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Vocabulary - Exceptional English words with meanings : 04 October 2019
Some exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read their usages to learn how to use them in sentences. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. magnificence (noun) – भव्यता, वैभव
Pronunciation: magni-fi-sns
Meaning: the quality of being extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive; very good; excellent
Synonyms: splendour, grandeur, glory, gloriousness, majesty, nobility, pomp
Antonyms: tawdriness, cheapness
Usage: The magnificence and diversity of the wildlife and landscape is unsurpassed.
2. venerate (verb) – सम्मानित करना
Pronunciation: venur-eit
Meaning: regard with great respect
Synonyms: revere, reverence, respect, worship, adulate, hallow, idolize
Antonym: despise
Usage: Philip of Beverley was venerated as a saint.
3. backlash (noun) – प्रतिक्रिया
Pronunciation: bak-lash
Meaning: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development
Synonyms: counterblast, retaliation, reprisal
Usage: Such a decision may provoke a backlash from their supporters.
4. feisty (adjective) – तीक्ष्ण, साहसी; आक्रामक
Pronunciation: fa-is-ti
Meaning: (of a person, typically one who is relatively small) lively, determined, and courageous; aggressive
Synonyms: spirited, plucky, ballsy, gutsy, spunky, gutty
Usage:
- A feisty girl always wins arguments.
- He launched a feisty attack on the government.
5. seep (verb) – रिसना, टपकना
Pronunciation: seep
Meaning: (of a liquid) flow or leak slowly through porous material or small holes
Synonyms: ooze, trickle, exude, drip, dribble, flow
Usage: Blood was seeping through the bandages.
6. diabolical (adjective) – शैतानी, दुष्ट, पैशाचिक
Pronunciation: dai-uboli-kul
Meaning: characteristic of the Devil, or so evil as to be suggestive of the Devil; disgracefully bad or unpleasant
Synonyms: devilish, diabolic, fiendish, satanic, poor, dreadful, awful, terrible, frightful, disgraceful
Antonym: excellent
Usage: This is an incredibly diabolical trick.
7. peculiar (adjective) – अजीब, विशेष, अनोखा
Pronunciation: pi-kyu-li-er
Meaning: different to what is normal or expected; strange; slightly and indefinably unwell; particular; special
Synonyms: strange, unusual, odd; unwell, ill; distinctive, characteristic, distinct, different
Antonyms: normal, ordinary
Usage: There was a peculiar smell in the kitchen.
8. rendezvous (noun) – मिलन स्थल, मिलन
Pronunciation: ron-dei-voo / ron-di-voo
Meaning: a meeting at an agreed time and place; a meeting place; a bar, restaurant, or similar establishment that is used as a popular meeting place
Synonyms: meeting, appointment, date, venue, meet, get together, gather, assemble
Usage: This cafe is a rendezvous for writers and artists.
9. ordeal (noun) – अग्नि परीक्षा, कठिन परीक्षा
Pronunciation: or-dee-ul
Meaning: a very unpleasant and prolonged experience
Synonyms: trial, tribulation, test, nightmare, trauma, misery, trouble
Antonym: ecstasy
Usage: His courage was severely tried by his ordeal.
10. fretful (adjective) – चिड़चिड़ा, सतानेवाला
Pronunciation: fret-ful
Meaning: feeling or expressing distress or irritation
Synonyms: distressed, upset, miserable, unsettled, uneasy
Antonyms: happiness, comfort, delight, pleasure
Usage: The child was tired and fretful.
LET’S CHECK HOW MUCH YOU LEARNT:
1. Try to make sentences using given words:
- venerate
- seep
- diabolical
- rendezvous
- fretful
2. Match the columns:
| WORDS | SYNONYMS | ||
| (1) | magnificence | (a) | retaliation |
| (2) | peculiar | (b) | tribulation |
| (3) | feisty | (c) | spunky |
| (4) | ordeal | (d) | gloriousness |
| (5) | backlash | (e) | unwell |
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