Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 10 June 2020

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Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and usage. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.

1. MARKSMAN (noun) – निशानेबाज़

Pronunciation: maaks-mun

Meaning: a person skilled in shooting

Synonyms: sniper, sharpshooter, bersagliere

Usage: My father was an expert marksman.

2. KNICK-KNACK (noun) – सजावट की छोटी-मोटी चीज़ें

Pronunciation: nik-nak

Meaning: a small, decorative object, especially in a house

Synonyms: gewgaw, bibelot, trinket

Usage: The room was filled with tables, knick-knacks, and chairs.

3. DRENCH (verb) – सराबोर करना

Pronunciation: drench

Meaning: to make someone or something extremely wet

Synonyms: soak, saturate, wet through, permeate, drown, swamp, submerge

Antonym: dry

Usage: I fell in the stream and was drenched.

4. UNABASHED (adjective) – बेशर्म, निर्लज

Pronunciation: un-ub-asht

Meaning: not embarrassed or ashamed

Synonyms: unashamed, shameless, unembarrassed, brazen, audacious, barefaced, blatant, flagrant, bold

Antonyms: abashed, ashamed, sheepish

Usage: She stared at him with unabashed curiosity.

5. SAUNTER (verb, noun) – टहलना

Pronunciation: sontuh

Meaning: walk in a slow, relaxed manner; an unhurried or relaxed walk

Synonyms: stroll, amble, wander, meander, drift, maunder, potter, walk, promenade, ramble

Antonyms: sprint, rush

Usage:

Adam sauntered into the room. (verb)
Let's go for a saunter along the river. (noun)

6. INCIPIENT (adjective) – प्रारंभिक; ठनना

Pronunciation: in-sipi-unt

Meaning: beginning to happen or develop; (of a person) developing into a specified type or role

Synonyms: developing, impending, growing, emerging, emergent, dawning

Antonym: full-blown

Usage:

He could feel incipient anger building up.
The incipient spouses are of course excited by the new life.

7. PIETY (noun) – धार्मिकता, पुण्यशीलता, धर्मनिष्ठता

Pronunciation: paiti

Meaning: the quality of being religious and showing deep and solemn respect; a belief which is accepted with unthinking respect

Synonyms: devotion, religion, holiness, sanctity, saintliness; obedience, deference, duty, respect

Antonym: impiety, irreligion, immorality

Usage:

My grandmother’s piety was reflected in the fact she never missed a church service in fifty years.
Mother Teresa is recognized throughout the world as a woman of great piety who dedicated her life to helping others.
Out of a feeling of piety, the man donated all of his money to the church.

8. TURF (verb) – निकाल देना

Pronunciation: tuhf

Meaning: force someone to leave somewhere

Synonyms: remove, eject, expel, turn out, fling out, force out

Antonyms: welcome, invite

Usage: They were turfed off the bar for fighting.

9. BASH (verb, noun) – जोर से मारना; बड़ी मार

Pronunciation: bash

Meaning: strike hard and violently; a heavy blow

Synonyms: strike, hit, beat, thump, slap, smack, batter, pound; blow, rap, hit, knock, bang

Usage:

She bashed him with the book. (verb)
In that scene of the movie the hero gets a bash on his head. (noun)

10. HAMMER (verb) – घोर निंदा करना

Pronunciation: ham-uh

Meaning: attack or criticize forcefully

Synonyms: criticize, censure, attack, condemn, castigate, chastise

Antonym: praise

Usage: He got hammered for a mistake.

Now, choose any 2 or 3 words and try to use them in your own sentences, this way you can retain the learnt words in your memory for long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.