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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 11 July 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 mucah you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
Happy learning!!!
Happy learning!!!
1. DELINQUENCY (noun) : अपराध
Pronunciation: duh·ling·kvuhn·see
Meaning: minor crime, especially that committed by young people.
Synonyms: crime, wrongdoing, criminality
Antonyms: compliance, goodness, morality
Sentence: There is a high rate of juvenile delinquency in this area.
2. STOICAL (adj.) : अडिग
Pronunciation: stoh·uhk·uhl
Meaning: enduring pain and hardship without showing one’s feelings or complaining.
Synonyms: uncomplaining, patient, forbearing
Antonyms: complaining, fed up, impatient
Sentence: His great-grandfather had been a dedicated and stoical traveler.
3. BESEECH (verb) : प्रार्थना करना
Pronunciation: buh·seech
Meaning: ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat.
Synonyms: implore, beg, entreat
Antonyms: refuse,reject,dismiss
Sentence: I beseech you to forgive me.
4. REDACT (verb) : संपादन करना
Pronunciation: ruh·dakt
Meaning: edit (text) for publication.
Synonyms: redraft, revamp, revise
Antonyms: add, allow, expand
Sentence: You can redact a word simply by selecting it with your mouse cursor.
5. BENIGHTED (adj.) : अनाड़ी
Pronunciation: buh·nite·uhd
Meaning: in a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance, typically owing to a lack of opportunity.
Synonyms: unenlightened, uneducated, illiterate
Antonyms: educated, knowledgeable, literate
Sentence: They saw themselves as bringers of culture to poor benighted peoples.
6. INFER (verb) : तर्क करना
Pronunciation: uhn·fuh
Meaning: deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
Synonyms: deduce, reason, conclude
Antonyms: abstain, disbelieve, neglect
Sentence: What do you infer from her refusal?
7. ARIDITY (noun) : सूखेपन
Pronunciation: Aridity
Meaning: as in dehydration, dryness
Synonyms: dehumidification, dehydration, dryness
Antonyms: dampness, humidity, moisture
Sentence: Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures drop sharply after sunset.
8. FLIMSY (adj.) : कमज़ोर
Pronunciation: flim·zee
Meaning: comparatively light and insubstantial; easily damaged.
Synonyms: insubstantial, slight, light
Antonyms: sturdy, substantial
Sentence: The storm flattened the flimsy wooden huts that the villagers lived in.
9. PANDEMONIUM (noun) : विप्लव
Pronunciation: pan·duh·moh·nee·uhm
Meaning: wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.
Synonyms: bedlam, chaos, mayhem
Antonyms: calm, hush, peace
Sentence: There was pandemonium when the news was announced.
10. KITH (noun) : स्वजन
Pronunciation: kith
Meaning: one’s friends, acquaintances, and relations.
Synonyms: family, kin, relations
Antonyms: stranger, antagonist, unfamiliar people
Sentence: I had a reunion today with all my kith and kin.
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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