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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 13 July 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. What’s more, take the test given at the last to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
Happy learning!!!
Happy learning!!!
1. FLARE (noun, verb) – चमक; फूलना
Pronunciation: fleuh
Meaning: a sudden brief burst of bright flame or light; a gradual widening in shape, especially towards the hem of a garment
Synonyms: blaze, flash, dazzle, glare, burst, flicker, glimmer, shimmer, gleam, widening, spread
Antonyms: blackness, dark, darkness, dimness, dusk, gloom, gloominess, obscurity, shade, shadow
Usage:
• I saw the sudden flare of a flashlight in the darkness. (noun)
• This skirt has a definite flare. (verb)
Pronunciation: fleuh
Meaning: a sudden brief burst of bright flame or light; a gradual widening in shape, especially towards the hem of a garment
Synonyms: blaze, flash, dazzle, glare, burst, flicker, glimmer, shimmer, gleam, widening, spread
Antonyms: blackness, dark, darkness, dimness, dusk, gloom, gloominess, obscurity, shade, shadow
Usage:
• I saw the sudden flare of a flashlight in the darkness. (noun)
• This skirt has a definite flare. (verb)
2. ERSTWHILE (adjective, adverb) – भूतपूर्व, पहला
Pronunciation: uhst•wail
Meaning: former; formerly
Synonyms: former, old, past, previous, prior, late, then, ex-, foregoing, quondam, whilom
Antonyms: present, future
Usage:
• He was the erstwhile president of the company.
• She is Mary Anderson, erstwhile the queen of America's stage.
3. ANTITHESIS (noun) – विलोम, विरोध
Pronunciation: an•ti•thuh•suhs
Meaning: a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else
Synonyms: converse, reverse, reversal, inverse, obverse, the other extreme, the other side of the coin, the flip side
Antonyms: identity, sameness, convertibility, coincidence, coalescence
Usage: Slavery is the antithesis of freedom.
Pronunciation: an•ti•thuh•suhs
Meaning: a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else
Synonyms: converse, reverse, reversal, inverse, obverse, the other extreme, the other side of the coin, the flip side
Antonyms: identity, sameness, convertibility, coincidence, coalescence
Usage: Slavery is the antithesis of freedom.
4. PROXIMITY (noun) – निकटता
Pronunciation: prok•si•muh•tee
Meaning: nearness in space, time, or relationship
Synonyms: closeness, nearness, presence, juxtaposition, propinquity, adjacency, accessibility, contiguity, vicinity, vicinage
Antonyms: distance, remoteness
Usage: We chose the house for its proximity to the school.
Pronunciation: prok•si•muh•tee
Meaning: nearness in space, time, or relationship
Synonyms: closeness, nearness, presence, juxtaposition, propinquity, adjacency, accessibility, contiguity, vicinity, vicinage
Antonyms: distance, remoteness
Usage: We chose the house for its proximity to the school.
5. GRAPPLE (verb) – हाथापाई करना, पकड़ना
Pronunciation: gra•pl
Meaning: engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle
Synonyms: wrestle, struggle, tussle, brawl, fight, scuffle, clash, combat, battle, close, engage
Antonyms: avoid, dodge
Usage: They managed to grapple him to the ground.
Pronunciation: gra•pl
Meaning: engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle
Synonyms: wrestle, struggle, tussle, brawl, fight, scuffle, clash, combat, battle, close, engage
Antonyms: avoid, dodge
Usage: They managed to grapple him to the ground.
6. EMULATE (verb) – अनुसरण करना, प्रतियोगिता करना
Pronunciation: eh•myoo•leit
Meaning: match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation
Synonyms: imitate, copy, reproduce, mimic, mirror, echo, follow, parallel, come close to, approximate
Antonyms: disaffect, shun, forego, abandon, despise, contemn, waive
Usage: You must work hard to emulate your brother's success.
Pronunciation: eh•myoo•leit
Meaning: match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation
Synonyms: imitate, copy, reproduce, mimic, mirror, echo, follow, parallel, come close to, approximate
Antonyms: disaffect, shun, forego, abandon, despise, contemn, waive
Usage: You must work hard to emulate your brother's success.
7. SEDENTARY (adjective) – गतिहीन
Pronunciation: seh•duhn•tree
Meaning: tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive
Synonyms: sitting, seated, desk-bound, desk, inactive, still, stationary
Antonyms: active, mobile
Usage: John’s computer programming job kept him sedentary for most of the day.
Pronunciation: seh•duhn•tree
Meaning: tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive
Synonyms: sitting, seated, desk-bound, desk, inactive, still, stationary
Antonyms: active, mobile
Usage: John’s computer programming job kept him sedentary for most of the day.
8. DELINEATE (verb) – वर्णन करना, चित्रित करना
Pronunciation: duh•li•nee•eit
Meaning: describe or portray (something) precisely
Synonyms: describe, set forth, set out, present, outline, depict, portray, represent, characterize, chart, define, detail, specify, identify, particularize
Antonyms: misrepresent, caricature, exaggerate, misportray
Usage: The story does a remarkable job of delineating the emotions of immigrants.
Pronunciation: duh•li•nee•eit
Meaning: describe or portray (something) precisely
Synonyms: describe, set forth, set out, present, outline, depict, portray, represent, characterize, chart, define, detail, specify, identify, particularize
Antonyms: misrepresent, caricature, exaggerate, misportray
Usage: The story does a remarkable job of delineating the emotions of immigrants.
9. CAPRICE (noun) – सनक
Pronunciation: kuh•prees
Meaning: a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour
Synonyms: whim, whimsy, vagary, fancy, notion, fad, freak, humour, impulse, quirk, eccentricity, foible, crotchet, urge, fickleness, changeableness, inconstancy, fitfulness, unpredictability
Antonyms: stability, actuality, certainty, fact, reality, truth, verity
Usage: Margie’s angry outburst was a caprice she wished she could take back.
Pronunciation: kuh•prees
Meaning: a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour
Synonyms: whim, whimsy, vagary, fancy, notion, fad, freak, humour, impulse, quirk, eccentricity, foible, crotchet, urge, fickleness, changeableness, inconstancy, fitfulness, unpredictability
Antonyms: stability, actuality, certainty, fact, reality, truth, verity
Usage: Margie’s angry outburst was a caprice she wished she could take back.
10. EMBARK (verb) – प्रारंभ
Pronunciation: uhm•baak
Meaning: begin (a course of action)
Synonyms: begin, start, commence, undertake, set about, enter on, go into, take-up
Antonyms: disembark, land
Usage: Lawrence has plans to embark on a new career as a journalist.
Pronunciation: uhm•baak
Meaning: begin (a course of action)
Synonyms: begin, start, commence, undertake, set about, enter on, go into, take-up
Antonyms: disembark, land
Usage: Lawrence has plans to embark on a new career as a journalist.
Now choose any 2 or 3 words, try to use them in your own sentences and share your sentences in the comment section. This way you can retain the learnt words for long time.
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