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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 08 March 2024
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.WRETCHED (adj.): मनहूस
Pronunciation: rech·uhd
Meaning: (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.
Synonyms: miserable, unhappy, sad
Antonyms: cheerful, fortunate, happy
Sentence: I felt so wretched because I thought I might never see you again.
2.PERFERVID (adj.) : उत्साही
Pronunciation: per-fur-vid
Meaning: intense and impassioned.
Synonyms: ardent, passionate, fervent
Antonyms: dispassionate, emotionless, impassive
Sentence: I feel the people of the city are perfervid.
3.INFATUATED (adj.) : मुग्ध
Pronunciation: uhn·fa·choo·ayt·uhd
Meaning: possessed with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone.
Synonyms: besotted, obsessed
Antonyms: allergic, averse, disinclined
Sentence: She was infatuated with her boss.
4.BEWAIL (verb) : शोक मनाना
Pronunciation: buh·vayl
Meaning: express great regret, disappointment, or bitterness over (something).
Synonyms: lament, bemoan, sorrow for
Antonyms: delight, glory, joy
Sentence: She bewailed her misfortune.
5.FRITTERING (verb) : व्यर्थ नष्ट करना
Pronunciation: fri·tuh·ruhng
Meaning: waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters.
Synonyms: squander, waste, misspend
Antonyms: save, spend wisely
Sentence: I seem to fritter my time away in coffee mornings.
6.RUDIMENTARY (adj.) : मौलिक
Pronunciation: roo·duh·ment·uh·ree
Meaning: involving or limited to basic principles.
Synonyms: basic, elementary, introductory
Antonyms: advanced, developed, evolved
Sentence: He had only a rudimentary knowledge of science.
7.SOLACE (verb) : आश्वासन
Pronunciation: saw·luhs
Meaning: give comfort or consolation.
Synonyms: comfort, console, cheer
Antonyms: anguish, distress
Sentence: She smiled, as though solaced by the memory.
8.FEUD (verb) : झगड़ा
Pronunciation: fyood
Meaning: take part in a prolonged quarrel or conflict.
Synonyms: quarrel, fight, argue
Antonyms: friendliness, sympathy, congeniality
Sentence: Because of a family feud, he never spoke to his wife’s parents for years.
9.REMNANT (noun) : अवशेष
Pronunciation: rem·nuhnt
Meaning: a small remaining quantity of something.
Synonyms: remains, remainder, leftovers
Antonyms: bulk, whole, mass
Sentence: Their outdated attitudes are a remnant of colonial days.
10.SENILE (adj.) : बूढ़ा
Pronunciation: see·nile
Meaning: (of a person) having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties.
Synonyms: aged, doddery, decrepit
Antonyms: adolescent, immature, young
Sentence: He is suffering from senile dementia.
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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