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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 04 June 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!!!
Happy learning!!!
1. OBSOLETE (adj.) : पुराना
Pronunciation: awb·suh·leet
Meaning: no longer produced or used; out of date.
Synonyms: out of date, outdated, outmoded
Antonyms: new-fashioned, modern, recent
Sentence: Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented.
2. OUTSKIRTS (noun) : उपनगर
Pronunciation: awt·skuhts
Meaning: the outer parts of a town or city.
Synonyms: outlying districts, purlieu, suburb
Antonyms: inner city, midtown
Sentence: They live on the outskirts of Bangalore.
3. TACTLESS (adj.) : उद्दंड
Pronunciation: takt·luhs
Meaning: having or showing a lack of adroitness and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues.
Synonyms: insensitive, inconsiderate, thoughtless
Antonyms: judicious, prudent, tactful
Sentence: His tactless words had incurred his father’s deep displeasure.
4. BIVOUAC (noun) : शिविर
Pronunciation: bi·voo·ak
Meaning: a temporary camp without tents or cover, used especially by soldiers or mountaineers.
Synonyms: tent, encamp, cantonment
Antonyms: tasteful, dead, inanimate
Sentence: Soldiers setting up a bivouac by the stream.
5. CONCOMITANT (adj.) : सहगामी
Pronunciation: kuhng·kaw·muh·tnt
Meaning: naturally accompanying or associated.
Synonyms: attendant, accompanying, associated
Antonyms: unrelated, unconnected
Sentence: Any increase in students meant a concomitant increase in funding.
6. INANE (adj.) : मूर्खतापूर्ण
Pronunciation: uh·nayn
Meaning: having or showing a lack of common sense or judgment; absurd and foolish
Synonyms: silly, foolish, stupid
Antonyms: meaningful, significant, eloquent
Sentence: Penny began an inane conversation about the book she was reading to fill the silence.
7. ELEVENTH HOUR (noun) : अंतिम क्षण
Pronunciation: ELEVENTH HOUR
Meaning: the latest possible time
Synonyms: last minute, zero-hour, last moment
Antonyms: punctual, early, delayed
Sentence: He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.
8. CONVIVIALITY (noun) : प्रफुल्लता
Pronunciation: kuhn·vi·vee·al·uh·tee
Meaning: the quality of being friendly and lively; friendliness.
Synonyms: friendliness, geniality, affability
Antonyms: misery, grief, mourning
Sentence: Gatherings of friends bring joy with conviviality and celebration.
9. GUILE (noun) : छल
Pronunciation: gile
Meaning: the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
Synonyms: deception, cunning, slyness
Antonyms: sincerity, guilelessness, ingenuousness
Sentence: With a little guile he might get what he wanted.
10. ABORTIVE (adj.) : निष्फल
Pronunciation: uh·bawt·uhv
Meaning: failing to produce the intended result.
Synonyms: failed, unsuccessful, futile
Antonyms: effective, effectual, efficacious
Sentence: He made an abortive attempt to recover the sunken pirate ship.
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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