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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 09 August 2020
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. What’s more, take the test given at the last to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. URBANE (adjective) – शिष्ट
Pronunciation: ur·bein
Meaning: courteous and refined in manner
Synonyms: suave, sophisticated, debonair, worldly, elegant, cultivated, cultured
Antonyms: uncouth, boorish
Usage: The magazine’s target audience is the urbane woman who is highly cultured and stylish.
2. QUINTESSENCE (noun) – सार
Pronunciation: kwuhn·teh·sns
Meaning: a refined essence or extract of a substance
Synonyms: apotheosis, bottom, distillation, epitome, essentiality, extract, gist
Antonym: exteriority
Usage: This paragraph is the quintessence of the article.
3. ARCHETYPAL (adjective) – ठेठ
Pronunciation: aa·kuh·tai·pl
Meaning: very typical of a certain kind of person or thing
Synonyms: representative, standard, conventional, classic, model, prime
Antonyms: atypical, unique
Usage: The Beatles were the archetypal pop group.
4. UMPTEEN (adjective) – अनेक
Pronunciation: uhmp·teen
Meaning: indefinitely many; a lot of
Synonyms: countless, numerous, innumerable, untold, myriad, divers
Antonyms: few, limited
Usage: He has produced umpteen books, plays and television series.
5. TRIUMPHANT (adjective) – विजयी
Pronunciation: trai·uhm·fnt
Meaning: having won a battle or contest; victorious
Synonyms: victorious, successful, winning, prize-winning, conquering, undefeated, unbeaten
Antonyms: unsuccessful, defeated
Usage: A triumphant smile appeared on his face.
6. OBLITERATE (verb) – मिटाना
Pronunciation: uh·bli·tuh·reit
Meaning: destroy utterly; wipe out
Synonyms: destroy, wipe out, annihilate, exterminate, extirpate, demolish, eliminate
Antonym: create, establish
Usage: If the hurricane hits the city directly, it will completely obliterate the town and leave nothing standing.
7. HOLLER (verb) – चिल्लाना
Pronunciation: ho·luh
Meaning: give a loud shout or cry
Synonyms: shout, yell, cry, call, roar, howl, vociferate
Antonym: whisper, mumble
Usage: Then they turn around and holler against federal regulation in the marketplace.
8. CREDIBLE (adjective) – विश्वसनीय
Pronunciation: kreh·duh·bl
Meaning: able to be believed; convincing
Synonyms: acceptable, trustworthy, reliable, dependable, sure, good, valid
Antonyms: untrustworthy, incredible
Usage: They haven't produced any credible evidence for convicting the jury.
9. GOODLY (adjective) – विशाल
Pronunciation: gud·lee
Meaning: considerable in size or quantity
Synonyms: sizeable, substantial, considerable, respectable, significant
Antonyms: paltry, small
Usage: A goodly portion of this land is valuable property near Austin, the capital of Texas.
10. CONCERTED (adjective) – सम्मिलित
Pronunciation: kuhn·suh·tuhd
Meaning: jointly arranged or carried out; coordinated
Synonyms: joint, united, coordinated, collaborative, collective, combined, cooperative
Antonym: separate, individual
Usage: Because of the concerted effort of the allied forces, the war quickly came to an end.
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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