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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 13 November 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. MOUNT (verb) – चढ़ना
Pronunciation: mawnt
Meaning: to climb or get on something
Synonyms: climb, arise, escalate, rise, soar, ascend, escalade
Antonyms: lower, descend, dismount
Usage: Trying to mount the horse, the nervous rider fell off several times before actually getting on.
2. BIDDABLE (adjective) – आज्ञाकारी
Pronunciation: bi·duh·bl
Meaning: ready to accept and follow instructions
Synonyms: obedient, tractable, amenable, pliable, pliant, complaisant, cooperative
Antonyms: disobedient, uncooperative, rebellious
Usage: He was a biddable boy, and went on without further question.
3. COSMOPOLITAN (adjective) – सर्वदेशीय
Pronunciation: koz·muh·po·luh·tn
Meaning: including people from many different countries
Synonyms: international, multiracial, worldwide, global, universal, worldly
Antonyms: particular, specific, provincial
Usage: Jamaica is a very cosmopolitan island.
4. PIONEERING (adjective) – पथप्रदर्शक
Pronunciation: pai·uh·neeuh·ruhng
Meaning: being the first to do or use a new idea
Synonyms: groundbreaking, trailblazing, innovative, trendsetting, revolutionary
Antonyms: terminating, concluding, closing
Usage: One of Australia's pioneering women aviators learnt to fly in the 1930s.
5. IMPERCEPTIBLE (adjective) – अप्रत्यक्ष, अगोचर
Pronunciation: im·puh·sep·tuh·bl
Meaning: impossible or difficult to perceive
Synonyms: unnoticeable, invisible, minute, indistinguishable, indiscernible, unapparent, microscopic
Antonyms: apparent, obvious, noticeable
Usage: The transition is almost imperceptible.
6. ABSURDITY (noun) – मूर्खता
Pronunciation: uhb·suh·duh·tee
Meaning: ridiculous situation or behavior
Synonyms: ridiculousness, idiocy, stupidity, foolishness, folly, silliness, inanity
Antonyms: reasonableness, sense, wisdom
UsageThe absurdity of the situation made everyone laugh.
7. ABHORRENCE (noun) – घृणा
Pronunciation: uhb·ho·ruhns
Meaning: a feeling of revulsion
Synonyms: hatred, loathing, detestation, revulsion, abomination, disgust, repugnance
Antonyms: love, admiration, delight
Usage: He has a great abhorrence of medicine.
8. OFFICIAL (adjective) – आधिकारिक
Pronunciation: uh·fi·shl
Meaning: relating to an authority
Synonyms: ceremonial, formal, solemn, ritualistic, ceremonious, pompous, bureaucratic
Antonyms: informal, unofficial, unauthorized
Usage: The government issued an official denial of the rumor.
9. INTRIGUING (adjective) – दिलचस्प
Pronunciation: uhn·tree·guhng
Meaning: arousing curiosity or interest
Synonyms: interesting, absorbing, exciting, alluring, appealing, beguiling, captivating
Antonyms: boring, unexciting, unstimulating
Usage: I found the story rather intriguing.
10. ARTISTIC (adjective) – कलात्मक
Pronunciation: aa·ti·stuhk
Meaning: being skilled in creative activity
Synonyms: creative, imaginative, inventive, artful, crafty, original, expressive
Antonyms: unimaginative, inelegant, unoriginal
Usage: His artistic talents were wasted in his boring job.
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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