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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 06 March 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.IMPERCEPTIBLE (adjective) – अप्रत्यक्ष, अगोचर
Pronunciation: im·puh·sep·tuh·bl
Meaning: impossible or difficult to perceive
Synonyms: unnoticeable, invisible, minute, indistinguishable, indiscernible, unapparent, microscopic
Antonyms: apparent, obvious, noticeable
Usage: The transition is almost imperceptible.
2.HAUL (verb) – बलपूर्वक खींचना
Pronunciation: hawl
Meaning: to use effort to transport something
Synonyms: drag, pull, tug, heave, hump, tow, lug
Antonyms: push, drop, lower
Usage: It took several men to haul the fallen tree out of our yard.
3.CONVOKE (verb) – सभा बुलाना
Pronunciation: kuhn·vowk
Meaning: to call together or summon a meeting
Synonyms: convene, summon, call, cite, order, muster, assemble
Antonyms: separate, scatter, disperse
Usage: The chairman decided to convoke a meeting to discuss the company’s budget issue.
4.ETHICAL (adjective) – नैतिक
Pronunciation: eh·thuh·kl
Meaning: morally correct or acceptable
Synonyms: moral, righteous, virtuous, principled, honest, proper, noble
Antonym: immoral
Usage: He was known for being ethical in all of his dealings, which made him easy to trust.
5.EXTRICATE (verb) – मुक्त करना
Pronunciation: ek·struh·keit
Meaning: to free or remove something or someone
Synonyms: extract, free, release, disentangle, remove, withdraw, loosen
Antonyms: entangle, confine
Usage: The soldiers used a detailed plan to extricate their commanding officer from the terrorists.
6.BRISK (adjective) – तेज़
Pronunciation: brisk
Meaning: very active and quick
Synonyms: quick, rapid, fast, swift, speedy, energetic, lively
Antonyms: sluggish, slow, quiet
Usage: A brisk jog helped to clear my mind.
7.ADORN (verb) – सँवारना
Pronunciation: uh·dawn
Meaning: make more beautiful or attractive
Synonyms: embellish, decorate, furnish, ornament, enhance, beautify, grace, garnish
Antonyms: disfigure, deform
Usage: Several of Gemma's paintings adorn the walls.
8.WIT (noun) – हाज़िरजवाबी
Pronunciation: wit
Meaning: verbal skill that can evoke laughter
Synonyms: humor, repartee, badinage, banter, wordplay, raillery, pun
Antonyms: seriousness, stupidity, sadness
Usage: His sharp wit had them all smiling.
9.THUNDEROUS (adjective) – गरजनदार
Pronunciation: thuhn·duh·ruhs
Meaning: extremely loud
Synonyms: deafening, loud, roaring, shout, thundering
Antonyms: quiet, silent, soothing
Usage: They greeted him with thunderous applause.
10.GIGANTIC (adjective) – भीमकाय
Pronunciation: jai·gan·tuhk
Meaning: huge or enormous
Synonyms: huge, enormous, vast, giant, massive, humongous, mountainous
Antonyms: dwarf, little
Usage: That building is gigantic.
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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