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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 11 April 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.
Happy learning!!!
Happy learning!!!
1. DISSENSION (noun) : मतभेद
Pronunciation: duh·sen·shn
Meaning: disagreement that leads to discord.
Synonyms: disagreement, difference of opinion, dispute
Antonyms: accord, agreement, concord
Sentence: You won’t sow dissension between us.
2. EXIGUOUS (adj.) : अल्प
Pronunciation: uhg·zi·gyoo·uhs
Meaning: very small in size or amount.
Synonyms: meagre, inadequate, insufficient
Antonyms: abundant, ample, bountiful
Sentence: The rest of the old man’s exiguous savings are donated to that boy.
3. HARROWING (adj.) : शोकजनक
Pronunciation: ha·roh·uhng
Meaning: acutely distressing.
Synonyms: agonizing, excruciating, racking
Antonyms: gratifying, pleasing, acceptable
Sentence: There was a harrowing portrayal of the ravages of war.
4. QUASHING (verb) : रद्द करने
Pronunciation: kvawsh·uhng
Meaning: reject or void, especially by legal procedure.
Synonyms: cancel, reverse, rescind
Antonyms: enact, establish, endorse
Sentence: His conviction was quashed on appeal.
5. DISCOMFITURE (noun) : पराभव
Pronunciation: duh·skuhm·fuh·chuh
Meaning: a feeling of unease or embarrassment; awkwardness.
Synonyms: embarrassment, unease, uneasiness
Antonyms: assurance, composure, confidence
Sentence: Without experiencing discomfiture and setbacks, one can never find the truth.
6. QUISLING (noun) : ग़द्दार
Pronunciation: kviz·luhng
Meaning: a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country.
Synonyms: apostate, backstabber, betrayer
Antonyms: patriot, companion, jingoist, nationalist
Sentence: King warned that all quislings would be punished without mercy.
7. WONT (noun) : स्वभाव
Pronunciation: vonet
Meaning: a usual manner of behaving or doing
Synonyms: habit, habitude, second nature
Antonyms: unaccustomed, unused, unwonted.
Sentence: He got up early, as is his wont.
8. CON (verb) : ठगना
Pronunciation: kawn
Meaning: persuade (someone) to do or believe something, typically by use of deception.
Synonyms: swindle, defraud, cheat
Antonyms: undeceive, disclose
Sentence: Tried to con me into thinking that he had won the lottery.
9. MINATORY (adj.) : धमकी
Pronunciation: mi·na·to·ry
Meaning: expressing or conveying a threat.
Synonyms: menacing, threatening, baleful
Antonyms: unthreatening, propitious
Sentence: The novel’s protagonist is haunted by a minatory black spectre.
10. ATAVISTIC (adj.) : पैतृक
Pronunciation: a·tuh·vi·stuhk
Meaning: relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral.
Synonyms: bygone, erstwhile, former
Antonyms: contemporary, current, modern
Sentence: It would be wrong to interpret them as atavistic remnants.
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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