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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 13 April 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. MONSTROSITY (noun) – कुरूपता, भद्दापन
Pronunciation: mon-stro-siti
Meaning: a thing (especially a building) which is very large and extremely ugly or unattractive
Synonyms: eyesore, horror, carbuncle, excrescence
Usage: The new hotel is a monstrosity that blocks my view of the beach.
2. PETTY (adjective) – तुच्छ, नीचतापूर्ण
Pronunciation: peti
Meaning: of little importance
Synonyms: trivial, trifling, minor, slight, unimportant
Antonyms: important, serious, major
Usage: These petty rules can lead to frustration and anger.
3. FETTER (noun, verb) – बेड़ी, बंधन; बेड़ी डालना, रोक लगाना
Pronunciation: fet-uh
Meaning: a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles; to keep someone within limits or stop them from making progress; to tie someone to a place by putting chains around their ankles
Synonyms: shackles, manacles, handcuffs; restrict, restrain, constrain, confine
Usage:
- The metal fetter prevented the slave from moving quickly. (noun)
- Your fear is the fetter preventing you from going after your dream. (noun)
- You may imprison my body, but actually you cannot fetter my mind. (verb)
4. REACTIONARY (adjective, noun) – प्रतिगामी
Pronunciation: ri-aksh(u)n(u)ri
Meaning: opposing political or social progress; a reactionary person
Synonyms: right-wing, conservative, rightist; right-winger
Antonyms: radical, progressive
Usage:
- Reactionary politicians voted against the proposal. (adjective)
- Critics viewed him as a reactionary. (noun)
5. BLASÉ (adjective) – ऊबा हुआ, उकताया हुआ
Pronunciation: blaa-zei
Meaning: unimpressed with or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before
Synonyms: impassive, dispassionate, emotionless, insouciant, jaded
Antonyms: responsive, excited
Usage: She is very blasé about parties.
6. STERILIZE (verb) – कीटाणुरहित बनाना
Pronunciation: steri-laiz
Meaning: make (something) free from bacteria or other living microorganisms
Synonyms: disinfect, purify, fumigate, decontaminate
Antonyms: contaminate
Usage: Sterilize the bottles with boiling water.
7. OUTSTRIP (verb) – पीछे छोड़ कर आगे निकल जाना
Pronunciation: aut-strip
Meaning: move faster than and overtake (someone else)
Synonyms: outrun, outdistance, outpace
Usage: We soon outstripped the slower runners.
8. TARRY (verb) – विलंब करना
Pronunciation: tari
Meaning: stay longer than intended; delay leaving a place
Synonyms: linger, loiter, procrastinate, dawdle
Antonyms: hurry, rush
Usage: It is a bad idea that we should tarry in these dangerous woods.
9. JEST (verb) – हंसी मज़ाक करना
Pronunciation: jest
Meaning: speak in a joking way
Synonyms: joke, crack, quip, gag, sally, pun
Usage: Don't jest about such important matters.
10. DESPOIL (verb) – लूटना, डाका डालना
Pronunciation: di-spo-il
Meaning: steal or violently remove valuable possessions
Synonyms: plunder, pillage, rob, ravage, harry, maraud, ravish
Usage:
- The thief despoiled the old man of his belongings.
- Now, choose any 2 or 3 words and try to use them in your own sentences, this way you can retain the learned words in your memory for a long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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