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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 07 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. MIDDLING (adj.) : मध्य
Pronunciation: mi·duhl·uhng
Meaning: moderate or average in size, amount, or rank.
Synonyms: average, standard, normal
Antonyms: excessive, extreme, unlimited
Sentence: The village contained no poor households but a lot of middling ones.
2. PELF (noun) : धन
Pronunciation: pelf
Meaning: money, especially when gained in a dishonest or dishonorable way.
Synonyms: bucks, cash, money
Antonyms: sour, soothe, outgo
Sentence: He was a politician who seems more interested in pelf than in policy.
3. PIQUE (noun) : मनमुटाव
Pronunciation: pique
Meaning: a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one’s pride.
Synonyms: irritation, annoyance, resentment
Antonyms: appeasement, mollification, pacification
Sentence: In a fit of pique, he posted embarrassing photos of his friend on the Internet.
4. ERGO (adv.) : फलस्वरूप
Pronunciation: uh·goh
Meaning: for this or that reason
Synonyms: therefore, consequently, so
Antonyms: although, however, even though
Sentence: She was the sole beneficiary of the will, ergo the prime suspect.
5. SPRY (adj.) : फुर्तीला
Pronunciation: sprai
Meaning: (especially of an old person) active; lively.
Synonyms: sprightly, lively, energetic
Antonyms: dull, lethargic, listless
Sentence: He continued to look spry and active well into his eighties.
6. SPURN (verb) : अस्वीकार करना
Pronunciation: spuhn
Meaning: reject with disdain or contempt.
Synonyms: refuse, decline, say no to
Antonyms: accept, agree (to), approve
Sentence: She spurned my offers of help.
7. MISERLINESS (noun) : कंजूसी
Pronunciation: mai·zuh·lee·nuhs
Meaning: excessive desire to save money; extreme meanness.
Synonyms: avarice, acquisitiveness, parsimony
Antonyms: bounty, generosity, largesse
Sentence: The party earned a damaging reputation for miserliness by cutting pensions.
8. ANECDOTE (noun) : उपाख्यान
Pronunciation: a·nuhk·dote
Meaning: a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
Synonyms: story, tale, narrative
Antonyms: truth ,fact, reality ,non-fiction
Sentence: This research is based on anecdote, not fact.
9. ASPERITY (noun) : तीक्ष्णता
Pronunciation: a·speh·ruh·tee
Meaning: harshness of tone or manner.
Synonyms: harshness, sharpness, roughness
Antonyms: mildness, softness, gentleness
Sentence: He spoke to the boy with asperity.
10. DESTITUTE (adj.) : निराश्रित
Pronunciation: deh·stuh·tyoot
Meaning: without the basic necessities of life.
Synonyms: penniless, impoverished, impecunious
Antonyms: affluent, opulent, rich
Sentence: The flood left thousands of people destitute.
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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