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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 05 September 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. OFFICIOUS (adjective) – परेशान करनेवाला
Pronunciation: uh·fi·shuhs
Meaning: offensively intrusive or interfering
Synonyms: bumptious, overbearing, overzealous, dictatorial, bossy, domineering,
interfering
Antonyms: modest, timid
Usage: While the officious sales clerk may have believed he was giving me some helpful advice, he was just wasting my time.
2. EMPIRICAL (adjective) – प्रयोगसिद्ध
Pronunciation: uhm·pi·ruh·kl
Meaning: based on observation or evidence
Synonyms: observed, experimental, factual, actual, real, verifiable, seen
Antonyms: theoretical, conceptual
Usage: Our data is based on empirical evidence collected in numerous studies.
3. BOLESTER (verb) – आधार देना, प्रबल करना
Pronunciation: bowl·stuh
Meaning: support or strengthen
Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, boost, fortify, uphold, revitalize
Antonyms: undermine, weaken
Usage: Falling interest rates may help to bolster up the economy.
4. SEVER (verb) – काटकर अलग करना
Pronunciation: seh·vuh
Meaning: divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly
Synonyms: cut off, split, divide, separate, part, detach, disconnect, rip, tear
Antonyms: join, attach
Usage: You have to trench around the stump and sever all the roots.
5. CONNOISSEUR (noun) – पारखी, विशेषज्ञ
Pronunciation: ko·nuh·suh
Meaning: an expert judge in matters of taste
Synonyms: pundit, savant, aesthete, gourmet, epicure, gastronome, maven
Antonyms: ignoramus, ignorant
Usage: He is a connoisseur of antique furniture.
6. DISPARATE (adjective) – असमान
Pronunciation: di·spuh·ruht
Meaning: essentially different in kind; not able to be compared
Synonyms: contrasting, different, dissimilar, unlike, varying, diverse, heterogeneous
Antonyms: homogeneous, similar
Usage: This organization includes people of disparate backgrounds and beliefs.
7. CONFRONT (verb) – सामना करना
Pronunciation: kuhn·fruhnt
Meaning: to face or stand up to
Synonyms: tackle, address, face, approach, pursue, handle, manage
Antonyms: avoid, evade
Usage: It took a lot of courage for the victim to confront her attacker in court.
8. SQUALID (adjective) – मलिन
Pronunciation: skwo·luhd
Meaning: extremely dirty and unpleasant
Synonyms: dirty, filthy, grubby, grimy, mucky, slummy
Antonyms: clean, pleasant
Usage: Many prisons, even today, are overcrowded and squalid places.
9. ROWDY (adjective) – उपद्रवी
Pronunciation: raw·dee
Meaning: noisy and disorderly
Synonyms: unruly, disorderly, obstreperous, riotous, unrestrained, undisciplined
Antonyms: peaceful, quiet, restrained
Usage: Young children have a tendency to get rowdy because they have a lot of energy and don’t have any inkling of social tact.
10. INEFFICIENT (adjective) – अकुशल
Pronunciation: raw·dee
Meaning: not achieving maximum productivity
Synonyms: ineffective, ineffectual, incompetent, inept, incapable, unfit
Antonyms: efficient, productive, effective
Usage: Inefficient airport workers lost my luggage twice within two weeks.
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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