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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 07 January 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.SEQUESTERED (adj.) : एकान्त
Pronunciation: suh·kveh·stuhd
Meaning: (of a place) isolated and hidden away.
Synonyms: secluded, cloistered, hidden away
Antonyms: desegregate, integrate, assimilate
Sentence: I found a sequestered spot at the bottom of the garden and lay down with my book.
2.PRESIDIUM (noun) : सभापतिमंडल
Pronunciation: pre·sid·i·um
Meaning: a standing executive committee in a country.
Synonyms: administration, council, authority
Antonyms: heedlessness, carelessness, disregard
Sentence: The presidium has decided to hold this evening’s meeting elsewhere.
3.IDOLATROUS (adj.) : मूर्तिपूजक
Pronunciation: ai·daw·luh·truhs
Meaning: worshiping idols.
Synonyms: idol-worshipping, icon-worshipping, sacrilegious
Antonyms: harmful,evil,bad
Sentence: The errors in which the idolatrous priests were trying to maintain the infidels were dissipated
4.GRUDGE (noun) : ईर्ष्या
Pronunciation: gruhj
Meaning: a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury.
Synonyms: grievance, resentment, bitterness
Antonyms: goodwill, amiability, civility
Sentence: There’s been a grudge between the two families for years.
5.YOKED (verb) : जोड़ना
Pronunciation: yoket
Meaning: to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
Synonyms: catenated, chained, compounded
Antonyms: disconnected, disjoined, disunited
Sentence: He yoked several ideas together to come up with a new theory
6.RESIDUUM (noun) : बाक़ी
Pronunciation: ruh·zi·joo·uhm
Meaning: a substance or thing that remains or is left behind
Synonyms: leftovers, remainder, remains
Antonyms: body, bulk
Sentence: Even highly decaffeinated coffee contains a tiny residuum of caffeine.
7.SPLURGING (verb) : अधिक खर्च करना
Pronunciation: splurge
Meaning: spend (money) freely or extravagantly.
Synonyms: consuming, depleting, exhausting
Antonyms: preserving, conserving
Sentence: You should let yourself splurge once in a while.
8.APOCRYPHAL (adj.) : शंकायुक्त
Pronunciation: uh·paw·kruh·fl
Meaning: (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.
Synonyms: fictitious, made-up, untrue
Antonyms: real, factual, literal
Sentence: Most of the stories about him are apocryphal.
9.FILLIP (noun) : प्रोत्साहन
Pronunciation: fi·luhp
Meaning: something which acts as a stimulus or boost to activity.
Synonyms: boost, encouragement, incitement
Antonyms: restraint, restriction, check
Sentence: The news gave the stock market a big fillip.
10.SUPERFLUITY (noun): आधिक्य
Pronunciation: soo·puh·floo·uh·tee
Meaning: an unnecessarily or excessively large amount or a number of something.
Synonyms: surplus, excess, overabundance
Antonyms: deficiency, dearth, insufficiency
Sentence: The city has a superfluity of five-star hotels.
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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