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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 10 November 2021
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and Sentence. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
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1. ALTRUISM (noun) – दूसरों का उपकार करने का सिद्धान्त
Pronunciation: al·troo·i·zm
Meaning: the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.
Synonyms: unselfishness, selflessness, self-sacrifice
Antonyms: harshness, roughness, greed
Sentence: Some may choose to work with vulnerable elderly people out of altruism.
2. RETICENCE (noun) – अल्पभाषिता
Pronunciation: reh·tuh·sns
Meaning: the quality of being reticent; reserve.
Synonyms: reserve, introversion, restraint
Antonyms: inclination, willingness
Sentence: His reticence about his past made them very suspicious.
3. GOAD (verb) – अंकुश करना
Pronunciation: gode
Meaning: provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction.
Synonyms: provoke, spur, prick
Antonyms: constrain, curb, hold back
Sentence: He goaded her on to more daring revelations.
4. VERITABLE (adj) – सच्चा
Pronunciation: veh·ruh·tuh·bl
Meaning: formal true or real —used to emphasize a description
Synonyms: authentic, genuine, real
Antonyms: doubtful, dubious, equivocal
Sentence: Even this small house was a veritable palace compared to his tent.
5. NOXIOUS (adj) – हानिकारक
Pronunciation: nawk·shuhs
Meaning: harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.
Synonyms: poisonous, toxic, deadly
Antonyms: healthful, healthy, safe
Sentence: We must trace the source of these noxious gases.
6. FRAUGHT (adj) – भरा हुआ
Pronunciation: frȯt
Meaning: (of a situation or course of action) filled with or likely to result in (something undesirable).
Synonyms: full of, filled with, swarming with
Antonyms: deficient, incomplete, insufficient
Sentence: Marketing any new product is fraught with danger.
7. CRYPTIC (adj) – गुप्त
Pronunciation: kript·uhk
Meaning: having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.
Synonyms: enigmatic, mysterious, hard to understand
Antonyms: understandable, apparent, clear
Sentence: He found his boss’s utterances too cryptic.
8. BESET (verb) – घेर लेना
Pronunciation: buh·set
Meaning: be covered or studded with
Synonyms: attack, harass, bother
Antonyms: defend, cover, protect
Sentence: The enemy beset the town with a strong army.
9. DIFFIDENCE (noun) – संशय
Pronunciation: di·fuh·dns
Meaning: modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence.
Synonyms: shyness, bashfulness, unassertiveness
Antonyms: impertinence, impudence, insolence
Sentence: He has diffidence in expressing his opinions.
10. RAVISHING (adj) – सुंदर
Pronunciation: ra·vuhsh·uhng
Meaning: delightful; entrancing.
Synonyms: gorgeous, stunning, wonderful
Antonyms: homely, ugly
Sentence: She looks simply ravishing in that dress.
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 a long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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