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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 11-12 April 2020
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.
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1. NUB (noun) – सारांश, मूलतत्त्व
Pronunciation: nub
Meaning: the central point of a matter
Synonyms: crux, essence, core
Usage: The nub of the problem is our poor export performance.
2. OBSTREPEROUS (adjective) – कोलाहलमय
Pronunciation: ub-strep(u)rus
Meaning: noisy and difficult to control
Synonyms: unruly, unmanageable, disorderly, undisciplined, uncontrollable
Antonyms: calm, quiet, restrained
Usage: When my husband drinks too much beer, he becomes obstreperous.
3. JUNKET (noun, verb) – फ़िजूल ख़र्च करके यात्रा या उत्सव करना
Pronunciation: jun-kit
Meaning: an extravagant trip or celebration (particularly enjoyed by government officials at public expense)
Synonyms: celebration, party, jamboree, feast, festivity, revelry, spree
Usage:
- Angered citizens called for the resignation of State Senator Harris’s job due to his junket of a cruise using money from the senate. (noun)
- Your MP is junketing worldwide. (verb)
4. AGGRAVATION (noun) – और अधिक चिंताजनक होना
Pronunciation: agruh-veish(u)n
Meaning: the state of becoming worse or more serious
Synonyms: worsen, exacerbate, inflame, compound
Antonyms: alleviate, improve, improvement
Usage: The patient experienced an aggravation of symptoms.
5. NONENTITY (noun) – सामान्य
Pronunciation: non-en-titi
Meaning: a person or thing with no special or interesting qualities; an unimportant person or thing; non-existence
Synonyms: nobody, cipher, non-person, man of straw, nothing, small fry, lightweight, mediocrity
Antonyms: celebrity, heavyweight
Usage:
- How could such a nonentity become chairman of the company?
- Christ believed in making efforts to bring the evil to nonentity.
6. LOB (verb) – फेंकना
Pronunciation: lob
Meaning: throw or hit (a ball or missile) in a high arc
Synonyms: toss, fling, pitch, hurl, pelt
Usage: You can lob a firebomb through the window.
7. BESET (verb) – नाक में दम करना; घेर लेना
Pronunciation: bi-set
Meaning: trouble (someone or something) persistently; surround and harass
Synonyms: bedevil, assail, beleaguer, afflict, torment; besiege, shut in
Usage:
- The plan was beset with difficulties from the beginning.
- I was beset by clouds of flies.
8. ONSLAUGHT (noun) – घातक आक्रमण
Pronunciation: on-slo-t
Meaning: a destructive attack
Synonyms: assault, attack
Usage: Our army tried to withstand the enemy onslaught.
9. IRE (noun) – क्रोध
Pronunciation: ai-uh
Meaning: anger
Synonyms: rage, fury, wrath
Antonyms: pleasure, calm
Usage: The doctor’s rude behavior triggered the patient’s ire.
10. CLOBBER (verb) – पीटना
Pronunciation: klobuh
Meaning: hit hard
Synonyms: strike, slap, smack, cuff, punch, beat, thrash
Usage: If you disturb me again, I'll clobber you.
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.
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