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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 11 October 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. RUDIMENTARY (adj.) : मौलिक
Pronunciation: roo·duh·ment·uh·ree
Meaning: involving or limited to basic principles.
Synonyms: basic, elementary, introductory
Antonyms: advanced, developed, evolved
Sentence: He had only a rudimentary knowledge of science.
2. BELIED (verb) : झुठलाना
Pronunciation: buh·lide
Meaning: to prove to be false
Synonyms: confounded, confuted, debunked
Antonyms: confirmed, validated, proved
Sentence: The latest information belies the old theory.
3. POSTHUMOUSLY (adv.) : मरणोपरांत
Pronunciation: paw·styoo·muh·slee
Meaning: occurring after one’s death
Synonyms: belated, delayed
Antonyms: stillbirth, death, anovulation.
Sentence: Her last book was published posthumously in 1948.
4. NITTY-GRITTY (adj.) : दैनिक
Pronunciation: NITTY-GRITTY
Meaning: having to do with the practical details of regular life
Synonyms: everyday, mundane, prosaic
Antonyms: rare, singular, uncommon
Sentence: A look at the nitty-gritty aspects of putting out a newspaper.
5. SWELTERING (adj.) : तपती
Pronunciation: svel·tuh·ruhng
Meaning: having a notably high temperature
Synonyms: boiling, broiling, fervent
Antonyms: algid, arctic, freezing
Sentence: The soldiers marched on in the sweltering heat.
6. BANAL (adj.) : मामूली
Pronunciation: buh·naal
Meaning: so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
Synonyms: trite, boring, monotonous
Antonyms: piquant, poignant, thrilling
Sentence: Unlike their early work, the band’s latest offering is banal and uninspiring.
7. MAYHEM (noun) : उपद्रव
Pronunciation: may·hem
Meaning: violent or damaging disorder; chaos.
Synonyms: pandemonium, chaos, bedlam
Antonyms: peace, pacifism
Sentence: There was complete mayhem after the explosion.
8. FLABBERGAST (verb) : हैरत में डालना
Pronunciation: fla·buh·gaast
Meaning: surprise (someone) greatly; astonish.
Synonyms: astonish, astound, amaze
Antonyms: aware, clear, oriented
Sentence: Your decision to suddenly quit your job flabbergasts me.
9. INIQUITOUS (adj.) : अधर्म
Pronunciation: uh·ni·kvuh·tuhs
Meaning: grossly unfair and morally wrong.
Synonyms: wicked, sinful, evil
Antonyms: decent, ethical, good
Sentence: It is an iniquitous system that allows a person to die because they have no money to pay for the medicine.
10. GENTEEL (adj.) : ललित
Pronunciation: jen·teel
Meaning: polite, refined or respectable, often in an affected or ostentatious way.
Synonyms: refined, respectable, decent
Antonyms: uncivilized, ungenteel, indecorous
Sentence: She always talks in such a genteel voice when she’s on the phone.
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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