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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 05 October 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. OSTRACISM (noun) – बहिष्कार
Pronunciation: o·struh·si·zm
Meaning: exclusion from a society or group
Synonyms: exclusion, rejection, repudiation, shunning, spurning, boycotting
Antonyms: acceptance, welcome
Usage: His family suffered social ostracism.
2. CLERICAL (adjective) – लिपिक
Pronunciation: kleh·ruh·kl
Meaning: relating to the clergy
Synonyms: ecclesiastical, church, priestly, pastoral, religious, spiritual
Antonyms: secular
Usage: The clerical part of his job was tedious, and he was glad to be rid of it.
3. SPONTANEOUS (adjective) – स्वाभाविक
Pronunciation: spon·tei·nee·uhs
Meaning: natural without planning or thought
Synonyms: unforced, voluntary, unplanned, unconstrained, unprompted, unbidden, unsolicited
Antonyms: planned, forced, calculated
Usage: Without thinking, Maria made a spontaneous choice to join her boyfriend’s gang.
4. DISCONCERT (verb) – व्याकुल करना
Pronunciation: di·skuhn·suht
Meaning: disturb the composure of
Synonyms: unsettle, nonplus, discomfit, unnerve, disorient, perturb, disturb
Antonyms: reassure, encourage, comfort
Usage: He was sure that his suspension was likely to disconcert his parents.
5. SIMULTANEOUSLY (adverb) – एक साथ
Pronunciation: si·muhl·tei·nee·uh·slee
Meaning: at the same time
Synonyms: concurrently, concomitantly, together, synchronously
Antonyms: singly
Usage: When the office phones rang simultaneously, the inexperienced receptionist became anxious.
6. UNRULY (adjective) – अनियंत्रित
Pronunciation: uhn·roo·lee
Meaning: disruptive behavior that is wild and out of control
Synonyms: disorderly, rowdy, wild, unmanageable, uncontrollable, disobedient, disruptive
Antonyms: disciplined, obedient
Usage: Police were sent to stop the unruly drunks from throwing bottles at cars passing by.
7. ACOLYTE (noun) – अनुचर
Pronunciation: a·kuh·lait
Meaning: an assistant or follower
Synonyms: assistant, helper, attendant, retainer, servant, minion, underling
Antonyms: leader, master, mistress
Usage: Because the politician’s acolyte is always there to assist him on the campaign trail, you never see one without the other.
8. LATENT (adjective) – सुप्त, अप्रकट
Pronunciation: lei·tnt
Meaning: existing or present but concealed or inactive
Synonyms: dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused, undiscovered, hidden
Antonyms: manifest, obvious, active
Usage: The detective asked the lab technician to search the room for latent fingerprints.
9. CAPTIOUS (adjective) – अवगुण ढूंढ़नेवाला
Pronunciation: kap·shuhs
Meaning: always looking for faults
Synonyms: critical, quibbling, niggling, carping, criticizing, disapproving
Antonyms: forgiving, lenient
Usage: When my captious teacher grades my essays, she always finds a minor error in my work.
10. UPSHOT (noun) – परिणाम
Pronunciation: uhp·shot
Meaning: the final or end result of an event or situation
Synonyms: result, consequence, outcome, sequel, effect, reaction, repercussion
Antonyms: cause, origin
Usage: The upshot of the program is that several of the students were able to graduate on time.
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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