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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 07 October 2021
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 usages. 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. AVALANCHE (noun) – बर्फ गिरना
Pronunciation: av·a·lanche
Meaning: a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
Synonyms: snowslide, snow slip, icefall
Antonyms: dribble, drip
Sentence: He was swept to his death by an avalanche in 1988.
2. HOAX (noun) – छल
Pronunciation: ˈhōks
Meaning: a humorous or malicious deception.
Synonyms: jest, prank, trick
Antonyms: original, honest
Sentence: They recognized the plan as a hoax.
3. ABDICATE (verb) – त्यागना
Pronunciation : ab·di·cate
Meaning: (of a monarch) renounce one’s throne.
Synonyms: resign, retire, quit
Antonyms: claim, take over, wrest
Sentence: In 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor.
4. TRUNCATE (verb) – काट-छांट
Pronunciation: trun·cate
Meaning: shorten the duration or extent of.
Synonyms: shorten, trim, cut short
Antonyms: enlarge, expand, amplify
Sentence: My article was published in truncated form.
5. COERCIONS (noun) – जबरदस्ती
Pronunciation : co·er·cion
Meaning: the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.
Synonyms: force, compulsion, oppression
Antonyms: approvals, consents, permissions
Sentence: Our problem cannot be solved by any form of coercion but only by agreement.
6. THRASH (verb) – पीटना
Pronunciation : thrash
Meaning: beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip.
Synonyms: hit, beat, flog
Antonyms: cheer, praise, protect
Sentence: He threatened to thrash the life out of me.
7. INCUMBENT (adj) – निर्भर
Pronunciation: in·cum·bent
Meaning: necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.
Synonyms: binding, obligatory, mandatory
Antonyms: elective, optional, voluntary
Sentence: It is incumbent on all decent people to concentrate on destroying the evil.
8. HOVER (verb) – मंडराना
Pronunciation: hov·er
Meaning: remain in one place in the air.
Synonyms: flutter, float, hang
Antonyms: settle, sink, immerse
Sentence: Army helicopters hovered overhead.
9. CHICANERY (noun) – झूठा इलज़ाम
Pronunciation : chi·ca·nery
Meaning: the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.
Synonyms: trickery, deception, deceit
Antonyms: artlessness, forthrightness, guilelessness
Sentence: If this were to actually come to pass, it could open the door to all sorts of chicanery.
10. CHIC (adj) – ठाठ
Pronunciation: shēk
Meaning: elegantly and stylishly fashionable.
Synonyms: stylish, smart, elegant
Antonyms: uncool, unfashionable, unstylish
Sentence: She bought a chic little hat.
Now choose any 2 or 3 words, try to use them in your own usages and share your usages in the comment section. This will help you to retain the learnt words for a longer duration.
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