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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 09 October 2023
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. ZESTFUL (adj.) : दिलचस्प
Pronunciation : zest·ful
Meaning: characterized by great enthusiasm and energy.
Synonyms: interesting, enthralling, engrossing
Antonyms: boring, drab, tedious
Sentence: Books are friends who are not zestful, but faithful.
2. STUPENDOUS (adj.) : अद्भुत
Pronunciation : styoo·pen·duhs
Meaning: extremely impressive.
Synonyms: amazing, astounding, astonishing
Antonyms: common, customary, mundane
Sentence: He was a man of stupendous stamina and energy.
3. ERE (preposition) : पहले
Pronunciation : er
Meaning: before (a specified time).
Synonyms: ahead of, before, fore
Antonyms: after, following, next
Sentence: I shall be gone ere morning.
4. PERJURY (noun) : झूठा साक्ष्य
Pronunciation : puh·juh·ree
Meaning: the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.
Synonyms: lying under oath, violation of an oath, giving false evidence
Antonyms: fact, truism, verity
Sentence: Two key witnesses at her trial committed perjury.
5. MOSEY (verb) : चला जाना
Pronunciation : moh·zee
Meaning: walk or move in a leisurely manner.
Synonyms: amble, perambulate, ramble
Antonyms: stay, remain, stand, stop
Sentence: I’ll just mosey on down to the beach for a while.
6. EXCHEQUER (noun) : कोष
Pronunciation : eks·cheh·kuh
Meaning: a royal or national treasury.
Synonyms: reserve, resources, savings
Antonyms: debts, liabilities, indebtedness
Sentence: There’s nothing left in the exchequer this month.
7. PERFIDY (noun) : विश्वासघात
Pronunciation : puh·fuh·dee
Meaning: deceitfulness; untrustworthiness.
Synonyms: treachery, duplicity, deceit
Antonyms: allegiance, constancy, devotedness
Sentence: As devotion unites lovers, so perfidy estranges friends.
8. EFFETE (adj.) : अशक्त
Pronunciation : uh·feet
Meaning: (of a person) having lost forcefulness, courage, or spirit.
Synonyms: affected, over-refined, ineffectual
Antonyms: undecadent, rugged, stalwart
Sentence: People said the aristocracy was effete.
9. ANODYNE (adj.) : कष्टहर
Pronunciation : a·nuh·dine
Meaning: not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt
Synonyms: benign, harmless, hurtless
Antonyms: adverse, bad, baleful
Sentence: The introductions in both books are anodyne and brief.
10. PAGEANTRY (noun) : जलूस
Pronunciation : pa·juhn·tree
Meaning: elaborate display or ceremony.
Synonyms: display, ceremony, magnificence
Antonyms: simplicity, understatement
Sentence: She loved the pageantry and tradition of the Royal Family.
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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