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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 11 May 2022
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. VAINGLORIOUS (adj.) : गुमानी
Pronunciation: vayn·glaw·ree·uhs
Meaning: excessively proud of oneself or one’s achievements; overly vain.
Synonyms: assured, biggety, complacent
Antonyms: egoless, humble, modest
Sentence: The vainglorious trainer spent more flexing his muscles than he did helping build his clients.
2. STEADFASTLY (adv.) : लगातार
Pronunciation: sted·faast·lee
Meaning: in a resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering manner.
Synonyms: continuously, ploddingly, steadily
Antonyms: indolently, desultorily, tiredly
Sentence: She was steadfastly in support of women’s rights.
3. STUTTER (verb) : हकलाना
Pronunciation: stuh·tuh
Meaning: talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants.
Synonyms: stammer, stumble, speak haltingly
Antonyms: enunciate, pronounce, articulate
Sentence: I used to stutter when I was a child.
4. CAGEY (adj.) : गुप्त
Pronunciation: kay·jee
Meaning: reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion.
Synonyms: secretive, guarded, noncommittal
Antonyms: disposed, open, frank
Sentence: Manufacturers are cagey about the recipes they use to create a wine.
5. AVOWAL (noun) : घोषणा-पत्र
Pronunciation: uh·vau·uhl
Meaning: a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
Synonyms: affirmation, assertion, asseveration
Antonyms: disavowal, denial
Sentence: The press carried his avowal throughout the country.
6. UNBRIDLED (adj.): निरंकुश
Pronunciation: uhn·brai·dld
Meaning: uncontrolled; unconstrained.
Synonyms: unrestrained, unconstrained, uncontrolled
Antonyms: bridled, constrained, controlled
Sentence: This case was solved only because of one detective’s unbridled determination to bring the killer to justice
7. NONPLUSSED (adj.) : भौचक
Pronunciation: nawn·pluhst
Meaning: (of a person) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react.
Synonyms: confused, bewildered, bemused
Antonyms: undaunted, unfazed
Sentence: I was completely nonplussed by his sudden appearance.
8. CONFLAGRATION (noun) : भीषण आग
Pronunciation: kawn·fluh·gray·shn
Meaning: an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property.
Synonyms: fire, blaze, flames
Antonyms: demilitarization, demobilization, disarmament
Sentence: A conflagration in 1947 reduced 90 percent of the houses to ashes.
9. PRATTLING (verb) : बकवास
Pronunciation: pra·tuhl·uhng
Meaning: talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.
Synonyms: chatter, babble, prate
Antonyms: articulating, enunciating, pronouncing
Sentence: The villagers are prattling on about the village gossip.
10. INUNDATION (noun) : सैलाब
Pronunciation: i·nuhn·day·shn
Meaning: a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms.
Synonyms: overflow, deluge, torrent
Antonyms: drought, dribble, drip
Sentence: The family’s shed was washed away in the last inundation.
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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