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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 05 August 2020
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. What’s more, take the test given at the last to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. APPOSITE (adjective) – उचित
Pronunciation: a·puh·zuht
Meaning: apt in the circumstances or in relation to something
Synonyms: appropriate, suitable, fitting, apt, befitting, relevant, pertinent
Antonyms: inappropriate, malapropos
Usage: Her remarks are extremely apposite to the present discussion.
2. KNACK (noun) – कौशल
Pronunciation: nak
Meaning: an acquired or natural skill at doing something
Synonyms: gift, talent, flair, genius, instinct, faculty, ability, capability
Antonyms: inability, incapacity
Usage: She has a knack for handling horses.
3. ABOLISH (verb) – समाप्त करना
Pronunciation: uh·bo·luhsh
Meaning: formally put an end to
Synonyms: scrap, end, stop, terminate, eradicate, eliminate, exterminate
Antonyms: retain, create
Usage: We will abolish museum charges for school parties.
4. REPUDIATE (verb) – अस्वीकार करना
Pronunciation: ruh·pyoo·dee·eit
Meaning: refuse to accept; reject
Synonyms: reject, renounce, abandon, forswear, deny, disavow, recant
Antonyms: embrace, confirm, acknowledge
Usage: He used his position to repudiate the charge.
5. DOCTRINAIRE (adjective) – कट्टर
Pronunciation: dok·truh·neuh
Meaning: seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations
Synonyms: dogmatic, rigid, inflexible, uncompromising, unyielding, adamant, insistent
Antonyms: liberal, flexible
Usage: Don't be so doctrinaire about things.
6. INFRINGE (verb) – उल्लंघन करना
Pronunciation: uhn·frinj
Meaning: actively break the terms of a law, agreement, etc.
Synonyms: contravene, violate, transgress, break, breach, disobey, defy
Antonym: obey, uphold
Usage: These restrictions infringe upon basic human rights.
7. NETHER (adjective) – निचला
Pronunciation: neh·thuh
Meaning: lower in position
Synonyms: lower, low, lower-level, bottom, bottommost, under, underground, basement
Antonym: upper, higher
Usage: The nether region of the vessel was much more crowded than the front.
8. MONOTONOUS (adjective) – नीरस
Pronunciation: muh·no·tuh·nuhs
Meaning: dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest
Synonyms: tedious, boring, dull, uninteresting, unexciting, tiresome
Antonyms: varied, interesting, exciting
Usage: The music became monotonous after a while.
9. COUNTERFEIT (adjective) – नक़ली
Pronunciation: kawn·tuh·fuht
Meaning: made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud
Synonyms: fake, faked, copied, forged, feigned, simulated, sham
Antonyms: genuine, authentic
Usage: This ten dollar bill is a counterfeit.
10. TRANNY (noun) – अत्याचार
Pronunciation: ti·ruh·nee
Meaning: cruel and oppressive government or rule
Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, autocracy, dictatorship, oppression, suppression, repression
Antonym: democracy, liberality
Usage: The emperor’s tyranny was responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent people.
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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