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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 09 June 2021
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.Ingrained (adj) - स्थायी
Pronunciation: in·greind
Meaning: firmly fixed or established
Synonyms: entrenched, established, fixed, inbred, implanted
Antonyms: transient, superficial
Usage: The idea of doing our duty is deeply ingrained in most people.
2.Prerequisite (noun) - शर्त, आधार
Pronunciation: pri·rik·wizit
Meaning: a thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist
Synonyms: precondition, essential, requirement, qualification, requisite
Antonyms: nonessential, unnecessary, extra
Usage: Having good communication skill is a prerequisite for qualifying the interview.
3.Absolution (noun) - मुक्ति
Pronunciation: ab·suh·loo·shn
Meaning: formal release from guilt, obligation, punishment
Synonyms: forgiveness, exoneration, remission, dispensation, pardoning
Antonym: punishment
Usage: The priest heard her confession and granted absolution.
4.Tussle (noun) - संघर्ष
Pronunciation: tuh·sl
Meaning: fight or struggle
Synonyms: scuffle, fight, struggle, skirmish, brawl, scrimmage
Antonyms: harmony, peace, accord
Usage: Because they like to tussle, the lion cubs spend a good part of their day wrestling each other.
5.Ulterior (adj) - गुप्त
Pronunciation: uhl·teeuh·ree·uh
Meaning: existing beyond what is obvious or admitted
Synonyms: underlying, undisclosed, unexpressed, unapparent, unrevealed, secret
Antonyms: visible, noticeable, known
Usage: The accountant’s ulterior motives led her to stealing bank funds under the company radar.
6.Cumulative (adj) - संचित
Pronunciation: kyoo·myu·lutiv
Meaning: increasing or increased in quantity, degree, or force by successive additions
Synonyms: increasing, accumulative, accumulating, growing, progressive
Antonyms: decreasing, dwindling, reducing
Usage: The cumulative effect of the rain and the freezing weather will produce dangerous driving conditions.
7.Indivisible (adj) - अविभाज्य
Pronunciation: in·duh·vi·zuh·bl
Meaning: impossible of undergoing division
Synonyms: inseparable, unbreakable, unified, impenetrable, joined, indissoluble, permanent
Antonyms: dividable, separable
Usage: For many years the atom was believed to be indivisible.
8.Retract (verb) - वापिस लेना
Pronunciation: ri·trakt
Meaning: to pull back in
Synonyms: sheathe, withdraw, unsay, recant, disown, disclaim
Antonyms: extend, assert, confirm
Usage: After being sued, the magazine was forced to retract the fictitious article.
9.Envoy (noun) - दूत, प्रतिनिधि
Pronunciation: en·voi
Meaning: a messenger or representative
Synonyms: delegate, diplomat, representative, agent, ambassador, messenger
Antonym: receiver
Usage: The king sent his envoy to discuss his daughter’s marriage to his rival’s son.
10.Liken (verb) - मिलाना, तुलना करना
Pronunciation: lai·kun
Meaning: point out the resemblance of someone or something to
Synonyms: compare, relate, resemble, equate, analogize
Antonyms: contrast, differ, disconnect
Usage: A reporter can only write one story at a time, which I liken to preparing just one dish at a time.
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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