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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 09 January 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.BROWBEAT (verb) : धमकाना
Pronunciation: brau·beet
Meaning: intimidate (someone), typically into doing something, with stern or abusive words.
Synonyms: bully, hector, intimidate
Antonyms: cheer, comfort, console
Sentence: They browbeat him into signing the document.
2.EXCRUCIATE (verb) : कष्ट पहुंचाना
Pronunciation: uhk·skroo·shee·ayt
Meaning: to cause persistent suffering to
Synonyms: torment, torture, afflict
Antonyms: abet, aid, assist
Sentence: When I bend my arm, the pain is excruciating.
3.PUNY (adj.) : छोटा
Pronunciation: pyoo·nee
Meaning: small and weak.
Synonyms: diminutive, dinky, dwarfish
Antonyms: large, massive, big
Sentence: What a puny little creature!
4.TIRADE (noun) : भाषण
Pronunciation: tai·rayd
Meaning: a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
Synonyms: diatribe, harangue, jeremiad
Antonyms: encomium, eulogy
Sentence: She launched into a tirade against the policies that ruined her business.
5.COMPLACENT (adj.) : आत्मसंतुष्ट
Pronunciation: kuhm·play·snt
Meaning: showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.
Synonyms: smug, self-satisfied, pleased with oneself
Antonyms: uncomplacent, elf-distrustful, self-doubting
Sentence: The winner’s complacent smile annoyed some people.
6.ARRANT (adj.) : पूर्ण
Pronunciation: a·ruhnt
Meaning: complete, utter.
Synonyms: utter, complete, thorough
Antonyms: uncertain, dubious
Sentence: Most of his theories are arrant nonsense.
7.IMMACULATE (adj.) : निर्मल
Pronunciation: uh·ma·kyoo·luht
Meaning: (especially of a person or their clothes) perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
Synonyms: clean, spotless, pristine
Antonyms: coarse, dirty, filthy
Sentence: The property is in immaculate condition.
8.OBLITERATION (noun) : विस्मृति
Pronunciation: uh·bli·tuh·ray·shn
Meaning: the action or fact of obliterating or being obliterated; total destruction.
Synonyms: eradication, erasing, erasure
Antonyms: raising, refurbishment
Sentence: The result of these invasions was the near obliteration of ancient Egypt.
9.REMIT (verb) : रद्द करना
Pronunciation: remit
Meaning: cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment).
Synonyms: cancel, revoke, abrogate
Antonyms: encourage, forge, conceal
Sentence: The legislature has remitted the matter to the next session,
10.RUMINATE (verb): विचार करना
Pronunciation: roo·muh·nayt
Meaning: think deeply about something.
Synonyms: think about, contemplate, consider
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, overlook
Sentence: She ruminated for weeks about whether to tell him or not.
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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