Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 08 October 2024
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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.CARICATURED (verb): नक़ल बनाना
Pronunciation: ka·ruh·kuh·chuhd
Meaning: make or give a comically or grotesquely exaggerated representation of (someone or something).
Synonyms: parody, satirize, lampoon
Antonyms: flattery, praise, seriousness
Sentence: He caricatured the political leaders of his time.
2.CAPRICE (noun) : अप्रत्याशित परिवर्तन
Pronunciation: kuh·prees
Meaning: a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.
Synonyms: whim, vagary, fancy
Antonyms: firmness,solidity,steadiness
Sentence: An out-of-character caprice led him to take the day off from work and go to the beach.
3.FLIMFLAM (noun) : बकवास
Pronunciation: flimflam
Meaning: nonsensical or insincere talk.
Synonyms: balderdash, baloney, idiocy
Antonyms: reasonableness, sensibleness
Sentence: I was sick of his intellectual flimflam.
4.APPENDED (verb) : जुड़ा हुआ
Pronunciation: uh·pend·uhd
Meaning: to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase
Synonyms: added, adjoined, annexed
Antonyms: deducted, knocked off, removed
Sentence: Footnotes have been appended to the document.
5.FRAILTY (adj.) : निर्बलता
Pronunciation: frayl·tee
Meaning: the condition of being weak and delicate.
Synonyms: infirmity, infirmness, weakness
Antonyms: robustness, strength, vigor
Sentence: Despite increasing physical frailty, he continued to write stories.
6.OUST (verb) : बाहर निकालना
Pronunciation: awst.uhd
Meaning: drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.
Synonyms: expel, force out, throw out
Antonyms: accept, admit, receive
Sentence: He ousted a long-term incumbent by only 500 votes.
7.BLUSTER (noun) : धमकी
Pronunciation: bluh·stuh.ree
Meaning: talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect.
Synonyms: rant, thunder, boast
Antonyms: quiet, silence, calm
Sentence: I knew that it was all bluster and he wasn’t really angry with me.
8.FORGO (verb) : त्यागना
Pronunciation: faw·goh
Meaning: omit or decline to take (something pleasant or valuable); go without.
Synonyms: abstain (from), forbear, give up
Antonyms: give in, submit
Sentence: I’ll forgo dessert tonight as I’m trying to lose weight
9.MOOTED (verb) : बहस करना
Pronunciation: moot·uhd
Meaning: raise (a question or topic) for discussion; suggest (an idea or possibility).
Synonyms: raise, bring up, broach
Antonyms: censored, hushed (up), quieted
Sentence: The idea was first mooted as long ago as the 1840s.
10.INADVERTENCE (noun) : असावधानी
Pronunciation: 'inadvertent
Meaning: failure to give sufficient attention to avoiding harm or errors; negligence.
Synonyms: carelessness, heedlessness, laxity
Antonyms: care, carefulness, caution
Sentence: Mistakes proceed from inadvertence.
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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