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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 11 June 2020
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and usage. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
1. UPSHOT (noun) – परिणाम
Pronunciation: up-shot
Meaning: the final or eventual outcome or conclusion of a discussion, action, or series of events
Synonyms: result, consequence, outcome, out-turn, sequel, effect, reaction, repercussion
Antonyms: cause, origin
Usage: The upshot of the program is that several of the students were able to graduate on time.
2. DICHOTOMY (noun) – द्विधाकरण, विरोधाभास
Pronunciation: di-kotumi / dai-kotumi
Meaning: a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different
Synonyms: division, separation, divorce, split, gulf, chasm, difference, contrast, antagonism, contrariety
Usage: There is a dichotomy between the academic world and the industrial world.
3. FECUND (adjective) – उपजाऊ; फलप्रद
Pronunciation: fekund / feekund
Meaning: able to produce a lot of crops, fruit, babies, young animals, etc.; producing or creating a lot of new things, ideas, etc.
Synonyms: fertile, fruitful, productive, high-yielding, prolific, proliferating
Antonym: barren
Usage:
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This land is the most fecund land in the world.
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Large animals are less fecund than small ones.
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The computer programmer was a fecund person who could quickly identify and solve problems.
4. PAUPER (noun) – कंगाल
Pronunciation: po-puh
Meaning: a very poor person
Synonyms: indigent, bankrupt, insolvent, beggar, mendicant, down-and-out, destitute, poverty-stricken, impoverished, penniless
Antonyms: wealthy, rich, well off, affluent, moneyed, well heeled
Usage: John was basically a pauper after his wife took all his money in the divorce.
5. PENSIVE (adjective) – ध्यानपरायण; चिंताग्रस्त
Pronunciation: pen-siv
Meaning: engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought
Synonyms: thoughtful, thinking, reflective, contemplative, musing
Usage: She looked pensive when she heard the news.
6. HINDMOST (adjective) – सबसे पिछला, अंतिम
Pronunciation: haind-most
Meaning: furthest from the front or in the back of a line or group
Synonyms: last, rear, rearmost, end, endmost, final, tail, aftermost
Antonyms: first, leading
Usage: All the sheep were white but hindmost sheep was black.
7. FORFEIT (noun) – दण्ड
Pronunciation: fo-fit
Meaning: a fine or penalty for wrongdoing
Synonyms: penalty, fine, fee, charge
Usage: The player has to pay a forfeit because he abused the other player in the ground while playing.
8. OBLIGATORY (adjective) – अनिवार्य
Pronunciation: ubli-gutri
Meaning: required by a legal, moral, or other rule
Synonyms: compulsory, mandatory, prescribed, required, demanded
Antonyms: voluntary, optional
Usage: Use of seat belts in cars is now obligatory.
9. ROISTER (verb) – शोर-गुल मचाना; कोलाहल मचाना
Pronunciation: roi-stuh
Meaning: enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy way
Synonyms: celebrate, revel, carouse, frolic, romp
Usage: Teenagers roistered in the bar.
10. ELUSIVE (adjective) – हाथ न आनेवाला
Pronunciation: iloo-siv
Meaning: difficult to find, catch, or achieve; difficult to remember
Synonyms: evasive, slippery, shifty
Usage:
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Success is elusive for her.
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The poem has an elusive quality.
Now, choose any 2 or 3 words and try to use them in your own sentences, this way you can retain the learnt words in your memory for long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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