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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 09 September 2020
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. IMPERIOUS (adjective) – आज्ञात्मक
Pronunciation: im·peeuh·ree·uhs
Meaning: arrogant and domineering
Synonyms: peremptory, commanding, imperial, overbearing, overweening, domineering, authoritarian
Antonyms: meek
Usage: In an imperious tone, the police officer ordered the driver to step out of the car.
2. DEPLETE (verb) – कम कर देना
Pronunciation: duh·pleet
Meaning: use up the supply or resources of
Synonyms: exhaust, consume, expend, spend, drain, empty, sap
Antonyms: augment, increase
Usage: The company will be in ruins if we deplete our financial resources.
3. SLUR (verb) – अस्पष्ट उच्चारण करना
Pronunciation: sluh
Meaning: speak indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another
Synonyms: mumble, garble, stammer, stutter, mispronounce
Antonyms: enunciate
Usage: Toddlers often slur when they speak and run their sentences into each other when they talk.
4. EXTROVERT (noun) – बहिर्मुखी
Pronunciation: ek·struh·vuht
Meaning: an outgoing, socially confident person
Synonyms: outgoing, socializer, mixer, socialite, sociable
Antonyms: introvert
Usage: Cory is an extrovert who parties with his friends every weekend.
5. PERFIDY (noun) – नमकहरामी
Pronunciation: puh·fuh·dee
Meaning: the state of being deceitful and untrustworthy
Synonyms: treachery, duplicity, deceit, disloyalty, infidelity, betrayal, treason
Antonyms: faithfulness, loyalty
Usage: Lester was arrested for corporate perfidy after it was discovered he had stolen three million dollars from one of the accounts.
6. INFAMY (noun) – बदनामी
Pronunciation: in·fuh·mee
Meaning: the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed
Synonyms: notoriety, disrepute, disgrace, discredit, shame, dishonor, ignominy
Antonyms: honor, anonymity
Usage: In hopes of gaining infamy, the troubled youth brought a gun to school.
7. ANIMOSITY (noun) – दुश्मनी
Pronunciation: a·nuh·mo·suh·tee
Meaning: strong hostility
Synonyms: antipathy, hostility, friction, antagonism, enmity, animus, opposition
Antonyms: goodwill, friendship
Usage: Hopefully, the peace treaty will eliminate some of the animosity between the two countries.
8. INTRANSIGENT (adjective) – हठी
Pronunciation: in·tran·suh·jnt
Meaning: unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something
Synonyms: uncompromising, inflexible, unbending, unyielding, unshakeable,
unwavering, resolute
Antonyms: compliant, flexible
Usage: Nobody wants to work in a group with Jack because he is intransigent and unwilling to be a team player.
9. UNSCATHED (adjective) – अक्षत
Pronunciation: uhn·skeithd
Meaning: without suffering any injury, damage, or harm
Synonyms: unharmed, unhurt, safe, uninjured, undamaged, intact
Antonyms: harmed, injured
Usage: It was a miracle Jim survived the car wreck completely unscathed.
10. IMMORTAL (adjective) – अमर
Pronunciation: uh·maw·tl
Meaning: never dying or decaying
Synonyms: undying, deathless, eternal, everlasting, endless, perpetual, lasting
Antonyms: mortal
Usage: Because our souls are immortal, they will live on for eternity.
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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