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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 12 June 2023
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 mucah you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. OFFING (noun) : आने वाला समय
Pronunciation: aw·fing
Meaning: time that is to come
Synonyms: by-and-by, future, hereafter
Antonyms: past, posterity
Sentence: Major changes are in the offing for the company.
2. WILLY-NILLY (adv.) : बिना सोचे समझे
Pronunciation: WILLY-NILLY
Meaning: without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
Synonyms: aimlessly, desultorily, randomly
Antonyms: methodically, systematically
Sentence: The government was dragged willy-nilly into the confrontation.
3. PITTANCE (noun) : अल्प भाग
Pronunciation: pi·tns
Meaning: a very small or inadequate amount of money paid to someone as an allowance or wage.
Synonyms: very small amount, a tiny amount, an insufficient amount
Antonyms: big buck, treasure
Sentence: The internship offers only a pittance in salary, but it is an excellent opportunity to gain experience.
4. BOULEVARD (noun) : मार्ग
Pronunciation: boulevard
Meaning: a wide street in a town or city, typically one lined with trees.
Synonyms: avenue, street, road
Antonyms: detour, bypass, deviation
Sentence: They replaced the narrow streets with a wide boulevard.
5. REPENTANCE (noun) : पछतावा
Pronunciation: ruh·pent·uhns
Meaning: the action of repenting; sincere regret or remorse.
Synonyms: remorse, contrition, contriteness
Antonyms: impenitence, remorselessness
Sentence: Confession is the first step to repentance.
6. LABYRINTH (noun) : भूलभुलैया
Pronunciation: la·buh·ruhnth
Meaning: a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.
Synonyms: maze, warren, complex network
Antonyms: ease, line, order
Sentence: We lost our way in the labyrinth of streets.
7. ASCETICISM (noun) : वैराग्य
Pronunciation: uh·seh·tuh·si·zm
Meaning: severe self-discipline and avoidance of all indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
Synonyms: austerity, self-denial, abstinence
Antonyms: kindness, lenience
Sentence: He exemplified the virtues of renunciation, asceticism, and restraint.
8. INCONCEIVABLE (adj.) : समझ से बाहर
Pronunciation: in·kuhn·seev·uh·bl
Meaning: not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable.
Synonyms: beyond belief, unbelievable, extremely difficult to believe
Antonyms: believable, cogitable, conceivable
Sentence: She found the idea quite inconceivable.
9. REDACT (verb) : संपादन करना
Pronunciation: ruh·dakt
Meaning: edit (text) for publication.
Synonyms: redraft, revamp, revise
Antonyms: add, allow, endorse
Sentence: You can redact a word simply by selecting it with your mouse cursor.
10. FINAGLE (verb) : छल से प्राप्त करना
Pronunciation: fuh·nay·gl
Meaning: achieve something, by means of trickery or devious methods
Synonyms: wangle, manage, contrive
Antonyms: disorganize, disorganize, refrain
Sentence: He finagled the wedding by claiming he was a photographer.
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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