: day•noo•mawn
Meaning: the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.
Synonyms: final act, climax, epilogue
Antonyms: beginning, start
Sentence: The film’s denouement was unsatisfying and ambiguous.
8.CLAMOR (noun) – कोलाहल
Pronunciation: clam•or
Meaning: a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently.
Synonyms: babel, uproar, loud noise
Antonyms: quiet, silence, calm
Sentence: There was a clamor of voices outside the office.
9.SCORCH (verb) – जलाकर राख कर देना
Pronunciation: skawch
Meaning: burn the surface of (something) with flame or heat.
Synonyms: burn, sear, singe
Antonyms: hydrate, wash, dampen
Sentence: Surrounding houses were scorched by heat from the blast.
10.ERUDITE (adj) – वैज्ञानिक
Pronunciation: eh•roo•dite
Meaning: having or showing great knowledge or learning.
Synonyms: learned, scholarly, well educated
Antonyms: illiterate, uneducated, unlearned
Sentence: He could turn any conversation into an erudite discussion.
Now, choose any 2 or 3 words and try to use them in your own sentences, this way you can retain the learnt words in your memory for a long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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