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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 11 November 2021
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and Sentence. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
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1. PREVARICATING (verb) – पूर्ववर्ती
Pronunciation: pruh•va•ruh•kayt•uhng
Meaning: speak or act in an evasive way.
Synonyms: be evasive, hedge, fence
Antonyms: assert, swear, testify
Sentence: He seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions.
2. DELINEATE (verb) – चित्रित करना
Pronunciation: duh•li•nee•ayt
Meaning: describe or portray (something) precisely.
Synonyms: describe, set forth, set out
Antonyms: confuse, distort
Sentence: The law should delineate and prohibit behavior that is socially abhorrent.
3. JITTER (noun) – घबराना
Pronunciation: ji•tuh
Meaning: feelings of extreme nervousness.
Synonyms: nervousness, uneasiness, anxiety
Antonyms: calm, calmness, content
Sentence: I always get the jitters before exams.
4. QUIXOTIC (adj) – विलक्षण
Pronunciation: kvuhk•saw•tuhk
Meaning: exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
Synonyms: idealistic, unbusinesslike, extravagant
Antonyms: practical, pragmatic, realistic
Sentence: This is a vast, exciting, and perhaps quixotic project.
5. ABSTEMIOUS (adj) – संयमी
Pronunciation: uhb•stee•mee•uhs
Meaning: not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.
Synonyms: temperate, abstinent, austere
Antonyms: self-indulgent, gluttonous, greedy
Sentence: He is abstemious in life.
6. COGENT (adj) – निश्चयात्मक
Pronunciation: koh•jnt
Meaning: (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.
Synonyms: convincing, compelling, potent
Antonyms: inconclusive, indecisive, ineffective
Sentence: They put forward cogent arguments for British membership.
7. PULVERIZE (verb) – टुकड़े टुकड़े करना
Pronunciation: pul•ver•ize
Meaning: reduce to fine particles.
Synonyms: grind, crush, crumble
Antonyms: build, construct, set up
Sentence: The brick of the villages was pulverized by the bombardment.
8. SLUMBER (verb) – नींद
Pronunciation: sluhm•buh
Meaning: fall into a deep peaceful sleep
Synonyms: doze, nap, snooze
Antonyms: wakefulness, awakening, consciousness
Sentence: She fell into a deep and peaceful slumber.
9. LADEN (adj) – भार रखन हुआ
Pronunciation: lad•en
Meaning: heavily loaded or weighed down.
Synonyms: loaded, burdened, overloaded
Antonyms: unload, lighten, relieve
Sentence: Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.
10. AMICABLE (adj) – मैत्रीपूर्ण
Pronunciation: am•i•ca•ble
Meaning: (of relations between people) having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor.
Synonyms: friendly, good-natured, cordial
Antonyms: disagreeable, discordant, incompatible
Sentence: There will be an amicable settlement of the dispute.
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 a long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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