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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 10 September 2020
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. RITZY (adjective) – आलीशान
Pronunciation: rit·see
Meaning: expensively stylish
Synonyms: luxurious, luxury, deluxe, plush, sumptuous, palatial, lavish
Antonyms: plain, austere
Usage: We had dinner at the ritzy Drake Hotel.
2. UTTER (adjective) – पूर्ण
Pronunciation: uh·tuh
Meaning: total or complete
Synonyms: complete, total, absolute, thorough, perfect, downright, sheer
Antonyms: partial, incomplete
Usage: The billionaire’s utter lack of arrogance makes him very approachable.
3. SNEAKY (adjective) – गुप्त
Pronunciation: snee·kee
Meaning: behaving in a sly or secretive manner
Synonyms: sly, crafty, cunning, furtive, wily, clever, artful, scheming
Antonyms: honest, open
Usage: The sneaky thief snuck into the jewelry store and stole several thousand dollars worth of diamonds without anyone knowing.
4. ORIGINATE (verb) – उत्पन्न करना
Pronunciation: uh·ri·juh·neit
Meaning: create or initiate
Synonyms: invent, create, initiate, devise, conceive, design, formulate, form
Antonyms: terminate, end
Usage: Many people can imitate, but there are few who can originate a new concept.
5. ECSTATIC (adjective) – उन्मादपूर्ण, अति आनंदित
Pronunciation: uhk·sta·tuhk
Meaning: feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement
Synonyms: enraptured, elated, transported, euphoric, rapturous, joyful, blissful
Antonyms: miserable, sad, sorrowful
Usage: Ellen was ecstatic when she won the free trip to Hawaii.
6. NEGLIGENT (adjective) – लापरवाह
Pronunciation: neh·gluh·jnt
Meaning: failing to take proper care over something
Synonyms: careless, remiss, neglectful, lax, irresponsible, inattentive, heedless
Antonyms: careful, attentive, conscientious
Usage: Sean gets angry when his employees are negligent in dress.
7. CELLAR (noun) – तहख़ाना
Pronunciation: seh·luh
Meaning: an enclosed underground space under a building
Synonyms: basement, vault, crypt, undercroft, catacomb
Antonyms: attic
Usage: We went downstairs from the kitchen to the cellar.
8. INCEPTION (noun) – शुरूआत
Pronunciation: uhn·sep·shn
Meaning: the establishment or starting point of an institution or activity
Synonyms: establishment, institution, foundation, founding, formation, initiation, origination
Antonyms: end, finish
Usage: Since the school’s inception in 2006, it has educated over twenty thousand students.
9. LOPSIDED (adjective) – एकतरफा, असंतुलित
Pronunciation: lop·sai·duhd
Meaning: with one side lower or smaller than the other
Synonyms: asymmetrical, unsymmetrical, uneven, unbalanced, unequal, askew
Antonyms: even, level, balanced
Usage: Wiggling back and forth, the lopsided chair distracted the worker from finishing her work.
10. MINGLE (verb) – संयुक्त होना, मिलना
Pronunciation: ming·gl
Meaning: mix or cause to mix together
Synonyms: mix, blend, combine, merge, intermingle, intermix, interweave
Antonyms: separate
Usage: Three streams mingle in this river on its way to the sea.
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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