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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 10 July 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. LAUDATORY (adjective) – स्तुतिवाद, प्रशंसायुक्त
Pronunciation: law·duh·tree
Meaning: expressing praise and commendation
Synonyms: congratulatory, complimentary, acclamatory, adulatory, approbatory, approving, commendatory
Antonyms: critical, disparaging, blaming
Usage: The president issued a laudatory tweet celebrating the national’s team Olympic victory.
2. CONVENE (verb) – एकत्र होना
Pronunciation: kuhn·veen
Meaning: come or bring together for a meeting or activity
Synonyms: summon, assemble, order, hold, convoke, gather, meet
Antonyms: disperse, scatter, separate
Usage: Tomorrow morning, the teachers will convene in the cafeteria to discuss the dress code
3. TREASON (noun) - राज-द्रोह
Pronunciation: tree·zn
Meaning: the offense of betraying a nation
Synonyms: disloyalty, crime, mutiny, sedition, subversion, treachery, deceit
Antonyms: allegiance, loyalty, faithfulness
Usage: When the soldier sold military secrets to a foreign government, he was arrested for the crime of treason.
4. 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.
5. INCEPTION (noun) – आरंभ
Pronunciation: uhn·sep·shn
Meaning: the establishment or starting point of an institution or activity
Synonyms: initiation, establishment, institution, foundation, founding, formation, origination
Antonyms: conclusion, end, completion
Usage: Unfortunately, the inception of the Internet has made it easier for bullies to torment their victims.
6. DEBONAIR (adjective) – सुशील
Pronunciation: deh·buh·neuh
Meaning: confident, stylish, and charming
Synonyms: suave, urbane, sophisticated, cultured, confident, charming, gracious
Antonyms: unsophisticated, ignorant, clumsy
Usage: Onscreen and in person, the Hollywood actor always manages to look so debonair.
7. 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.
8. ELUCIDATE (verb) – स्पष्ट करना, समझाना
Pronunciation: il-yusi-deit
Meaning: make something clear
Synonyms: explain, illuminate, clarify, enlighten, unfold
Antonyms: confuse, obscure, complicate
Usage: Please elucidate the reasons for your action.
9. CONJECTURE (noun) – अनुमान
Pronunciation: kuhn·jek·chuh
Meaning: an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
Synonyms: guess, speculation, surmise, fancy, hypothesis
Antonyms: proof, reality, truth
Usage: That was a conjecture, not a fact.
10. ORATE (verb) – भाषण देना
Pronunciation: aw·reit
Meaning: make a speech, especially pompously or at length
Synonyms: declaim, speak, discourse, pontificate, preach, sermonize, spiel
Antonym: whisper
Usage: It certainly is a fine thing to be able to orate.
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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