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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 07 September 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. CARVE (verb) – तराशना
Pronunciation: kaav
Meaning: cut a hard material in order to produce an object, design, or inscription
Synonyms: sculpt, sculpture, cut, chisel, hew, whittle, chip, hack
Antonyms: erase
Usage: Dustin used a hammer and chisel to carve out his name in the wood.
2. CONQUER (verb) – अधिकार करना
Pronunciation: kong·kuh
Meaning: overcome and take control of a place or people by military force
Synonyms: defeat, beat, vanquish, trounce, annihilate, overpower, subdue
Antonyms: liberate, lose
Usage: The small city was conquered by the vast armies of Rome in just a few hours, offering minimal resistance.
3. ILLUMINATE (verb) – रोशन करना
Pronunciation: uh·loo·muh·neit
Meaning: light up
Synonyms: brighten, light, floodlight, irradiate, illumine
Antonyms: darken
Usage: If the light bulb is too dim to illuminate the room, it should be replaced.
4. ACQUIT (verb) – बरी करना
Pronunciation: uh·kwit
Meaning: free someone from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty
Synonyms: absolve, clear, exonerate, exculpate, discharge, release, liberate
Antonyms: convict
Usage: The judge directed the jury to acquit Phillips of the murder.
5. CLOTHE (verb) – ढकना, कपड़े पहनना
Pronunciation: klowth
Meaning: put clothes on
Synonyms: dress, cover, enshroud, attire, outfit, array, costume
Antonyms: uncover, undress
Usage: They clothe their children in the latest fashions.
6. CONTRAST (noun) – विपरीत, विषम
Pronunciation: kuhn·traa·st
Meaning: the state of being strikingly different
Synonyms: difference, dissimilarity, contradiction, disparity,variance, opposition
Antonyms: similarity, resemblance
Usage: Usually, the shopping habits of the rich contrast greatly with the spending habits of the poor.
7. DOMINEER (verb) – अत्याचार करना
Pronunciation: do·muh·neeuh
Meaning: assert one's will over another in an arrogant way
Synonyms: browbeat, bully, intimidate, pressurize, menace, hector
Antonyms: meek
Usage: Ruling with an iron fist, the dictator was able to domineer the oppressed citizens.
8. DISILLUSIONED (adjective) – मोहभंग, निराश
Pronunciation: di·suh·loo·zhnd
Meaning: disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed
Synonyms: disenchanted, disappointed, downcast, discouraged, disabused, undeceived, cynical
Antonyms: trusting, enthusiastic, enchanted
Usage: Several disillusioned party members have decided to switch to another political party.
9. DISASTROUS (adjective) – विनाशकारी
Pronunciation: duh·zaa·struhs
Meaning: causing great damage
Synonyms: catastrophic, calamitous, cataclysmic, tragic, devastating, ravaging,
ruinous
Antonyms: fortunate, successful, beneficial
Usage: The radiation leak has had a disastrous effect on the environment.
10. AWFUL (adjective) – भयंकर
Pronunciation: aw·fl
Meaning: very bad or unpleasant
Synonyms: disgusting, nasty, terrible, dreadful, ghastly, horrible
Antonyms: lovely, wonderful, good
Usage: An awful plague took over the city and thousands of people died from the sickness.
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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