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.

Happy Learning!

1. COMPENSATE (verb) - क्षतिपूर्ति करना
Pronunciation: kom-pen-seit / kom-pun-seit
Meaning: give (someone) something, typically money, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred
Synonyms: recompense, repay, pay back, reimburse, remunerate
Usage: Nothing can compensate for losing my husband.

2. DEFICIT (noun) - अभाव
Pronunciation: defi-sit
Meaning: the amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small
Synonyms: shortfall, deficiency, shortage, undersupply, slippage
Antonyms: surplus, profit
Usage: Many countries have a big deficit in food supply.

3. NEFARIOUS (adjective) - अति दुष्ट
Pronunciation: ni-feri-us
Meaning: (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal
Synonyms: wicked, evil, sinful, iniquitous, villainous, criminal, heinous
Antonyms: good, admirable
Usage: He was universally feared because of his many nefarious deeds.

4. OFFICIOUS (adjective) - तंग करनेवाला
Pronunciation: ufi-shus
Meaning: assertive of authority in a domineering way, especially with regard to trivial matters
Synonyms: self-important, bumptious, self-assertive, overbearing, overzealous, dictatorial
Antonym: self-effacing
Usage: We were tired of being pushed around by officious civil servants.

5. WHIMPER (verb, noun) - दबी आवाज में रोना
Pronunciation: wim-per
Meaning: make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or unhappiness; a whimpering sound
Synonyms: whine, cry, sniffle, snivel, sob, moan, bleat
Usage:

• A child in a bed nearby began to whimper. (verb)
• He heard the dog whimper. (noun)

6. PUGNACIOUS (adjective) - झगड़ालू
Pronunciation: pug-nei-shus
Meaning: eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight
Synonyms: combative, aggressive, antagonistic, belligerent, bellicose
Antonyms: peaceable, friendly
Usage: As a child he was pugnacious and fought with everyone.

7. LABORIOUS (adjective) - श्रमसाध्य
Pronunciation: lub-o-ri-us
Meaning: requiring considerable time and effort; (of speech or writing style) showing obvious signs of effort and lacking in fluency
Synonyms: arduous, hard, difficult, strenuous, grueling; laboured, strained, forced, contrived
Antonyms: easy, simple; effortless, natural
Usage: They had the laborious task of cutting down the huge tree.

8. COLLABORATION (noun) - सहकार्यता
Pronunciation: kul- aburei-shun
Meaning: the action of working with someone to produce something; cooperation with an enemy
Synonyms: cooperation, alliance, partnership, participation, combination
Antonym: resistance
Usage: He wrote a book in collaboration with his son.

9. DEFENDANT (noun) - उत्तर-पक्ष
Pronunciation: di-fen-dunt
Meaning: an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
Synonyms: accused, appellant, litigant, respondent
Antonym: plaintiff
Usage: The defendant requested more time to prepare his case.

10. COMPENDIUM (noun) - संग्रह
Pronunciation: kum-pen-di-um
Meaning: a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other publication
Synonyms: collection, compilation, anthology, treasury
Usage: Ovid is a compendium of mythology.

LET’S CHECK HOW MUCH YOU LEARNT:

1. Try to make sentences using given words:

• compensate
• nefarious
• whimper
• pugnacious
• collaboration

2. Match the columns:
 

# Let others know your answers by sharing them in comment section.

Read More :

Vocabulary - Exceptional English words with meanings : 08 November 2019

Vocabulary - Exceptional English words with meanings : 06 November 2019

Vocabulary - Exceptional English words with meanings : 05 November 2019