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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 10 April 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.IMPUDENT (adjective) – धृष्ट, गुस्ताख़
Pronunciation: im·pyuh·dnt
Meaning: not showing due respect for another person
Synonyms: impertinent, insolent, cheeky, audacious, brazen, shameless, immodest
Antonyms: polite, respectful, modest
Usage: Even though Mary needed a new vacuum cleaner, the impudent attitude of the sales clerk made her decide to leave the store.
2.JUVENILE (adjective) – किशोर
Pronunciation: joo·vuh·nail
Meaning: for or relating to young people
Synonyms: young, teenage, adolescent, teenaged, junior, underage
Antonym: adult
Usage: He was shipped off to a juvenile detention center.
3.FANTASY (noun) – कल्पना
Pronunciation: fan·tuh·see
Meaning: a pleasant thought of an unlikely enjoyable situation
Synonyms: imagination, creativity, fancy, vision, speculation
Antonyms: truth, reality, actuality
Usage: Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.
4.SERMON (noun) – उपदेश
Pronunciation: suh·muhn
Meaning: a lecture
Synonyms: lecture, tirade, harangue, diatribe, speech, monologue, declamation
Antonym: commendation
Usage: The guest speaker preached a moving sermon about forgiveness.
5.HYPERBOLE (noun) – अतिशयोक्ति
Pronunciation: hai·puh·buh·lee
Meaning: exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Synonyms: exaggeration, overstatement, magnification, amplification, embellishment
Antonyms: understatement, lessening, compression
Usage: If the politician uses one more hyperbole in his speech, I will know he is exaggerating about all his claims.
6.UMPTEEN (adjective) – अनेक
Pronunciation: uhmp·teen
Meaning: indefinitely many
Synonyms: countless, numerous, innumerable, untold, myriad, divers
Antonyms: few, limited
Usage: He has produced umpteen books, plays and television series.
7.HOLLER (verb) – चिल्लाना
Pronunciation: ho·luh
Meaning: give a loud shout or cry
Synonyms: shout, yell, cry, call, roar, howl, vociferate
Antonyms: whisper, mumble
Usage: Then they turn around and holler against federal regulation in the marketplace.
8.PHENOMENAL (adjective) – अद्भुत, असाधारण
Pronunciation: fuh·no·muh·nuhl
Meaning: extremely remarkable
Synonyms: astounding, remarkable, extraordinary, fantastic, marvelous, outstanding, prodigious
Antonyms: insignificant, ordinary, usual
Usage: After seeing the play, the critics praised the young actor on his phenomenal talent.
9.SALVATION (noun) – मुक्ति, रक्षा
Pronunciation: sal·vei·shn
Meaning: preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss
Synonyms: rescue, saving, escape, liberation, redemption
Antonyms: destruction, downfall, endangerment
Usage: Since the country has few natural resources to sell overseas, it sees tourism as its financial salvation.
10.LEGITIMATE (adjective) – वैध, कानूनी
Pronunciation: li·jit·uh·mit
Meaning: conforming to the law or to rules
Synonyms: authentic, legal, lawful, licit, valid, legit
Antonyms: illegal, illegitimate, fraudulent
Usage: Because William did not think the terms of the contract were legitimate, he spoke to his lawyer before signing the agreement.
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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