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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 11 May 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.
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1. MALAPERT (adjective, noun) – बेशर्म, गुस्ताख़, मुंहज़ोर
Pronunciation: maluh-puht
Meaning: boldly disrespectful; not showing due respect for another person; a person who boldly disrespects others
Synonyms: impudent, impertinent, insolent, cheeky, audacious, brazen, shameless
Antonyms: polite, respectful
Usage:
- His malapert behavior was a constant source of frustration for his mother. (adjective)
- As a colonel, he is so strict that malaperts can’t stand before him. (noun)
2. CAPER (verb, noun) – उछलना; उछाल
Pronunciation: kei-puh
Meaning: skip or dance about in a lively or playful way; a playful skipping movement
Synonyms: romp, jig, frisk, gambol, cavort, prance; hop, leap, jump, curvet, gambado, gambade
Usage:
- Children were capering about the room. (verb)
- The girl's caper cost her a twisted ankle. (noun)
3. APERTURE (noun) – छेद
Pronunciation: apuh-chuh
Meaning: an opening, hole, or gap
Synonyms: space, slit, slot, vent, passage, crevice, chink, crack, fissure
Usage: Through the aperture he could see daylight.
4. REGALE (verb) – मनोरंजक बातचीत करना; खाने-पीने की आपूर्ति करना
Pronunciation: ri-geil
Meaning: entertain or amuse (someone) with talk; lavishly supply (someone) with food or drink
Synonyms: delight, fascinate, captivate, beguile; feast, serve, feed
Usage:
- The sailor regaled us all night with stories of his adventures.
- She regaled the guests with the best dishes she could offer.
5. FLUFF (noun, verb) – चूक; फुज्जीदार बनाना; विफल होना
Pronunciation: fluf
Meaning: a mistake made in speaking or playing music, or by an actor in delivering their lines; make something appear fuller and softer by shaking or brushing it; fail to perform or complete a task successfully
Synonyms: error, gaffe, fault, slip; bungle, mess up, foul up, screw up
Antonyms: get right, succeed in
Usage:
- She made countless fluffs in front of the camera while shooting a scene for an advertisement. (noun)
- Let me fluff up your pillows for you. (verb)
- I fluffed my driving test three times. (verb)
6. PEDAGOGUE (adjective) – शिक्षाविशारद
Pronunciation: peduh-gog
Meaning: a teacher, especially a strict or excessively concerned with minor details or rules
Synonyms: teacher, schoolteacher, schoolmaster, schoolmistress, master, mistress, tutor, coach
Usage: He was a French historian and pedagogue.
7. SUPERANNUATE (verb) – पेंशन के साथ सेवामुक्त करना
Pronunciation: soopuh-renyu-eit
Meaning: retire (someone) with a pension
Synonyms: retire, pension
Usage: You cannot superannuate your boss.
8. BOUQUET (noun) – गुलदस्ता; प्रशंसा; महक
Pronunciation: bu-kei
Meaning: an attractively arranged bunch of flowers; an expression of approval; the characteristic scent of a wine or perfume
Synonyms: posy, nosegay; compliment, commendation, accolade, eulogy; aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent, odour
Usage:
- Amelia was holding a huge bouquet of flowers.
- We will happily publish the bouquets.
- This wine has a rich bouquet.
9. QUIRK (noun) – व्यवहार का विशेष या अनोखा पहलू
Pronunciation: kwuhk
Meaning: a peculiar aspect of a person's character or behaviour
Synonyms: idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity, foible
Usage: Janice has this irritating quirk of rolling her eyes whenever she speaks.
10. CUSHY (adjective) – सरल, सहज
Pronunciation: kushi
Meaning: (of a job or situation) undemanding, easy, or secure
Synonyms: easy, undemanding, untaxing, comfortable
Antonyms: difficult, demanding
Usage: I wish I had a nice cushy job like her.
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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