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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 09 May 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. DELECTABLE (adj.) : स्वादिष्ट
Pronunciation: duh·lek·tuh·bl
Meaning: (of food or drink) delicious.
Synonyms: delicious, mouthwatering, appetizing
Antonyms: distasteful, tasteless, flavorless
Sentence: Delectable smells rose from the kitchen.
2. DOVETAILING (verb) : सहमत होना
Pronunciation: duhv·tayl·uhng
Meaning: to be in agreement on every point
Synonyms: according, agreeing
Antonyms: differing, disagreeing, mismatching
Sentence: The Union and the Confederate accounts of the battle don’t dovetail at all.
3. HETERODOX (adj.) : विधर्मिक
Pronunciation: heh·tuh·ruh·dawks
Meaning: not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs.
Synonyms: unorthodox, heretical, dissenting
Antonyms: conformist, conventional, orthodox
Sentence: His opinions have always been distinctly heterodox.
4. TEMERITY (noun) : उतावलापन
Pronunciation: tuh·meh·ruh·tee
Meaning: excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.
Synonyms: audacity, boldness, audaciousness
Antonyms: bashfulness, diffidence, hesitancy
Sentence: He had the temerity to ask for higher wages after only a day’s work.
5. PRESAGE (noun) : पूर्व-सूचना
Pronunciation: preh·suhj
Meaning: a sign or warning that something, typically something bad, will happen; an omen or portent.
Synonyms: sign, indication, portent
Antonyms: fulfilment, event, occurrence
Sentence: Those black clouds presage a storm.
6. NAGGING (adj.) : काम करने के लिए परेशान करना
Pronunciation: nag·uhng
Meaning: (of a person) constantly harassing someone to do something.
Synonyms: grumbling, hounding, scolding
Antonyms: acclaiming, applauding
Sentence: He wanted to get away from his nagging parents.
7. EDICT (noun) : अध्यादेश
Pronunciation: ee·duhkt
Meaning: an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.
Synonyms: decree, order, command
Antonyms: permit, decriminalize, legalize.
Sentence: The festival was banned by royal edict.
8. BAITING (verb) : उत्पीड़न
Pronunciation: bayt·uhng
Meaning: deliberately annoy or taunt (someone).
Synonyms: taunt, goad, provoke
Antonyms: appease, conciliate, mollify
Sentence: I wished the candidates would stop baiting each other and instead address the real issues.
9. ANOMALY (noun) : विसंगति
Pronunciation: uh·naw·muh·lee
Meaning: something that deviates from what is standard, normal or expected.
Synonyms: oddity, peculiarity, abnormality
Antonyms: norm, ordinary, usual
Sentence: Snow in July is an anomaly in most of the northern hemisphere.
10. PARLEY (noun) : बातचीत
Pronunciation: parley
Meaning: a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice.
Synonyms: negotiation, talk, meeting
Antonyms: quiet, silence, calm
Sentence: The governor was forced to parley with the rebels.
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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