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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 04 July 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 mucah you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
Happy learning!!!
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1. DEMARCATE (verb) : हदबंदी करना
Pronunciation: dee·maa·kayt
Meaning: set the boundaries or limits of.
Synonyms: bound, circumscribe, limit
Antonyms: attach, combine, connect.
Sentence: A bright yellow line demarcated the county on the road map.
2. RAPTUROUS (adj.) : उत्साहपूर्ण
Pronunciation: rap·chuh·ruhs
Meaning: characterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm.
Synonyms: ecstatic, joyful, joyous
Antonyms: depressed, unhappy, woebegone
Sentence: She was greeted with rapturous applause.
3. MOBOCRACY (noun) : भीड़तंत्र
Pronunciation: mä-ˈbä-krə-sē
Meaning: rule or domination by the masses.
Synonyms: anarchy, disarray, discord
Antonyms: arrangement, calm, harmony.
Sentence: The court will never permit mobocracy to overwhelm the law of the land.
4. DICTUM (noun) : उक्ति
Pronunciation: dik·tm
Meaning: a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.
Synonyms: pronouncement, proclamation, direction
Antonyms: judgment in rem, affirmation, judgment in personam.
Sentence: He followed the famous American dictum, ‘Don’t get mad, get even’.
5. DEMITTING (verb) : छोड़ना
Pronunciation: duh·mit·uhng
Meaning: resign from (an office or position).
Synonyms: abjuring, denying, disavowing
Antonyms: claiming, confiscating
Sentence: Arguments within his congregation led to his demitting his post.
6. WHIM (noun) : अचानक इच्छा या परिवर्तन
Pronunciation: vim
Meaning: a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained.
Synonyms: impulse, urge, notion
Antonyms: actuality, certainty, dislike.
Sentence: We booked the holiday on a whim.
7. UNENVIABLE (adj.) : अवांछनीय
Pronunciation: uhn·en·vee·uh·bl
Meaning: difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant.
Synonyms: disagreeable, unpleasant, undesirable
Antonyms: attractive, desirable, enviable
Sentence: She had the unenviable task of making the first few phone calls.
8. MISCARRY (verb) : असफल होना
Pronunciation: muhs·ka·ree
Meaning: (of something planned) fail to attain an intended or expected outcome.
Synonyms: go wrong, go awry, go amiss
Antonyms: prevail, succeed, prosper
Sentence: I think my letter must have miscarried.
9. SPARSER (adj.) : विरल
Pronunciation: spaas·uh
Meaning: thinly dispersed or scattered.
Synonyms: scanty, scant, scattered
Antonyms: abundant, ample, bountiful
Sentence: Anaemia, caused by iron deficiency, also makes hair sparser.
10. LITTERED (verb) : कूड़े से ढांपना
Pronunciation: li·tuhd
Meaning: make (a place) untidy with rubbish or a large number of objects left lying about.
Synonyms: make untidy, mess up, disarranged
Antonyms: neat, neatened, ordered
Sentence: Is there any wonder that you can never find anything in your littered desk?
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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