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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 06 August 2022
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. REPERTOIRE (noun) : सूची
Pronunciation: reh·puh·tvaa
Meaning: a stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform.
Synonyms: collection, stock, store
Antonyms: flora, defense, prosecution, decrease
Sentence: That tune is not in my repertoire.
2. MALAISE (noun) : अस्वस्थता
Pronunciation: muh·layz
Meaning: a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify.
Synonyms: uneasiness, anxiety, melancholy
Antonyms: calm, ease, placidness
Sentence: The malaise had spread countrywide, however.
3. RETICENCE (noun) : अल्पभाषिता
Pronunciation: reh·tuh·sns
Meaning: the quality of being reticent; reserve.
Synonyms: disinclination, hesitance, hesitancy
Antonyms: inclination, willingness
Sentence: His reticence is more revealing than his speech.
4. CENTRIST (adj.) : मध्यमार्गी
Pronunciation: sen·truhst
Meaning: having moderate political views or policies.
Synonyms: conventional, neutral
Antonyms: extremist, radical, revolutionary
Sentence: Several centrist candidates were elected, apparently in a reaction against the extremists.
5. FILLIP (noun) : प्रोत्साहन
Pronunciation: fi·luhp
Meaning: something which acts as a stimulus or boost to activity.
Synonyms: boost, encouragement, incitement
Antonyms: burn out, debilitate, do in, drain, enervate
Sentence: The news gave the stock market a big fillip.
6. RESURGENCE (noun) : पुनरुत्थान
Pronunciation: ruh·suhj·uhns
Meaning: an increase or revival after a period of little activity, popularity, or occurrence.
Synonyms: renewal, revival, recovery
Antonym: expiration
Sentence: Police say drug traffickers are behind the resurgence of violence.
7. EXTRADITE (verb) : अपराधी देना
Pronunciation: ek·struh·dite
Meaning: hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed.
Synonyms: deport, hand over, send back
Antonyms: reject, expatriate, noncitizen
Sentence: The police have refused to extradite a man wanted for a bank robbery in France.
8. PROCRASTINATION (noun) : टालमटोल
Pronunciation: pruh·kra·stuh·nay·shn
Meaning: the action of delaying or postponing something.
Synonyms: dithering, delaying tactics, dilatoriness
Antonyms: alacrity, eagerness, readiness
Sentence: Procrastination is the thief of time.
9. ANNULMENT (noun) : रद्द करना
Pronunciation: uh·nuhl·muhnt
Meaning: the act of annulling something.
Synonyms: invalidation, nullification, voiding
Antonyms: enactment, legislation, establishment
Sentence: Continued absence of one party may also justify annulment.
10. DISAVOW (verb) : अस्वीकृति
Pronunciation: dis·uh·vau
Meaning: deny any responsibility or support.
Synonyms: deny, disclaim, disown
Antonyms: admit, allow, avow
Sentence: She tried to disavow her past.
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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