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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 08 December 2021
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and Sentence. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
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1. RUGGED (adj) – ऊबड़ – खाबड़
Pronunciation: rug•ged
Meaning: (of ground or terrain) having a broken, rocky and uneven surface.
Synonyms: rough, uneven, bumpy
Antonyms: even, flat, smooth
Sentence: The path to glory is always rugged.
2. FRENETIC (adj) – उन्मत्त
Pronunciation: fruh•neh•tuhk
Meaning: fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.
Synonyms: frantic, feverish, frenzied
Antonyms: relaxed, calm
Sentence: It generated much excitement and frenetic activity.
3. NARCISSISM (adj) –अहंकार
Pronunciation: naa•suh•si•zm
Meaning: excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one’s physical appearance.
Synonyms: vanity, egoism, self-admiration
Antonyms: altruism, generosity, unselfishness
Sentence: Humbleness is productive, narcissism is destructive.
4. VANTAGE (noun) – सहूलियत
Pronunciation: vaan•tuhj
Meaning: a place or position affording a good view of something.
Synonyms: viewpoint, standpoint, stance
Antonyms: detriment, stranglehold
Sentence: The whole dispute looked silly from my vantage point.
5. STERLING (adj) – अति उत्कृष्ट
Pronunciation: stuh•ling
Meaning: (of a person or their work, efforts, or qualities) excellent or valuable.
Synonyms: excellent, outstanding, splendid
Antonyms: atrocious, awful, execrable
Sentence: This organization does sterling work for youngsters.
6. EXPIATION (noun) – प्रयाश्चित्त
Pronunciation: ek•spee•ay•shn
Meaning: the act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement.
Synonyms: atonement, redemption, redress
Antonyms: corruption, debasement, perversion
Sentence: He made expiation for our sins on the cross.
7. WILE (noun) – छलबल
Pronunciation: vile
Meaning: devious or cunning stratagems employed in manipulating or persuading someone to do what one wants.
Synonyms: tricks, ruses, ploys
Antonyms: sincerity, candidness, candor
Sentence: Fox’s wiles will never enter the lion’s head.
8. PRECEPT (noun) – नियम
Pronunciation: pree•sept
Meaning: a general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought.
Synonyms: principle, rule, doctrine
Antonyms: disagreement, discord, strangeness.
Sentence: The legal precept of being innocent until proven guilty.
9. MOROSE (adj) – उदास
Pronunciation: muh•rose
Meaning: sullen and ill-tempered.
Synonyms: sullen, sulky, gloomy
Antonyms: cheerful, joyous, jolly
Sentence: She was morose and silent when she got home.
10. COMMISERATED (verb) – हमदर्दी रखना
Pronunciation: kuh•mi•zuh•rayt•uhd
Meaning: express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize.
Synonyms: offer sympathy to, feel pity for, condole with
Antonyms: distressed, tormented, irritated
Sentence: They commiserated the misfortune of their teacher.
Now, choose any 2 or 3 words and try to use them in your own sentences, this way you can retain the learnt words in your memory for a long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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