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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 12 December 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. ENLIVEN (verb) – सजीव करना
Pronunciation: uhn·live·uhn
Meaning: make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing.
Synonyms: brighten up, make more interesting, make more exciting
Antonyms: dampen, deaden, dull
Sentence: How can we enliven this party?
2. MEEKLY (adverb) – नर्मी से
Pronunciation: meek·lee
Meaning: in a quiet, gentle, and submissive manner.
Synonyms: abjectly, deferentially, modestly
Antonyms: arrogantly, audaciously, boldly
Sentence: Most have meekly accepted such advice.
3. STROLLS (noun) – घूमना
Pronunciation: strolez
Meaning: a short leisurely walk.
Synonyms: saunter, amble, wander
Antonyms: hurry, rush, make haste
Sentence: we took a stroll in the garden
4. LOOMING (verb) – उभरते
Pronunciation: loom·uhng
Meaning: appear as a shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening.
Synonyms: emerge, appear
Antonyms: abating, declining
Sentence: Rain clouds were looming on the horizon.
5. EXPEDIENCY (noun) – मुनाफ़ा
Pronunciation: uhk·spee·dee·uhns·ee
Meaning: the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral; convenience.
Synonyms: convenience, advantage, usefulness
Antonyms: imprudence, inadvisability, inexpedience
Sentence: The government is torn between principle and expediency.
6. EGREGIOUS (adj) – प्रबल
Pronunciation: uh·gree·juhs
Meaning: outstandingly bad; shocking.
Synonyms: shocking, appalling, horrific
Antonyms: imperceptible, inconspicuous, unnoticeable
Sentence: It was an egregious error for a statesman to show such ignorance.
7. SUBSIST (verb) – गुजारा करना
Pronunciation: suhb·sist
Meaning: maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level.
Synonyms: survive, endure, stay alive
Antonyms: perish, die, expire
Sentence: Thousands of refugees subsist on international handouts.
8. RUMMAGE (verb) – चप्पा चप्पा छान मारना
Pronunciation: ruh·muhj
Meaning: search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle.
Synonyms: search, explore,
Antonyms: hide, abandon
Sentence: Have a rummage around in the drawer and see if you can find a pen.
9. VENERATION (noun) – उपासना
Pronunciation: veh·nuh·ray·shn
Meaning: a feeling or act of great respect, admiration, or devotion
Synonyms: reverence, respect, worship
Antonyms: condemnation, disapproval, disdain
Sentence: Holy relics are often objects of veneration.
10. TACITURN (adj) – अल्पभाषी
Pronunciation: ta·suh·tuhn
Meaning: (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
Synonyms: untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent
Antonyms: blabby, chatty, talkative
Sentence: He was a quiet, almost taciturn, young man.
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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