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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 08 April 2022
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. ADVENT (noun) : आगमन
Pronunciation: ad·vnt
Meaning: the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event.
Synonyms: arrival, appearance, emergence
Antonyms: departing, departure, disappearance
Sentence: Since the advent of jet aircraft, travel has been speeded up.
2. SPOOKED (adj.) : डरावना
Pronunciation: spookt
Meaning: filled with fear or dread
Synonyms: affrighted, afraid, aghast
Antonyms: fearless, unafraid, bold
Sentence: Something in the bushes spooked her horse.
3. TUMBLE (verb) : लुढ़क
Pronunciation: tuhm·bl
Meaning: (typically of a person) fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong.
Synonyms: fall (over), fall down, topple over
Antonyms: get up, rise, stand (up)
Sentence: Children tumble over each other in play.
4. JEOPARDIZED (verb) : ख़तरे में डालना
Pronunciation: jeop·ar·dize
Meaning: put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure.
Synonyms: threaten, endanger, imperil
Antonyms: guarded, protected, sheltered
Sentence: He jeopardized his life to save the drowning child.
5. CULPABILITY (noun) : दोषी
Pronunciation: kuhl·puh·bil·uh·tee
Meaning: responsibility for a fault or wrong; blame.
Synonyms: guilt, blame, fault
Antonyms: blamelessness, guiltlessness, innocence
Sentence: After the accident, the company refused to accept culpability.
6. INCORRIGIBLE (adj.) : असंशोधनीय
Pronunciation: uhn·kaw·ruh·juh·bl
Meaning: (of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.
Synonyms: inveterate, habitual, unreformable
Antonyms: curable, reclaimable, recoverable
Sentence: John was an incorrigible criminal who spent the rest of his life behind bars.
7. DOUSING (verb) : बुझाना
Pronunciation: daws·uhng
Meaning: extinguish (fire or light).
Synonyms: extinguish, put out, quench
Antonyms: fire, ignite, inflame
Sentence: The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water.
8. INDIGENT (adj.) : दरिद्र
Pronunciation: in·duh·jnt
Meaning: poor; needy.
Synonyms: poor, impecunious, destitute
Antonyms: prosperous, opulent, rich
Sentence: Because he was indigent, the court-appointed a lawyer to represent him.
9. ENTREATY (noun) : विनती
Pronunciation: uhn·treet·ee
Meaning: an earnest or humble request.
Synonyms: appeal, request, petition
Antonyms: answer, command
Sentence: The king turned a deaf ear to his entreaties.
10. CONJECTURAL (adj.) : मान लिया
Pronunciation: kuhn·jek·chuh·ruhl
Meaning: based on or involving conjecture.
Synonyms: speculative, suppositional, theoretical
Antonyms: actual, factual, real
Sentence: Much of the racial history of Madagascar remains conjectural.
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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