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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 11 December 2022
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. REMORSE (noun) : आत्मा ग्लानि
Pronunciation: ruh·maws
Meaning: deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
Synonyms: contrition, deep regret, repentance
Antonyms: impenitence, remorselessness
Sentence: He seemed to feel no remorse at all.
2. INDECIPHERABLE (adj.) : अस्पष्ट
Pronunciation: in·duh·sai·fuh·ruh·bl
Meaning: not able to be read or understood.
Synonyms: hard to read, unreadable, indiscernible
Antonyms: decipherable, readable
Sentence: There was an indecipherable message on the answering machine.
3. TOOTH AND NAIL (adv.) : पूरी ताकत के साथ
Pronunciation: TOOTH AND NAIL
Meaning: with all power or resources being used
Synonyms: full blast, totally
Antonyms: partly, partially, somewhat
Sentence: I’ll fight tooth and nail to win the finals.
4. DISENCHANTED (adj.) : निराश
Pronunciation: dis·uhn·chaant·uhd
Meaning: disappointed by someone or something previously respected or admired; disillusioned.
Synonyms: disappointed, disillusioned, discontented
Antonyms: gratified, pleased, satisfied
Sentence: Many voters have become disenchanted with the government.
5. MORTGAGING (verb) : गिरवी
Pronunciation: maw·guhj·uhng
Meaning: convey (a property) to a creditor as security on a loan.
Synonyms: engaging, pledging
Antonym: reneging
Sentence: The report explains how governments are mortgaging their nations’ futures.
6. SECESSIONISM (noun) : अलगाव
Pronunciation: SECESSIONISM
Meaning: the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts
Synonyms: bifurcation, division, partition
Antonyms: association, aggregation, unification
Sentence: Fundamentalism and secessionism are of course a direct result of poor governance.
7. GOSPEL (noun) : विचारधारा
Pronunciation: gaw·spl
Meaning: the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group
Synonyms: credo, dogma, ideology
Antonyms: doubt, unbelief, hypothesis.
Sentence: They continue to preach their gospel of self-reliance.
8. ACCULTURATION (noun) : संस्कृति-संक्रमण
Pronunciation: uh·kuhlt·shuh·ray·shn
Meaning: assimilation to a different culture, typically the dominant one.
Synonyms: agreement, conformance, conformity
Antonyms: conflict, disagreement
Sentence: The process of acculturation may impact both social and psychological well-being.
9. BYSTANDER (noun) : दर्शक
Pronunciation: bai·stand·uh
Meaning: a person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.
Synonyms: onlooker, spectator, nonparticipant
Antonyms: party, member, partaker
Sentence: It looks like an innocent bystander was killed instead of you.
10. CONFUTING (verb) : झूठा ठहराना
Pronunciation: kuhn·fyoot·uhng
Meaning: prove (a person or an assertion) to be wrong.
Synonyms: disprove, show/prove to be false, contradict
Antonyms: proving, validating, verifying
Sentence: Theories that will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience.
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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