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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 06 July 2023
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 mucah you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
Happy learning!!!
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1. REBUTTAL (noun) : खंडन
Pronunciation: ruh·buht·uhl
Meaning: a refutation or contradiction.
Synonyms: refutation, denial, disproving
Antonyms: attestation, confirmation, corroboration
Sentence: The retrial is in the rebuttal phase.
2. STENTORIAN (adj.) : बुलंद
Pronunciation: sten·taw·ree·uhn
Meaning: (of a person’s voice) loud and powerful.
Synonyms: loud, booming, thundering
Antonyms: gentle, low, soft
Sentence: He introduced me to the staff with a stentorian announcement.
3. DETRACTOR (noun) : आलोचक
Pronunciation: duh·trakt·uh
Meaning: a person who disparages someone or something.
Synonyms: disparager, denigrator, deprecator
Antonyms: commender, praiser, comforter
Sentence: Even her detractors had to admit that she had made the company successful.
4. FRETFUL (adj.) : चिड़चिड़ा
Pronunciation: fret·ful
Meaning: feeling or expressing distress or irritation.
Synonyms: distressed, upset, miserable
Antonyms: affable, companionable, cordial
Sentence: The child was tired and fretful.
5.THUGGERY (noun) : गुंडापन
Pronunciation: thuhg·uh·ree
Meaning: violent behavior, especially of a criminal nature.
Synonyms: inhumanity, brutalities, bullying
Antonyms: Lawfulness, gentleness
Sentence: Elections have become long spells of organised thuggery.
6. HUMBUG (verb) : धोखा देना
Pronunciation: huhm·buhg
Meaning: deceptive or false talk or behavior.
Synonyms: deceive, trick, delude
Antonyms: original, undeceive
Sentence: Yon can only humbug those who are not aware of your tricks.
7. JARGON (noun) : शब्दजाल
Pronunciation: jargon
Meaning: special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
Synonyms: specialized language, technical language, slang
Antonyms: standard, quiet, sense, silence.
Sentence: Can you help me translate this legal jargon into plain English?
8. VANTAGE (noun) : सहूलियत
Pronunciation: vaan·tuhj
Meaning: a place or position affording a good view of something.
Synonyms: viewpoint, standpoint, stance
Antonyms: detriment, stranglehold
Sentence: The whole dispute looked silly from my vantage point.
9. SWAY (noun) : बोलबाला
Pronunciation: svay
Meaning: the power to bring about a result on another
Synonyms: effect, impact, influence
Antonyms: impotence, impotency, powerlessness
Sentence: Under the sway of euphoria, she offered to take us all out to dinner in celebration of her new job.
10. SYMPOSIUM (noun) : संगोष्ठी
Pronunciation: suhm·poze·ee·uhm
Meaning: a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject.
Synonyms: assembly, conclave, congregation
Antonyms: division, lawlessness, fractionation
Sentence: He had been taking part in an international symposium on population.
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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