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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 11 October 2024
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.PERFORATE (verb): छिद्रित
Pronunciation: puh . fuh . rayt . uhd
Meaning: pierce and make a hole or holes in.
Synonyms: pierce, penetrate, prick
Antonyms: fill, patch, seal
Sentence: The broken ribs perforated into his lung.
2.DEPREDATION (noun) : लूट-पाट
Pronunciation: deh·pruh·day·shn
Meaning: an act of attacking or plundering.
Synonyms: plunder, looting, pillaging
Antonyms: rescue, salvage, salvation
Sentence: The entire area has suffered the depredations of war.
3.ABJURED (verb) : परित्यक्त
Pronunciation: uhb·joo.uh
Meaning: solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).
Synonyms: renounce, relinquish, reject
Antonyms: adhere (to), admit, affirm
Sentence: The conqueror tried to make the natives abjure their religion.
4.HONE (verb) : तेज करना
Pronunciation: hone
Meaning: sharpen (a blade).
Synonyms: sharpen, make sharper
Antonyms: blunt, dull
Sentence: He was carefully honing the curved blade.
5.INFAMY (noun) : बदनामी
Pronunciation: in·fuh·mee
Meaning: the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed.
Synonyms: notoriety, disrepute, disreputableness
Antonyms: esteem, honor, respect
Sentence: Despite his eventual pardons, he could never completely free himself of the infamy of being named a war criminal.
6.ORDAIN (verb) : हुक्म देना
Pronunciation: aw·dayn
Meaning: order or decree (something) officially.
Synonyms: decree, command, order
Antonyms: ignore, refuse, veto
Sentence: Equal punishment was ordained for the two crimes.
7.HABITUDE (noun) : लगन
Pronunciation: ha·buh·chood
Meaning: a habitual tendency or way of behaving.
Synonyms: affection, affinity, aptitude
Antonyms: apathy, disfavor
Sentence: They have a lifelong habitude of talking too much.
8.VANITY (noun) : घमंड
Pronunciation: van·uh·tee
Meaning: excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements.
Synonyms: conceit, conceitedness, self-admiration
Antonyms: diffidence, self-doubt, self-disgust
Sentence: His vanity was his downfall.
9.PHILIPPIC (noun) : निंदापूर्ण वाक्य
Pronunciation: philippic
Meaning: a bitter attack or denunciation, especially a verbal one.
Synonyms: tirade, diatribe, invective
Antonyms: approval, blessing, commendation
Sentence: The lecture was a tremendous philippic against our culture.
10.ASSEVERATION (noun) : दृढ़ वचन
Pronunciation: uh·seh·vuh·ray·shn
Meaning: the solemn or emphatic declaration or statement of something.
Synonyms: affirmation, assertion, avouchment
Antonyms: disavowal, contradiction, denial
Sentence: You can forget the asseveration of the past but want to remember your own sincerely.
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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