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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 10 November 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.INCONCEIVABLE (adj.): समझ से बाहर
Pronunciation: in·kuhn·seev·uh·bl
Meaning: not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable.
Synonyms: beyond belief, unbelievable, extremely difficult to believe
Antonyms: believable, cogitable, conceivable
Sentence: She found the idea quite inconceivable.
2.TRANSPIRED (verb): घटित होना
Pronunciation: tran·spai·uhd
Meaning: as in happened; to take place
Synonyms: happen, occur, take place
Antonyms: forbid, invalidate, disapprove.
Sentence: Exactly what transpired remains unknown.
3.UTTERANCE (noun): कथन
Pronunciation: uh·tuh·ruhns
Meaning: a spoken word, statement, or vocal sound.
Synonyms: remark, comment, word
Antonyms: listening, question, quiet.
Sentence: The speaker had great powers of utterance.
4.WRITS (noun): प्रादेश
Pronunciation: rits
Meaning: a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way.
Synonyms: warrants, summonses, subpoenas
Antonyms: evolution, increment, irreversible process.
Sentence: There have been at least seven writs issued against him for late payment of bills.
5.RECHRISTENED (verb): नामकरण
Pronunciation: rechristened
Meaning: give a new name to.
Synonyms: renamed, relabelled, called
Antonyms: anonymous, faceless, foreign, ignored
Sentence: He rechristened Zaire the Democratic Republic of Congo.
6.LICIT (adj.): जायज
Pronunciation: li·suht
Meaning: not forbidden; lawful.
Synonyms: legitimate, permissible, admissible
Antonyms: illegal, illegitimate, illicit
Sentence: She made some money by licit means.
7.GALE (noun): आंधी
Pronunciation: gale
Meaning: a very strong wind.
Synonyms: storm, hurricane, windstorm
Antonyms: breeze, stillness, quiet
Sentence: It was blowing a gale outside.
8.SEMINAL (adj.): प्रभावपूर्ण
Pronunciation: seh·muh·nuhl
Meaning: (of a work, event, moment, or figure) strongly influencing later developments.
Synonyms: influential, formative, pioneering
Antonyms: small, little, minor
Sentence: His book on social policy proved to be seminal.
9.COMPORT (verb): सहमत होना
Pronunciation: comport
Meaning: accord with; agree with.
Synonyms: correspond, conform, coincide
Antonyms: contradict, differ (from), disagree (with)
Sentence: His statement did not comport with the facts.
10.TAINTING (verb): दूषित
Pronunciation: taynt·uhng
Meaning: contaminate or pollute (something).
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, befouling
Antonyms: decontaminating, purifying, filtering
Sentence: Smog has long tainted the air of the city, making it difficult to breathe.
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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