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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 12 October 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 much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1.HERALD (verb): सूचना देना
Pronunciation: heh·ruhld
Meaning: be a sign that (something) is about to happen.
Synonyms: signal, indicate, announce
Antonyms: hide, keep secret
Sentence: The speech heralded a change in policy.
Pronunciation: heh·ruhld
Meaning: be a sign that (something) is about to happen.
Synonyms: signal, indicate, announce
Antonyms: hide, keep secret
Sentence: The speech heralded a change in policy.
2.DEBACLE (noun) : पराजय
Pronunciation: duh·baa·kl
Meaning: a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
Synonyms: fiasco, failure, catastrophe
Antonyms: success, winner
Sentence: The economic debacle that became known as the Great Depression.
Pronunciation: duh·baa·kl
Meaning: a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
Synonyms: fiasco, failure, catastrophe
Antonyms: success, winner
Sentence: The economic debacle that became known as the Great Depression.
3.PERTURB (verb) : घबड़ा देना
Pronunciation: puh·tuhb
Meaning: make (someone) anxious or unsettled.
Synonyms: anxious, trouble, nervous
Antonyms: calm, compose, quiet
Sentence: News of the arrest perturbed her greatly.
Pronunciation: puh·tuhb
Meaning: make (someone) anxious or unsettled.
Synonyms: anxious, trouble, nervous
Antonyms: calm, compose, quiet
Sentence: News of the arrest perturbed her greatly.
4.SPATE (noun) : झोंक
Pronunciation: spayt
Meaning: a large number of similar things or events appearing or occurring in quick succession.
Synonyms: series, succession
Antonyms: little, mite, bit
Pronunciation: spayt
Meaning: a large number of similar things or events appearing or occurring in quick succession.
Synonyms: series, succession
Antonyms: little, mite, bit
Sentence: The bombing was the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks.
5.GARB (noun) : पोशाक
Pronunciation: gaab
Meaning: clothing or dress, especially of a distinctive or special kind.
Synonyms: clothes, clothing, garments
Antonyms: strip, disarray, undress
Sentence: In that garb, he’d make a better spectator than anything else.
Pronunciation: gaab
Meaning: clothing or dress, especially of a distinctive or special kind.
Synonyms: clothes, clothing, garments
Antonyms: strip, disarray, undress
Sentence: In that garb, he’d make a better spectator than anything else.
6.INTRICATE (adj.) : जटिल
Pronunciation: in·truh·kuht
Meaning: very complicated or detailed.
Synonyms: complex, complicated, convoluted
Antonyms: plain, simple, uncomplicated
Sentence: Police officers uncovered an intricate web of deceit.
Pronunciation: in·truh·kuht
Meaning: very complicated or detailed.
Synonyms: complex, complicated, convoluted
Antonyms: plain, simple, uncomplicated
Sentence: Police officers uncovered an intricate web of deceit.
7.PROPITIOUS (adj.) : अनुकूल
Pronunciation: pruh·pi·shuhs
Meaning: giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable.
Synonyms: favorable, auspicious, promising
Antonyms: bleak, unlikely, unpropitious
Sentence: It was not a propitious time to start a new business.
Pronunciation: pruh·pi·shuhs
Meaning: giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable.
Synonyms: favorable, auspicious, promising
Antonyms: bleak, unlikely, unpropitious
Sentence: It was not a propitious time to start a new business.
8.DEEM (verb) : समझना
Pronunciation: deem
Meaning: regard or consider in a specified way.
Synonyms: regard as, consider, judge
Antonyms: distrust, doubt, mistrust
Sentence: I deem it advisable to buy property now.
Pronunciation: deem
Meaning: regard or consider in a specified way.
Synonyms: regard as, consider, judge
Antonyms: distrust, doubt, mistrust
Sentence: I deem it advisable to buy property now.
9.UNEQUALED (adj.) : अप्रतिम
Pronunciation: uhn·ee·kvld
Meaning: superior to all others in performance or extent.
Synonyms: unbeaten, unmatched, matchless
Antonyms: inferior, lesser, common
Sentence: His power as a popular street-corner orator was probably unequaled in that generation
Pronunciation: uhn·ee·kvld
Meaning: superior to all others in performance or extent.
Synonyms: unbeaten, unmatched, matchless
Antonyms: inferior, lesser, common
Sentence: His power as a popular street-corner orator was probably unequaled in that generation
10.RELINQUISHED (verb) : त्याग कर दिया
Pronunciation: ruh·ling·kvuhsht
Meaning: voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
Synonyms: renounce, give up, part with
Antonyms: kept, retained, withheld
Sentence: He relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive.
Pronunciation: ruh·ling·kvuhsht
Meaning: voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
Synonyms: renounce, give up, part with
Antonyms: kept, retained, withheld
Sentence: He relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive.
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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