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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 11 June 2021
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.Nudge (verb) - कुहनी से हलका धक्का
Pronunciation: nuhj
Meaning: to encourage or persude someone to do something
Synonyms: bump, contact, scrape, sideswipe, cuddle, fondle, love
Antonyms: bash, bump, clash, collide, crash, hit, impact
Usage: She tried to nudge him into changing his mind.
2.Tweaking (verb) - फेरबदल
Pronunciation: tveek·uhng
Meaning: to make small changes in order to improve something
Synonyms: bucking, hitching, clutching, grasping, bumping, jouncing
Antonyms: dropping, freeing, loosening, loosing, releasing
Usage: Tweaking and tuning your motor and race car will be a thing of the past.
3.Regressed (verb) - वापसी
Pronunciation: ruh·grest
Meaning: returning to a former state
Synonyms: retrogressed, returned, reverted, lapsed, relapsed
Antonyms: grew, matured, ripened, advanced, developed, evolved
Usage: The tumors regressed and then they appeared to stabilize.
4.Laudable (adj) - प्रशंसनीय
Pronunciation: lawd·uh·bl
Meaning: deserving praise and commendation
Synonyms: admirable, applaudable, commendable, creditable, estimable
Antonyms: base, contemptible, deplorable, censurable, discreditable, illaudable
Usage: The objectives were laudable and in some ways romantic.
5.Envisages (verb) - परिकल्पना करना
Pronunciation: uhn·vi·zuhj·uhz
Meaning: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event
Synonyms: fantasizes, ideates, hallucinates, ponders, ruminates
Antonyms: actual, existing, real, unforeseen, withdrawn, dismiss
Usage: The board envisages that there will be a high profit.
6.Evanescent (adj) - क्षणभंगुर
Pronunciation: uhn·vi·zuhj·uhz
Meaning: lasting only for a very short time
Synonyms: momentary, short, brief, temporary, fugacious, fugitive
Antonyms: unlimited, durable, persistent, permanent, continuing, durable
Usage: Talk is evanescent but writing leaves footprints.
7.Vicarious (adj) - उपनियुक्त
Pronunciation: vuh·keuh·ree·uhs
Meaning: experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
Synonyms: commissioned, delegated, deputed, empathetic, eventual
Antonyms: normal, unexchangeable, primary
Usage: They get a vicarious thrill from watching motor racing.
8.Rebuttal (noun) - खंडन
Pronunciation: ruh·buht·uhl
Meaning: a statement that says that something is not true
Synonyms: disproof, negation, disconfirmation, refutation, counterevidence
Antonyms: verification, attestation, confirmation, corroboration, documentation
Usage: She issued a point-by-point rebuttal of the company's accusations.
9.Munificent (adj) - उदार
Pronunciation: myoo·ni·fuh·snt
Meaning: characterized by or displaying great generosity
Synonyms: benevolent, beneficent, charitable, benign, generous, liberal
Antonyms: selfish, stingy, greedy, acquisitive, avaricious
Usage: I am so happy to get munificent birthday presents from my friends.
10.Salacity (noun) - कामातुरता
Pronunciation: sa·lac·i·ty
Meaning: the expression of undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters; salaciousness
Synonyms: craving, desire, excitement, fervor, greed, hunger
Antonyms: apathy, dislike, distaste, hate, hatred, chastity
Usage: While speaking, he busied himself in accordance with his salacity.
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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