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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 12 August 2020
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. What’s more, take the test given at the last to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. HUMANITARIAN (adjective) – मानवीय
Pronunciation: hyoo·ma·nuh·teuh·ree·uhn
Meaning: concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare
Synonyms: compassionate, humane, unselfish, altruistic, generous, magnanimous,benevolent
Antonyms: selfish, egocentric
Usage: He was a humanitarian whose focus was eliminating homelessness.
2. CLANDESTINE (adjective) – गुप्त
Pronunciation: klan·deh·stn
Meaning: kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit
Synonyms: secret, covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy, concealed, hidden, private
Antonyms: open, unconcealed
Usage: At a clandestine meeting, the two spies exchanged secret information.
3. REPLICA (noun) – प्रतिकृति
Pronunciation: reh·pluh·kuh
Meaning: an exact copy or model of something, especially one on a smaller scale
Synonyms: copy, model, duplicate, reproduction, replication, dummy, imitation
Antonyms: original, genuine
Usage: My mom bought me a replica of the Colosseum as a souvenir.
4. MALEDICTION (noun) – अभिशाप
Pronunciation: ma·luh·dik·shn
Meaning: a curse
Synonyms: curse, oath, imprecation, anathema, voodoo, spell
Antonyms: blessing, benediction
Usage: In the fairytale, the angry witch invoked a malediction that turned the vain prince into a beast.
5. IMPERTURABLE (adjective) – अविचलित
Pronunciation: im·puh·tuh·buh·bl
Meaning: unable to be upset or excited; calm
Synonyms: composed, collected, calm, cool, poised, tranquil, serene
Antonyms: edgy, excitable
Usage: She was one of those imperturbable people who never get angry or upset.
6. KUDOS (noun) – यश
Pronunciation: kyoo·dos
Meaning: praise and honour received for an achievement
Synonyms: prestige, cachet, glory, honour, status, standing, distinction
Antonyms: obscurity, infamy
Usage: After Jake won the race, we all gave him kudos for a job well done.
7. ENCUMBRANCE (noun) – बोझ
Pronunciation: uhn·kuhm·bruhns
Meaning: an impediment or burden
Synonyms: hindrance, obstruction, impediment, restraint, constraint, liability
Antonyms: help, asset
Usage: If she had known how much of an encumbrance her student debt would be, she would have found a different way to finance her education.
8. TACIT (adjective) – मौन
Pronunciation: ta·suht
Meaning: understood or implied without being stated
Synonyms: implicit, understood, implied, inferred, hinted, suggested, insinuated
Antonyms: explicit, stated
Usage: Although no words were spoken, our nods represented our tacit agreement to a cease fire.
9. ECCENTRIC (adjective) – सनकी
Pronunciation: uhk·sen·truhk
Meaning: unconventional and slightly strange
Synonyms: unconventional, uncommon, abnormal, irregular, aberrant, anomalous, odd
Antonyms: ordinary, conventional
Usage: Most geniuses come across as eccentric because they are very unique people.
10. CRAVEN (adjective) – डरपोक
Pronunciation: krei·vn
Meaning: lacking in courage
Synonyms: cowardly, faint-hearted, spineless, timid, timorous, fearful, trembling
Antonyms: brave, courageous
Usage: While I was ready for the fistfight, my craven enemy started to scream for help.
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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