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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 10 February 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. MISER (noun) : कंजूस
Pronunciation: mai·zuh
Meaning: a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible.
Synonyms: penny-pincher, niggard, scrooge
Antonyms: waster, spender, spendthrift
Sentence: A typical miser, he hid his money in the house in various places.
2. HEED (verb) : सावधान
Pronunciation: heed
Meaning: pay attention to; take notice of.
Synonyms: pay attention to, take notice of, take note of
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, tune out
Sentence: He should have heeded the warnings.
3. RETORT (verb) : करारा जवाब
Pronunciation: ruh·tawt
Meaning: say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner.
Synonyms: answer, reply, respond
Antonyms: ask, inquire, question
Sentence: She responded to the heckler with a scathing but hilarious retort that instantly won over the audience.
4. ENDOW (verb) : प्रदान करना
Pronunciation: uhn·dau
Meaning: provide with a quality, ability, or asset.
Synonyms: provide, supply, furnish
Antonyms: take away, disagree, put away
Sentence: He was endowed with tremendous physical strength.
5. DIRGE (noun) : शोकगीत
Pronunciation: duhj
Meaning: a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.
Synonyms: elegy, lament, funeral song
Antonyms: encomium, eulogy, paean
Sentence: Their song, or their dirge, remained unsung, or at any rate unheard.
6. GOURMAND (noun) : चटोरा
Pronunciation: GOURMAND
Meaning: a person who enjoys eating and often eats too much.
Synonyms: glutton, gourmandizer, overeater
Antonyms: dieter, nibbler, picker
Sentence: I think a gourmand is someone who eats an excessive amount of food.
7. ACQUITTAL (noun) : दोषमुक्ति
Pronunciation: uh·kvit·uhl
Meaning: a judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged.
Synonyms: absolution, clearing, exoneration
Antonyms: conviction, prosecution, accusation
Sentence: The trial resulted in an acquittal.
8. BIVOUAC (noun) : पड़ाव
Pronunciation: bi·voo·ak
Meaning: a temporary camp without tents or cover, used especially by soldiers or mountaineers.
Synonyms: barracks, cantonment, tent age
Antonyms: tasteful, dead, inanimate.
Sentence: Soldiers were setting up a bivouac by the stream.
9. DISCERNIBLE (adj.) : नमूदार
Pronunciation: duh·suhn·uh·bl
Meaning: able to be discerned; perceptible.
Synonyms: noticeable, perceptible, observable
Antonyms: impalpable, imperceptible, indistinguishable
Sentence: Her face was barely discernible in the gloom.
10. GALORE (adj.) : बहुतायत
Pronunciation: ga·lore
Meaning: in abundance.
Synonyms: aplenty, in abundance, in profusion
Antonyms: bare, minimal, scant
Sentence: There are book-shop galore in this town.
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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