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Some exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read their usages to learn how to use them in sentences. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. GLEAN (verb) – जानकारी बटोरना
Pronunciation: gleen
Meaning: obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty
Synonyms: obtain, get, take, draw, derive, extract
Usage: Several lessons can be gleaned from our experience so far.
2. CUSTOMARY (adjective) – प्रथागत
Pronunciation: kustum(u)ri
Meaning: according to the customs or usual practices associated with a particular society, place, or set of circumstances; according to a person's habitual practice
Synonyms: usual, traditional, normal, conventional, familiar
Antonyms: unusual, exceptional, rare
Usage: It is customary to offer a drink or a snack to guests.
3. STOUT (adjective) – मोटा, बलवान, साहसी
Pronunciation: staut
Meaning: (of a person) rather fat or of heavy build
Synonyms: fat, plump, portly, rotund, roly-poly
Antonyms: thin, slender; half-hearted, feeble
Usage: He was a tall, stout man with gray hair.
4. TERMINATION (noun) – समाप्ति
Pronunciation: ter-mi-nei-shun
Meaning: the action of bringing something to end
Synonyms: ending, end, closing, close, conclusion
Antonyms: start, beginning
Usage: The landlord gave notice of the termination of tenancy.
5. IMPOSTOR (noun) – पाखण्डी, कपटी
Pronunciation: im-poster
Meaning: a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, especially for fraudulent gain
Synonyms: impersonator, pretender, hoaxer, fake
Usage: The nurse was soon discovered to be an impostor.
6. CULMINATION (noun) – परिणति, पराकाष्ठा
Pronunciation: kul-mi-nei-shun
Meaning: the highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time
Synonyms: climax, pinnacle, peak, high point
Antonym: nadir
Usage: They marked the successful culmination of a long campaign.
7. APOSTASY (noun) – स्वधर्मत्याग
Pronunciation: upo-stusi
Meaning: the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle
Synonyms: treachery, perfidy, disloyalty
Antonym: loyalty
Usage: In those days apostasy was punishable by death.
8. ABOMINATION (noun) – अति घृणा
Pronunciation: ub-omi-nei-sh(u)n
Meaning: a thing that causes disgust; a feeling of hatred
Synonyms: atrocity, disgrace, horror, obscenity; detestation, loathing, hatred, aversion
Antonyms: liking, love
Usage: She regarded smoking with abomination.
9. GUSTO (noun) – उत्साह, जोश
Pronunciation: gusto
Meaning: enjoyment and enthusiasm in doing something
Synonyms: enthusiasm, relish, appetite, enjoyment, delight
Antonyms: apathy, distaste
Usage: Everyone joined in the singing with great gusto.
10. GLEE (noun) – उल्लास, आनंद
Pronunciation: glee
Meaning: great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or another's misfortune
Synonyms: delight, pleasure, happiness, joy
Antonyms: gloom, disappointment
Usage: She opened her presents with glee.
Now choose any 2-3 words that you liked out of these ten words and try to make sentences on your own. This will make you familiar with these words. Let others know your usage of words by sharing them in the comment section.
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