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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 13 December 2020
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.COMPLIANT (adjective) – आज्ञाकारी
Pronunciation: kuhm•plai•uhnt
Meaning: observing the requirements and rules
Synonyms: obedient, docile, flexible, willing, manageable, submissive, tractable
Antonym: inflexible, obstinate, stubborn
Usage: The teacher was shocked when her normally rebellious class became compliant.
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1.COMPLIANT (adjective) – आज्ञाकारी
Pronunciation: kuhm•plai•uhnt
Meaning: observing the requirements and rules
Synonyms: obedient, docile, flexible, willing, manageable, submissive, tractable
Antonym: inflexible, obstinate, stubborn
Usage: The teacher was shocked when her normally rebellious class became compliant.
2.STIFF (adjective) – कठोर
Pronunciation: stif
Meaning: physically inflexible or hard
Synonyms: hard, inflexible, rigid, solid, stark
Antonyms: bending, flexible, soft
Usage: After running a marathon the day before, Kennedy woke to stiff muscles so rigid and strained she could barely move.
Pronunciation: stif
Meaning: physically inflexible or hard
Synonyms: hard, inflexible, rigid, solid, stark
Antonyms: bending, flexible, soft
Usage: After running a marathon the day before, Kennedy woke to stiff muscles so rigid and strained she could barely move.
3.DEFT (adjective) – चतुर
Pronunciation: deft
Meaning: skillful and clever
Synonyms: gile, clever, adept, adroit, ingenious, proficient, quick
Antonyms: clumsy, awkward, inept
Usage: The politician is a deft speaker who can easily convince people to believe whatever he says.
4.IMBROGLIO (noun) – उलझन
Pronunciation: uhm•brow•lee•ow
Meaning: a confusing situation
Synonyms: complication, confusion, complexity, problem, difficulty, trouble, entanglement
Antonyms: simplicity, clarity, ease
Usage: Perhaps the professor’s explanation will allow me to make sense of this scientific imbroglio.
Pronunciation: deft
Meaning: skillful and clever
Synonyms: gile, clever, adept, adroit, ingenious, proficient, quick
Antonyms: clumsy, awkward, inept
Usage: The politician is a deft speaker who can easily convince people to believe whatever he says.
4.IMBROGLIO (noun) – उलझन
Pronunciation: uhm•brow•lee•ow
Meaning: a confusing situation
Synonyms: complication, confusion, complexity, problem, difficulty, trouble, entanglement
Antonyms: simplicity, clarity, ease
Usage: Perhaps the professor’s explanation will allow me to make sense of this scientific imbroglio.
5.CAGEY (adjective) – कपटपूर्ण
Pronunciation: kei•jee
Meaning: unwilling or hesitant to give information
Synonyms: secretive, guarded, reticent, cautious, circumspect, wary, elusive
Antonyms: honest, frank, open
Usage: He is very cagey about his plans.
Pronunciation: kei•jee
Meaning: unwilling or hesitant to give information
Synonyms: secretive, guarded, reticent, cautious, circumspect, wary, elusive
Antonyms: honest, frank, open
Usage: He is very cagey about his plans.
6.PRESIDE (verb) – अध्यक्षता करना
Pronunciation: pruh•zaid
Meaning: to be in charge of something as the leader
Synonyms: conduct, run, lead, guide, moderate, supervise, govern
Antonyms: follow, obey, serve
Usage: Because he was friends with the defendant, the state attorney wanted someone else to preside over the trial.
Pronunciation: pruh•zaid
Meaning: to be in charge of something as the leader
Synonyms: conduct, run, lead, guide, moderate, supervise, govern
Antonyms: follow, obey, serve
Usage: Because he was friends with the defendant, the state attorney wanted someone else to preside over the trial.
7.COMRADE (noun) – साथी
Pronunciation: kom•reid
Meaning: one who shares an experience or duty
Synonyms: ally, buddy, colleague, companion, compatriot, confidant, crony
Antonym: foe, opponent, rival
Usage: Because the detective knew he could trust his comrade to watch his back, he was not afraid to enter a dangerous situation.
Pronunciation: kom•reid
Meaning: one who shares an experience or duty
Synonyms: ally, buddy, colleague, companion, compatriot, confidant, crony
Antonym: foe, opponent, rival
Usage: Because the detective knew he could trust his comrade to watch his back, he was not afraid to enter a dangerous situation.
8.LATITUDE (noun) – स्वतंत्रता, छूट, ढील
Pronunciation: la•tuh•chood
Meaning: scope for freedom of action or thought
Synonyms: freedom, scope, leeway, elbow room, breathing space, liberty
Antonyms: constraint, restriction
Usage: Pupils enjoy considerable latitude in deciding what they want to study.
9.BONHOMIE (noun) – खुशमिज़ाजी, अच्छा स्वभाव
Pronunciation: bo•no•mee
Meaning: cheerful friendliness
Synonyms: geniality, conviviality, affability, amiability, friendliness
Antonym: coldness
Usage: She radiates undying bonhomie.
Pronunciation: la•tuh•chood
Meaning: scope for freedom of action or thought
Synonyms: freedom, scope, leeway, elbow room, breathing space, liberty
Antonyms: constraint, restriction
Usage: Pupils enjoy considerable latitude in deciding what they want to study.
9.BONHOMIE (noun) – खुशमिज़ाजी, अच्छा स्वभाव
Pronunciation: bo•no•mee
Meaning: cheerful friendliness
Synonyms: geniality, conviviality, affability, amiability, friendliness
Antonym: coldness
Usage: She radiates undying bonhomie.
10.IMBECILE (noun)– मूर्ख
Pronunciation: imbi-seel
Meaning: a stupid person
Synonyms: fool, idiot, cretin, moron, halfwit, dunce, idiotic, silly, doltish, witless
Antonyms: genius, intelligent
Usage: When Alan gets drunk, he starts to act like an imbecile.
Pronunciation: imbi-seel
Meaning: a stupid person
Synonyms: fool, idiot, cretin, moron, halfwit, dunce, idiotic, silly, doltish, witless
Antonyms: genius, intelligent
Usage: When Alan gets drunk, he starts to act like an imbecile.
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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