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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 05 November 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. After this, take the quiz based on the vocabulary to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. SQUASH (verb) – कुचलना, पिचकाना
Pronunciation: skwosh
Meaning: to crush, press or mash
Synonyms: crush, squeeze, flatten, compress, press, smash, distort
Antonyms: release, pull, open
Usage: Wash and squash the cans before depositing them.
2. CHARY (adjective) – सावधान
Pronunciation: cheuh·ree
Meaning: characterized by great cautious and wariness
Synonyms: wary, careful, cautious, circumspect, heedful, careful, guarded
Antonym: careless, hasty, incautious
Usage: You should be chary of investing any money in such a risky venture.
3. PORTENT (noun) – चेतावनी, अपशकुन
Pronunciation: paw·tent
Meaning: a sign of something momentous or calamitous is about to happen
Synonyms: indication, forewarning, omen, sign, presage, augury, signal
Antonym: doom
Usage: To many people, a crow is a portent of death.
4. TAWDRY (adjective) – दिखलावटी
Pronunciation: taw·dree
Meaning: showy but cheap and of poor quality
Synonyms: gaudy, flashy, showy, garish, loud, tasteless, sleazy
Antonyms: tasteful, refined, sophisticated
Usage: Despite the fact Angelina plays a tawdry woman on television, she is actually very sophisticated in real life.
5. TURGID (adjective) – फूला हुआ
Pronunciation: tuh·juhd
Meaning: swollen and distended or congested
Synonyms: swollen, bloated, distended, inflated, puffy, tumescent, tumid
Antonyms: humble, reserved, simple
Usage: The movie’s plot was so turgid that people left the theater completely confused.
6. EXTEMPORE (adjective) – अचिंतित
Pronunciation: uhk·stem·puh·ree
Meaning: spoken or done without preparation
Synonyms: impromptu, spontaneous, unscripted, extemporary, improvised
Antonyms: rehearsed, planned, scripted
Usage: Dr. King’s extempore speech to the crowd was not memorized, but from the heart.
7. OCCLUDE (verb) – रोक देना
Pronunciation: uh·kloo·duhd
Meaning: stop, close up, or obstruct
Synonyms: block, prevent, choke, clog, close, congest, hinder
Antonyms: aid, assist, clear
Usage: It is quite dangerous when blood clots occlude the flow of oxygen in the human body.
8. FORGE (verb) – बनाना, विकसित करना
Pronunciation: fawj
Meaning: to form or create something new
Synonyms: build, construct, create, devise, form, shape, fabricate
Antonyms: break, demolish, destroy
Usage: Difficulties help to forge people into able folk.
9. FRAGILE (adjective) – कोमल
Pronunciation: fra·jail
Meaning: easily broken or damaged
Synonyms: breakable, delicate, feeble, frail, weak, shatterable
Antonyms: firm, strong, tough
Usage: This glass disc looks very fragile.
10. CHASTEN (verb) – दंड देना
Pronunciation: chei·sn
Meaning: to punish or reprimand in order to correct
Synonyms: penalize, punish, tame, abase, admonish, afflict, reprimand
Antonyms: compliment, encourage, forgive
Usage: When I was a child, my parents would chasten me by taking all of my toys.
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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