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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 11 January 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.
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1. MITIGATE (verb) : कम करना
Pronunciation: mi·tuh·gayt
Meaning: make it less severe, serious, or painful.
Synonyms: alleviate, reduce, diminish
Antonyms: aggravate, exacerbate
Sentence: He wanted to mitigate misery in the world.
2. FISSIPAROUS (adj.) : विभाजित
Pronunciation: fis·sip·a·rous
Meaning: inclined to cause or undergo division into separate parts or groups.
Synonyms: division, partition, separation
Antonyms: assemblage, association
Sentence: High-quality, fissiparous yeast can resist high temperature, it is available for summer production, and has a low-down energy cost.
3. MEDIOCRITY (noun) : सामान्यता
Pronunciation: mee·dee·aw·kruh·tee
Meaning: the quality or state of being mediocre.
Synonyms: ordinariness, commonplaceness, averageness
Antonyms: distinction, excellence, excellency
Sentence: She’s a perfectionist who refuses to settle for mediocrity.
4. AMASSED (verb) : जमा कर रखे
Pronunciation: uh·mast
Meaning: gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of valuable material or things) over a period of time.
Synonyms: gather, collect, assemble
Antonyms: dispelled, dispersed, dissipated
Sentence: They amassed huge wealth by plundering the colonies.
5. PAUPER (noun) : कंगाल
Pronunciation: paw·puh
Meaning: a very poor person.
Synonyms: poor person, indigent, bankrupt
Antonyms: affluent, billionaire, tycoon
Sentence: He died a pauper and is buried in an unmarked grave.
6. QUIETUS (noun) : मरण
Pronunciation: kvai·ee·tuhs
Meaning: death or something that causes death, regarded as a release from life.
Synonyms: death, decease, demise
Antonyms: birth, nativity, Existence
Sentence: After weeks of suffering, the cancer-stricken cat received a quietus of the pain by taking her final nap.
7. PRETENSE (noun) : दिखावा
Pronunciation: pruh·tens
Meaning: an attempt to make something, not the case appear true.
Synonyms: make-believe, act, faking
Antonyms: demureness, sincerity
Sentence: I’m just astounded by you and your pretense.
8. INOPPORTUNE (adj.) : बेवक़्त
Pronunciation: i·naw·puh·choon
Meaning: occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time.
Synonyms: untimely, ill-timed, badly timed
Antonyms: timely, expected
Sentence: They arrived at an inopportune moment.
9. PENCHANT (noun) : लगन
Pronunciation: pawn·shawn
Meaning: a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.
Synonyms: liking, fondness, preference
Antonyms: apathy, dislike, distaste
Sentence: She has a penchant for Indian food.
10. RAUCOUS (adj.) : कर्कश
Pronunciation: raw·kuhs
Meaning: making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.
Synonyms: harsh, strident, screeching
Antonyms: sedate, sober, quiet
Sentence: I heard the raucous call of the crows.
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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