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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 12 May 2020
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and usage. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
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1. CONTUMELIOUS (adjective) – गुस्ताख़, बदतमीज़
Pronunciation: kon-tyu-mee-li-us
Meaning: insulting behaviour; rude and arrogant behaviour
Synonyms: insolent, impertinent, impudent, cheeky, ill-mannered
Antonym: humble, polite
Usage: Angered with her niece’s contumelious behavior, Linda decided not to invite her back over until she learned some manners.
2. PAEAN (noun) – विजय का गीत, प्रशंसात्मक गीत
Pronunciation: pee-un
Meaning: a song of praise or triumph; a creative work expressing enthusiastic praise
Synonyms: hymn, psalm, anthem, alleluia
Usage: After winning the battle, the warriors gathered around and sung a paean.
3. GALE (noun) – आंधी; असंयत हंसी
Pronunciation: geil
Meaning: a very strong wind; an outburst of laughter
Synonyms: storm, tempest, squall, hurricane; outburst, burst, eruption, explosion, effusion
Usage:
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A gale was blowing from the east.
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She collapsed into gales of laughter.
4. SURLY (adjective) – रूक्ष
Pronunciation: suh-li
Meaning: bad-tempered and unfriendly
Synonyms: ill-natured, grumpy, glum, crotchety, prickly
Antonyms: good-natured, friendly, pleasant
Usage: We were served by a very surly waiter.
5. BOOTLESS (adjective) – बेकार, व्यर्थ
Pronunciation: boot-lus
Meaning: an ineffectual or useless task
Synonyms: inefficacious, unproductive, fruitless, profitless, unrewarding
Antonym: fruitful
Usage: Your effort will be bootless.
6. CHOPPY (adjective) – ज़ोरदार लहरों वाला
Pronunciation: chopi
Meaning: (of a sea, lake, or river) having many small waves
Synonyms: rough, turbulent, heaving, tempestuous
Antonyms: calm, smooth
Usage: The sea began getting choppy.
7. ELUCIDATION (noun) – व्याख्या, विवरण
Pronunciation: ilyoo-sidei-sh(u)n
Meaning: explanation that makes something clear
Synonyms: clarification, illumination, explication
Usage: Their objectives and methods require further elucidation.
8. BRIMFUL (adjective) – पूरा भरा हुआ
Pronunciation: brim-f(u)l
Meaning: filled with something to the point of overflowing
Synonyms: brimming, full, filled, overfull
Antonym: empty
Usage: She handed over a jug brimful of custard.
9. GUILELESS (adjective) – निष्कपट, निश्छल
Pronunciation: gail-lus
Meaning: honest and direct; innocent
Synonyms: ingenuous, open, honest, sincere, genuine, naive
Antonym: scheming
Usage: He is a guileless young man.
10. ELYSIAN (adjective) – स्वर्गिक, आनंद-दायक, दिव्य
Pronunciation: ilizi-un
Meaning: relating to or characteristic of heaven or paradise
Synonyms: heavenly, paradisiacal, celestial, empyrean
Antonyms: hellish, mundane
Usage: I love to have Elysian dreams.
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 long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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