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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 10 April 2024
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.AGONIZING (adj.) : अति पीड़ा देनेवाला
Pronunciation: ag·o·niz·ing
Meaning: causing great physical or mental pain.
Synonyms: excruciating, harrowing, racking
Antonyms: gratifying, pleasing, sweet
Sentence: This is a torturous, agonizing way to kill someone.
2.ELAPSE (verb) : बीतना
Pronunciation: uh·laps
Meaning: (of time) pass or go by.
Synonyms: pass, go by/past, proceed
Antonyms: halt, hold, wait
Sentence: So a week or so may elapse between the first and the last eggs hatching.
3.BEGUILE (verb) : मोहना
Pronunciation: buh·gile
Meaning: charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.
Synonyms: charm, attract, enchant
Antonyms: repel, unappealing, bore
Sentence: The teacher used to beguile her pupils with fairy tales.
4.TENABLE (adj.) : रक्षा-शक्तिपूर्ण
Pronunciation: teh·nuh·bl
Meaning: able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
Synonyms: defensible, justifiable, defendable
Antonyms: indefensible, untenable, unjustifiable
Sentence: Such a simplistic approach is no longer tenable.
5.GELID (adj.) : ठंढा
Pronunciation: gelid
Meaning: icy; extremely cold.
Synonyms: frozen, freezing, icy
Antonyms: ardent, blazing, boiling
Sentence: I can still recall that gelid winter morning, with the cold wind whistling around my ears
6.SUMPTUOUS (adj.): वैभवशाली
Pronunciation: suhmp·tyoo·uhs
Meaning: splendid and expensive-looking.
Synonyms: lavish, luxurious, deluxe
Antonyms: economical, frugal, meager
Sentence: The guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns.
7.PELT (verb) : मारना
Pronunciation: pelt
Meaning: attack (someone) by repeatedly hurling things at them.
Synonyms: bombard, shower, attack
Antonyms: defend
Sentence: The children pelt each other with snowballs.
8.AVERSE (adj.) : विरुद्ध
Pronunciation: uh·vuhs
Meaning: having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.
Synonyms: opposed to, against, antipathetic to
Antonyms: friendly, sympathetic, keen
Sentence: We are averse to such noisy surroundings.
9.APPEASEMENT (noun) : मनौती
Pronunciation: uh·peez·muhnt
Meaning: the action or process of appeasing.
Synonyms: conciliation, placation, pacification
Antonyms: discomfort, unrest, provocation
Sentence: Music is appeasement to shattered nerves.
10.BOUNTIFUL (adj): प्रचुर
Pronunciation: boun·ti·ful
Meaning: large in quantity; abundant.
Synonyms: abundant, plentiful, ample
Antonyms: meager
Sentence: The ocean provided a bountiful supply of fresh food
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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