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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 11-12 July 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. What’s more, take the test given at the last to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
Happy learning!!!
Happy learning!!!
1. HAPLESS (adjective) – बदकिस्मत, अभागा
Pronunciation: ha•pluhs
Meaning: (especially of a person) unfortunate
Synonyms: hard-luck, ill-fated, ill-starred, jinxed, luckless, star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky
Antonyms: fortunate, happy, lucky
Usage: Many children are hapless victims of this war.
Pronunciation: ha•pluhs
Meaning: (especially of a person) unfortunate
Synonyms: hard-luck, ill-fated, ill-starred, jinxed, luckless, star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky
Antonyms: fortunate, happy, lucky
Usage: Many children are hapless victims of this war.
2. IMPECUNIOUS (adjective) – निर्धन, गरीब
Pronunciation: im•puh•kyoo•nee•uhs
Meaning: having little or no money
Synonyms: beggared, broke, destitute, dirt-poor, down-and-out, famished, hard up, impoverished, indigent, pauperized, penniless, penurious
Antonyms: affluent, deep-pocketed, fat-cat, flush, opulent, rich, silk-stocking, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off
Usage: Impecunious students commonly find themselves in debt after overindulging in the use of credit cards.
3. INIMICAL (adjective) – विरोधी, शत्रुतापूर्ण, हानिकारक
Pronunciation: uh•ni•muh•kl
Meaning: tending to obstruct or harm; unfriendly
Synonyms: adversarial, adversary, antagonistic, antipathetic, hostile, inhospitable, jaundiced, mortal, negative, unfriendly, unsympathetic
Antonyms: friendly, hospitable, nonantagonistic, nonhostile, sympathetic
Usage: These policies are inimical to the interests of society.
4. INVECTIVE (noun) – अपशब्द, गाली
Pronunciation: uhn•vek•tuhv
Meaning: insulting, abusive, or highly critical language
Synonyms: abuse, fulmination, obloquy, scurrility, vitriol, vituperation
Antonyms: acclaim, applause, commendation, praise, compliments
Usage: He let out a stream of invective.
5. INVETERATE (adjective) – जिद्दी, पुराना, हठी
Pronunciation: in•veh•tuh•ruht
Meaning: having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change
Synonyms: bred-in-the-bone, confirmed, deep, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched, hard-core, rooted, settled, congenital
Antonyms: impermanent, interim, momentary, provisional, short-lived, short-term, temporary, transient
Usage: Roshni is an inveterate reader who always has a book in her hands.
6. OBFUSCATE (verb) – अस्पष्ट करना, किसी उलझन में डालना या होना, समझ के परे करना
Pronunciation: ob•fuh•skeit
Meaning: make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
Synonyms: becloud, befog, blur, cloud, confuse, fog, muddy, complicate, muddle, jumble
Antonyms: clarify, clear (up), illuminate
Usage: Politicians have once again obfuscated the issue.
Pronunciation: ob•fuh•skeit
Meaning: make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
Synonyms: becloud, befog, blur, cloud, confuse, fog, muddy, complicate, muddle, jumble
Antonyms: clarify, clear (up), illuminate
Usage: Politicians have once again obfuscated the issue.
7. PALLIATE (verb) – घटाना, कम करना
Pronunciation: pa•lee•eit
Meaning: make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause
Synonyms: deodorize, excuse, explain away, extenuate, whitewash, mitigate, lessen, abate
Antonyms: aggravate, exacerbate
Usage: After surgery, Rahul received large dose of medications to palliate his suffering.
8. PEJORATIVE (adjective) – निंदापूर्ण, अपमानजनक
Pronunciation: puh•jo•ruh•tuhv
Meaning: expressing contempt or disapproval
Synonyms: belittling, contemptuous, decrying, degrading, demeaning, denigrative, denigratory, deprecatory, depreciative
Antonyms: admiring, adulatory, applauding, approving, friendly, positive
Usage: Although the writer meant to be kind, his words implied a pejorative point of view.
9. PELLUCID (adjective) – स्पष्ट, पारदर्शक
Pronunciation: puh•loo•suhd
Meaning: translucently clear; easily understood
Synonyms: clear, crystal, crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, liquid, lucent, see-through, transparent, limpid
Antonyms: cloudy, opaque
Usage: The contract was pellucid and left no confusion about each party’s responsibilities.
10. PHLEGMATIC (adjective) – गुस्सा न होने वाला, निष्क्रिय
Pronunciation: fleg•ma•tuhk
Meaning: not feeling or showing emotion
Synonyms: affectless, apathetic, cold-blooded, emotionless, impassible, impassive, numb, passionless, stoic, stolid, undemonstrative, unemotional
Antonyms: demonstrative, emotional, fervent, fervid, hot-blooded, impassioned, passionate, vehement
Usage: The minister of my church is a phlegmatic man who never seems to get upset about anything.
Now choose any 2 or 3 words, try to use them in your own sentences and share your sentences in the comment section. This way you can retain the learnt words for long time.
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