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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 07 October 2020
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. REJOICE (verb) – प्रसन्न होना
Pronunciation: ruh·joys
Meaning: feel or show great joy or delight
Synonyms: happiness, pleasure, joy, delight, elation, cheer, jubilation
Antonyms: deplore, bewail, regret
Usage: The hometown fans are sure to rejoice when their team wins the basketball championship.
2. COMPLACENCY (noun) – शालीनता
Pronunciation: kuhm·plei·suhn·see
Meaning: a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements
Synonyms: smugness, gloating, triumph, pride, satisfaction, contentment, laxity
Antonyms: dissatisfaction, frustration, annoyance
Usage: There's no room for complacency if we want to stay in the competition!
3. TRUCULENT (adjective) – लड़ाकू
Pronunciation: truh·kyuh·luhnt
Meaning: quick to fight or argue
Synonyms: defiant, aggressive, antagonistic, belligerent, pugnacious, bellicose, combative
Antonyms: cooperative, friendly, amiable
Usage: As a teenager, Miranda was a truculent girl who often got suspended from school for fighting.
4. HUMOROUS (adjective) – हास्यकर
Pronunciation: hyoo·muh·ruhs
Meaning: causing laughter and amusement
Synonyms: amusing, funny, entertaining, comic, comical, diverting
Antonyms: serious, boring
Usage: His humorous remark made everyone laugh.
5. LEND (verb) – उधार देना
Pronunciation: lend
Meaning: to allow someone to borrow something that is to be returned later
Synonyms: give, grant, provide, afford, allow, contribute, extend, impart, supply
Antonyms: borrow, withdraw, withhold
Usage: My neighbor agreed to lend me his lawn mower for the afternoon, so I could cut the grass.
6. CHIVALROUS (adjective) – सुसम्य
Pronunciation: shi·vuhl·ruhs
Meaning: displaying respect to women
Synonyms: gallant, gentlemanly, respectful, honorable, thoughtful, considerate, protective
Antonyms: rude, boorish, unmannerly
Usage: During the heavy rain, the chivalrous man gave the woman his umbrella.
7. SHIRK (verb) – बचना
Pronunciation: shuhk
Meaning: to dodge responsibilities
Synonyms: evade, dodge, avoid, sidestep, dodge, shun, neglect
Antonyms: confront, encounter, face
Usage: The man tried to shirk his duties by pretending to be ill.
8. BEHOLD (verb) – निहारना
Pronunciation: buh·howld
Meaning: see or observe
Synonyms: see, observe, view, watch, survey, scan, witness
Antonyms: neglect, overlook, ignore
Usage: Watching the fight at the arena was a sight to behold.
9. OUTSPOKEN (adjective) – मुखर
Pronunciation: awt·spow·kn
Meaning: opinionated and frank
Synonyms: forthright, direct, candid, frank, honest, open, straight
Antonyms: diplomatic, reticent, evasive
Usage: She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.
10. PITY (noun) – दया
Pronunciation: pi·tee
Meaning: sorrow or sympathy
Synonyms: compassion, commiseration, condolence, sorrow, regret, sadness, distress
Antonyms: indifference, cruelty
Usage: I feel pity for the homeless people who don’t have a warm place to sleep in the winter.
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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