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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 10 June 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 mucah you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. SENSITIZING (verb) : संवेदनशील
Meaning: Making someone aware of a situation or attitude
Pronunciation: Sensitizing
Synonyms: alerting, acquainting
Antonyms: desensitizing, deadening
Sentence: The workshop aimed at sensitizing the participants about environmental conservation.
2. VENTURING (verb) : उद्यम
Meaning: Daring to do something or go somewhere that may be dangerous or unpleasant
Pronunciation: ven·chuh·ruhng
Synonyms: risking, daring
Antonyms: avoiding, shunning
Sentence: He hesitated before venturing into the dark forest.
3. OVERSTRETCHED (adj) : बढ़ा हुआ
Meaning: Extended to the limit
Pronunciation: oh·vuh·strecht
Synonyms: overextended, strained
Antonyms: relaxed, eased
Sentence: The overstretched resources were not able to support the growing population.
4. SABOTAGE (noun) : तोड़फोड़
Meaning: The act of intentionally preventing the success of a plan or action
Pronunciation: sa·buh·taazh
Synonyms: destruction, disruption
Antonyms: Assistance, support
Sentence: The team suspected sabotage when their equipment stopped working suddenly.
5. VOWED (verb) : कसम खाई
Meaning: to make a serious promise or decision
Pronunciation: vawd
Synonyms: promised, sworn
Antonyms: renounced, retracted
Sentence: The minister vowed to fight corruption in all its forms.
6.STRIVING (verb) : प्रयास
Meaning: to try very hard to achieve something
Pronunciation: strai·ving
Synonyms: endeavoring, trying
Antonyms: surrendering, giving up
Sentence: We are striving to improve our performance.
7. CURTAIL (verb) : कमी करना
Meaning: to reduce or limit something
Pronunciation: curtail
Synonyms: reduce, cut back
Antonyms: extend, increase
Sentence: We had to curtail our vacation due to unforeseen circumstances.
8. PERCOLATED (verb) : सूझ-बूझ फैलना
Meaning: to spread gradually or filter through
Pronunciation: puh·kuh·layt·uhd
Synonyms: filtered, seeped
Antonyms: stopped, collected
Sentence: The information slowly percolated through to the general public.
9. DISTINCT (adj) : अलग
Meaning: clearly different or of a different kind
Pronunciation: duh·stingkt
Synonyms: different, separate
Antonyms: similar, indistinguishable
Sentence: Each language has its distinct characteristics.
10. EROSION (noun) : अपरदन
Meaning: the gradual destruction or reduction of something
Pronunciation: i·roh·zhn
Synonyms: decay, degradation
Antonyms: construction, buildup
Sentence: The erosion of public trust in the government is a major concern.
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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