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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 06 August 2021
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. ANTITHESIS (noun) – विलोम
Pronunciation: an·ti·thuh·suhs
Meaning: a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else
Synonyms: converse, reverse, reversal, inverse, obverse
Antonyms: identity, sameness, coalescence
Usage: Slavery is the antithesis of freedom.
2. APPREHENSION (noun) – डर, शंका
Pronunciation: a·pruh·hen·shn
Meaning: anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen
Synonyms: anxiety, worry, restlessness, panic, dread, fear, shock, horror
Antonyms: in apprehension, confidence
Usage: She felt a shiver of apprehension.
3. 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: John would disconcert his parents by not coming home after school.
4. COURTESY (noun) – शिष्टाचार
Pronunciation: kuh·tuh·see
Meaning: the showing of politeness in one's attitude and behaviour towards others
Synonyms: politeness, civility, respect, chivalry, gentility
Antonyms: discourtesy, rudeness
Usage: He did not have the common courtesy to ask permission.
5. RENOUNCE (verb) – त्याग
Pronunciation: ruh·nawns
Meaning: formally declare one's abandonment of a claim, right, or possession
Synonyms: reject, repudiate, give up, relinquish, abandon, resign
Antonyms: accept, assert, reassert
Usage: If the prince chooses to renounce his throne, he will not be king when his father dies.
6. HUMBUG (noun) – छल-कपट
Pronunciation: huhm·buhg
Meaning: deceptive actions or words
Synonyms: hypocrisy, deceit, dishonesty, falsity, sham, deception, trickery
Antonyms: honesty, truthfulness
Usage: Because the voters were not fooled by the politician’s humbug, they gave their support to his opponent.
7. DELVE (verb) – खोजना
Pronunciation: delv
Meaning: to search thoroughly and carefully
Synonyms: inquire, explore, investigate, search, examine
Antonyms: find, ignore, neglect
Usage: We need to delve more deeply into this matter.
8. ACCOLADE (noun) – सम्मान
Pronunciation: a·kuh·leid
Meaning: an award or privilege granted as a special honour or as an acknowledgement of merit
Synonyms: honor, recognition, privilege, award, title, prize
Antonyms: discouragement, disapprobation
Usage: The Nobel Prize has become the ultimate accolade in the sciences.
9. VISCOUS (adjective) – चिपचिपा
Pronunciation: vi·skuhs
Meaning: having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity
Synonyms: sticky, gummy, gluey, adhesive, tacky, adhering, viscid
Antonyms: dry, unsticky, watery
Usage: Because honey is a viscous substance, it takes a great deal of work to remove it from a jar.
10. BEHEST (noun) – आज्ञा
Pronunciation: buh·hest
Meaning: a person's orders or command
Synonyms: mandate, command, order, instruction, injunction, edict
Antonym: question
Usage: They arrested him at the King's behest.
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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