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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 07 November 2023
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.STUPENDOUS (adj.) : अद्भुत
Pronunciation: styoo·pen·duhs
Meaning: extremely impressive.
Synonyms: amazing, astounding, astonishing
Antonyms: common, customary, mundane
Sentence: He was a man of stupendous stamina and energy.
2.MOSEY (verb) : चला जाना
Pronunciation: moh·zee
Meaning: walk or move in a leisurely manner.
Synonyms: amble, perambulate, ramble
Antonyms: hurry, leave, rush
Sentence: I’ll just mosey on down to the beach for a while.
3.BALDERDASH (noun) : बकवास
Pronunciation: bawl·duh·dash
Meaning: senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
Synonyms: nonsense, gibberish, claptrap
Antonyms: sensibleness, discernment
Sentence: Every word that came out of the drunk man’s mouth was balderdash.
4.FOMENT (verb) : भड़काना
Pronunciation: fuh·ment
Meaning: instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action).
Synonyms: instigate, incite, provoke
Antonyms: calm, quiet, settle
Sentence: The rebels know the truth and seek to foment revolution.
5.CIRCUMVENT (verb) : गतिरोध उत्पन्न
Pronunciation: suh·kuhm·vent
Meaning: find a way around (an obstacle).
Synonyms: avoid, get around, find a way around
Antonyms: confront, face, meet
Sentence: If you come to an obstruction in a road you can seek to circumvent it.
6.MAGNANIMITY (noun) : उदारता
Pronunciation: mag·nuh·ni·muh·tee
Meaning: the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity.
Synonyms: generosity, charitableness, benevolence
Antonyms: virulence, cattiness, malevolence
Sentence: I can’t believe she had the magnanimity to forgive that drunk driver who wrecked her car.
7.SHUNNED (adj.) : त्याग
Pronunciation: shuhnd
Meaning: persistently avoided, ignored, or rejected.
Synonyms: avoided, dodged, eluded
Antonyms: accepted, courted, embraced
Sentence: Historians of political thought have largely shunned the work.
8.EXPEDITE (adj.) : शीघ्र
Pronunciation: ek·spuh·dite
Meaning: make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
Synonyms: speed up, accelerate, hurry
Antonyms: delay, encumber, fetter
Sentence: He promised to expedite economic reforms.
9.ELATE (verb) : उल्लसित
Pronunciation: uh·layt
Meaning: make (someone) ecstatically happy.
Synonyms: thrilled, exhilarated, happy
Antonyms: demoralize, discourage, dishearten
Sentence: He was greatly elated by success.
10.ENTRANT (noun): शामिल होनेवाला
Pronunciation: en·truhnt
Meaning: a person or group that enters, joins, or takes part in something.
Synonyms: beginner, newcomer, fresher
Antonyms: dropout, noncandidate
Sentence: The prize will be awarded to the entrant who wins the tiebreak.
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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