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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 12 July 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. VEERED (verb) : मुड़ गई
Pronunciation: veeuhd
Meaning: change direction suddenly.
Synonyms: change direction, sheer, twist
Antonym: straightened
Sentence: Without warning the car veered to the left and into an oncoming truck.
2. EFFRONTERY (noun) : गुस्ताख़ी
Pronunciation: uh·fruhn·tuh·ree
Meaning: insolent or impertinent behavior.
Synonyms: impudence, impertinence, audacity
Antonyms: civility, courtesy, gentility
Sentence: One juror had the effrontery to challenge the coroner’s decision.
3. GROTESQUE (adj.) : विचित्र
Pronunciation: groh·tesk
Meaning: comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.
Synonyms: malformed, deformed, strange
Antonyms: impressive, pretty, ravishing
Sentence: That bloody Halloween mask is grotesque.
4. IMPECCABLE (adj.) : निर्दोष
Pronunciation: uhm·peh·kuh·bl
Meaning: (of behavior, performance, or appearance) in accordance with the highest standards of propriety; faultless.
Synonyms: flawless, faultless, unblemished
Antonyms: amiss, guilty, sinful
Sentence: The head of the investigation must be a person of impeccable probity and honesty.
5. MAUNDER (verb) : गुनगुनाना
Pronunciation: mawn·duh
Meaning: talk in a rambling manner.
Synonyms: ramble, prattle, prate
Antonyms: go direct, stay
Sentence: The drunk sat there maundering about his troubles.
6. SEVER (verb) : अलग करना
Pronunciation: seh·vuh
Meaning: divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly.
Synonyms: cut off, chop off, lop off
Antonyms: join, link, unite
Sentence: She wanted to sever all her connections with the firm.
7. RUFFIANS (noun) : बदमाश
Pronunciation: ruh·fee·uhnz
Meaning: a violent person, especially one involved in crime.
Synonyms: thug, roughneck, scoundrel
Antonyms: moral, decent, virtuous
Sentence: A gang of ruffians preying upon people who ventured into that section of town.
8. SCATHING (adj.) : दुष्ट
Pronunciation: skaydh·uhng
Meaning: witheringly scornful; severely critical.
Synonyms: devastating, withering, blistering
Antonyms: amusing, droll, gentle
Sentence: Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government’s record on crime.
9. DEFT (adj.) : निपुण
Pronunciation: deft
Meaning: accomplished with a trained ability
Synonyms: adroit, artful, dexterous
Antonyms: amateur, unprofessional, unskillful
Sentence: He’s very deft at handling awkward situations.
10. PERUSAL (noun) : अध्ययन
Pronunciation: puh·rooz·uhl
Meaning: the action of reading or examining something.
Synonyms: reading, scrutiny, inspection
Antonyms: ignorance, neglect
Sentence: I continued my perusal of the instructions.
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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