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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 08 September 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. FEROCITY (noun) : क्रूरता
Pronunciation: fuh·raw·suh·tee
Meaning: the state or quality of being ferocious.
Synonyms: brutality, brutishness, barbarity
Antonyms: benignity, humanity, kindness
Sentence: The lion attacked its victim with great ferocity.
2. ABRIDGE (verb) : संक्षेप करना
Pronunciation: uh·brij
Meaning: shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.
Synonyms: shorten, cut, cut short
Antonyms: elongate, extend, lengthen
Sentence: The introduction is abridged from the author’s afterword to the novel.
3. WRETCH (noun) : बदकिस्मत
Pronunciation: rech
Meaning: an unfortunate or unhappy person.
Synonyms: poor creature, poor soul, unfortunate
Antonyms: blessed, cheerful
Sentence: Before the poor wretch had time to speak, he was shot.
4. WRANGLE (noun) : तकरार
Pronunciation: rang·gl
Meaning: a dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated.
Synonyms: argument, dispute, disagreement
Antonyms: consent, agree, assent
Sentence: They were involved in a long legal wrangle.
5. DICEY (adj.) : अप्रत्याशित
Pronunciation: dise·ee
Meaning: unpredictable and potentially dangerous.
Synonyms: risky, uncertain, unpredictable
Antonyms: certain, changeless, constant
Sentence: The company’s finances look a bit dicey.
6. APOCRYPHAL (adj.) : शंकायुक्त
Pronunciation: uh·paw·kruh·fl
Meaning: (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.
Synonyms: fictitious, made-up, untrue
Antonyms: real, factual, literal
Sentence: Most of the stories about him are apocryphal.
7. TOIL (noun) : कठिन परिश्रम
Pronunciation: toyl
Meaning: work extremely hard or incessantly.
Synonyms: work hard, labor, drudgery
Antonyms: relax, repose, rest
Sentence: If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.
8. PELF (noun) : धन
Pronunciation: pelf
Meaning: money, especially when gained in a dishonest or dishonorable way.
Synonyms: bucks, cash, money
Antonyms: abject poverty, absolute poverty, abysmal misery
Sentence: He was a politician who seems more interested in pelf than in policy
9. CONDUIT (noun) : पाइपलाइन
Pronunciation: kawn·dyoo·uht
Meaning: a channel for conveying water or other fluid.
Synonyms: channel, duct, pipe
Antonyms: closure, denial, refusal
Sentence: This is the major conduit for carrying water to the military base
10. KNAVERY (noun) : धूर्तता
Pronunciation: knav·ery
Meaning: a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
Synonyms: roguery, waggery, frolic
Antonyms: advantage, benefit, blessing.
Sentence: Knavery may serve for a turn, but honesty is in the long run.
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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