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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 06 March 2024
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. EUPHORIA (noun): उत्साह
Pronunciation: eu•pho•ri•a
Meaning: a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.
Synonyms: felicity, elation, joyousness
Antonyms: misery, depression
Sentence: He was still in a state of euphoria hours after the match had finished.
Pronunciation: eu•pho•ri•a
Meaning: a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.
Synonyms: felicity, elation, joyousness
Antonyms: misery, depression
Sentence: He was still in a state of euphoria hours after the match had finished.
2. SIMPLIFY (verb): सरल करना
Pronunciation: sim•pli•fy
Meaning: make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand.
Synonyms: clarify, untangle, make plainer
Antonyms: complicate, problematize, confuse
Sentence: you need to simplify the plot for younger children.
Pronunciation: sim•pli•fy
Meaning: make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand.
Synonyms: clarify, untangle, make plainer
Antonyms: complicate, problematize, confuse
Sentence: you need to simplify the plot for younger children.
3. VERNAL (adj): नव
Pronunciation: ver•nal
Meaning: fresh or new like the spring; youthful.
Synonyms: fresh, recent, youthful
Antonyms: old, aged, immemorial
Sentence: He wants to write big, important, unforgettable, unusual books, whose sentences zing with vernal energy.
Pronunciation: ver•nal
Meaning: fresh or new like the spring; youthful.
Synonyms: fresh, recent, youthful
Antonyms: old, aged, immemorial
Sentence: He wants to write big, important, unforgettable, unusual books, whose sentences zing with vernal energy.
4. PAINSTAKING (adj): श्रमसाध्य
Pronunciation: pains•tak•ing
Meaning: done with or employing great care and thoroughness.
Synonyms: careful, meticulous, thorough
Antonyms: careless, negligent, slapdash
Sentence: he is a gentle, painstaking man.
Pronunciation: pains•tak•ing
Meaning: done with or employing great care and thoroughness.
Synonyms: careful, meticulous, thorough
Antonyms: careless, negligent, slapdash
Sentence: he is a gentle, painstaking man.
5. SOLITARY (adj): अकेला
Pronunciation: sol•i•tar•y
Meaning: done or existing alone.
Synonyms: lonely, unsociable, companionless
Antonyms: sociable, accompanied
Sentence: They live in a solitary spot
Pronunciation: sol•i•tar•y
Meaning: done or existing alone.
Synonyms: lonely, unsociable, companionless
Antonyms: sociable, accompanied
Sentence: They live in a solitary spot
6. EVANESCE (verb): ग़ायब होना
Pronunciation: ev•a•nesce
Meaning: pass out of sight, memory, or existence.
Synonyms: disappear, fade, vanish
Antonyms: appear, emerge, show up
Sentence: As you fly in a plane, the ground gradually evanesces.
Pronunciation: ev•a•nesce
Meaning: pass out of sight, memory, or existence.
Synonyms: disappear, fade, vanish
Antonyms: appear, emerge, show up
Sentence: As you fly in a plane, the ground gradually evanesces.
7. SNIVEL (verb): रिरियाहट
Pronunciation: sniv•el
Meaning: cry and sniff in a feeble or fretful way.
Synonyms: sniffle, cry, weep
Antonyms: laugh, giggle, cackle
Sentence: Kate started to snivel, looking sad and stunned.
Pronunciation: sniv•el
Meaning: cry and sniff in a feeble or fretful way.
Synonyms: sniffle, cry, weep
Antonyms: laugh, giggle, cackle
Sentence: Kate started to snivel, looking sad and stunned.
8. CONVALESCE (verb): अच्छा हो जाना
Pronunciation: con•va•lesce
Meaning: recover one's health and strength over a period of time after an illness or operation.
Synonyms: recuperate, get better, recover
Antonyms: deteriorate, weaken, spoil
Sentence: He is convalescing from his leg injuries.
Pronunciation: con•va•lesce
Meaning: recover one's health and strength over a period of time after an illness or operation.
Synonyms: recuperate, get better, recover
Antonyms: deteriorate, weaken, spoil
Sentence: He is convalescing from his leg injuries.
9. SUSTAIN (verb): बनाए रखना
Pronunciation: sus•tain
Meaning: strengthen or support physically or mentally.
Synonyms: support, assist, encourage
Antonyms: torment, plague
Sentence: It's hard for the team to sustain their momentum for 90 minutes.
Pronunciation: sus•tain
Meaning: strengthen or support physically or mentally.
Synonyms: support, assist, encourage
Antonyms: torment, plague
Sentence: It's hard for the team to sustain their momentum for 90 minutes.
10. FIB (noun): मिथ्या
Pronunciation: fib
Meaning: a lie, typically an unimportant one.
Synonyms: lie, untruth, falsehood
Antonyms: truth, fact
Sentence: why did you tell him such a dreadful fib?
Pronunciation: fib
Meaning: a lie, typically an unimportant one.
Synonyms: lie, untruth, falsehood
Antonyms: truth, fact
Sentence: why did you tell him such a dreadful fib?
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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