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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 07 May 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.FRAY (NOUN): (दंगा)
Pronunciation: frey
Meaning: a fight, battle, or skirmish.
Synonyms: war, strife, encounter, clash, contest, conflict, combat
Antonyms: peace, unanimity, understanding, calm
Sentence: Rahul Gandhi has entered the electoral fray in the Hindi heartland.
Pronunciation: frey
Meaning: a fight, battle, or skirmish.
Synonyms: war, strife, encounter, clash, contest, conflict, combat
Antonyms: peace, unanimity, understanding, calm
Sentence: Rahul Gandhi has entered the electoral fray in the Hindi heartland.
2. REEKS (VERB): (दुर्गंध)
Pronunciation: reek
Meaning: smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink
Synonyms: stink, smell
Antonyms: aroma. fragrance. perfume. sweetness.
Sentence: I think this whole thing just reeks of a pathetic lack of willpower.
Pronunciation: reek
Meaning: smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink
Synonyms: stink, smell
Antonyms: aroma. fragrance. perfume. sweetness.
Sentence: I think this whole thing just reeks of a pathetic lack of willpower.
3.OVERLOOKED (VERB): (अनदेखा करना)
Pronunciation: o·ver·look
Meaning: fail to notice (something)
Synonyms: miss, fail to notice, fail to observe
Antonyms: regarded, attended (to), valued, tended (to)
Sentence: He seems to have overlooked one important fact.
Pronunciation: o·ver·look
Meaning: fail to notice (something)
Synonyms: miss, fail to notice, fail to observe
Antonyms: regarded, attended (to), valued, tended (to)
Sentence: He seems to have overlooked one important fact.
4. VACILLATING (VERB): (हिचकिचानेवाला)
Pronunciation:ˈvasəˌlāt
Meaning: alternate or waver between different opinions or actions
Synonyms: temporize, hesitate, oscillate, fluctuate
Antonyms: determined, purposeful, purposive, resolved
Sentence: I had for a time vacillated between teaching and journalism.
Pronunciation:ˈvasəˌlāt
Meaning: alternate or waver between different opinions or actions
Synonyms: temporize, hesitate, oscillate, fluctuate
Antonyms: determined, purposeful, purposive, resolved
Sentence: I had for a time vacillated between teaching and journalism.
5.BIFURCATED (VERB): (बंटवारा)
Pronunciation: bi·fur·cate
Meaning: divide into two branches or forks
Pronunciation: bi·fur·cate
Meaning: divide into two branches or forks
Synonyms: divided, subdivided, split
Antonyms: agree, combine, converge, join
Sentence: Jammu and ladakh are bifurcated from POK after the abrogation of Article 370.
Antonyms: agree, combine, converge, join
Sentence: Jammu and ladakh are bifurcated from POK after the abrogation of Article 370.
6.DISILLUSIONMENT (NOUN): (मोहभंग)
Pronunciation: dis·il·lu·sion·ment
Meaning: a feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good
as one believed it to be
Synonyms: disenchantment, disappointment, rude awakening
Antonyms: satisfaction, happiness, joy
Sentence: She expressed the disillusionment felt by many people.
Pronunciation: dis·il·lu·sion·ment
Meaning: a feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good
as one believed it to be
Synonyms: disenchantment, disappointment, rude awakening
Antonyms: satisfaction, happiness, joy
Sentence: She expressed the disillusionment felt by many people.
7.REJIG (VERB): (बदलाव करना)
Pronunciation: rēˈjiɡ
Meaning: organize (something) differently; rejigger
Synonyms: rearrange, alter, juggle
Antonyms: break, crush, damage
Sentence: The organizers scrambled frantically to rejig schedules.
Pronunciation: rēˈjiɡ
Meaning: organize (something) differently; rejigger
Synonyms: rearrange, alter, juggle
Antonyms: break, crush, damage
Sentence: The organizers scrambled frantically to rejig schedules.
8.OSTENSIBLY (ADVERB): (जाहिर तौर पर)
Pronunciation: os·ten·si·bly
Meaning: apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually.
Synonyms: outwardly, superficially, allegedly
Antonyms: genuinely, really, truly
Sentence: Portrayed as a blue-collar type, ostensibly a carpenter.
Pronunciation: os·ten·si·bly
Meaning: apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually.
Synonyms: outwardly, superficially, allegedly
Antonyms: genuinely, really, truly
Sentence: Portrayed as a blue-collar type, ostensibly a carpenter.
9.MANIFESTOS (NOUN): (घोषणापत्र)
Pronunciation: man·i·fes·to
Meaning: a public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a
political party or candidate
Synonyms: policy statement, platform, program, declaration, proclamation
Antonyms: condemnation, refusal, denial
Pronunciation: man·i·fes·to
Meaning: a public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a
political party or candidate
Synonyms: policy statement, platform, program, declaration, proclamation
Antonyms: condemnation, refusal, denial
Sentence: Both parties made it clear in their manifestos.
10.ENUMERATE (VERB): (एक एक करके बताना)
Pronunciation: e·nu·mer·ate
Meaning: mention (a number of things) one by one.
Synonyms: list, itemize, catalog, set out, set forth
Antonyms: conceal, estimate, neglect
Sentence: There is no space to enumerate all his works.
Pronunciation: e·nu·mer·ate
Meaning: mention (a number of things) one by one.
Synonyms: list, itemize, catalog, set out, set forth
Antonyms: conceal, estimate, neglect
Sentence: There is no space to enumerate all his works.
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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