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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 14 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.
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1. HALT (verb, noun) – विराम, स्र्कना
Pronunciation: hawlt
Meaning: bring or come to an abrupt stop; a suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one
Synonyms: stop, come to rest, pull up, draw up, discontinue, terminate, be over, pause, end, suspend, put an end to
Antonyms: start, go, continue, continuation
Usage:
• The bicycle brakes to a halt. (noun)
• He called for a halt to the recent wave of emigration. (verb)
Pronunciation: hawlt
Meaning: bring or come to an abrupt stop; a suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one
Synonyms: stop, come to rest, pull up, draw up, discontinue, terminate, be over, pause, end, suspend, put an end to
Antonyms: start, go, continue, continuation
Usage:
• The bicycle brakes to a halt. (noun)
• He called for a halt to the recent wave of emigration. (verb)
2. INFLUX (noun) – प्रवाह, वेगपूर्ण प्रवेश, तांता
Pronunciation: in•fluhks
Meaning: an arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things
Synonyms: rush, stream, flood, incursion, ingress, invasion, intrusion, inflow, inrush, inundation
Antonyms: outflow, effluence, efflux
Usage: The hotel has received a large influx of guests.
3. CONFINE (verb, noun) – सीमित करना; सीमित रखना
Pronunciation: kuhn•fain
Meaning: keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of space, scope, or time; the borders or boundaries of a place, especially with regard to their restricting freedom of movement
Synonyms: enclose, incarcerate, imprison, intern, impound, trap, keep, cage, hurdle, encircle, surround, ring
Antonyms: unloose, free, release, loose, unloosen, liberate
Usage:
• It is cruel to confine a bird in a cage. (verb)
• Doctors are trying to confine the disease within the city. (noun)
Pronunciation: kuhn•fain
Meaning: keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of space, scope, or time; the borders or boundaries of a place, especially with regard to their restricting freedom of movement
Synonyms: enclose, incarcerate, imprison, intern, impound, trap, keep, cage, hurdle, encircle, surround, ring
Antonyms: unloose, free, release, loose, unloosen, liberate
Usage:
• It is cruel to confine a bird in a cage. (verb)
• Doctors are trying to confine the disease within the city. (noun)
4. DISCREPANCY (noun) – अंतर, भिन्नता
Pronunciation: duh•skreh•puhn•see
Meaning: an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
Synonyms: inconsistency, difference, disparity, variance, variation, deviation, divergence, disagreement, dissimilarity
Antonyms: similarity, correspondence
Usage: There is some discrepancy between the two accounts.
Pronunciation: duh•skreh•puhn•see
Meaning: an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
Synonyms: inconsistency, difference, disparity, variance, variation, deviation, divergence, disagreement, dissimilarity
Antonyms: similarity, correspondence
Usage: There is some discrepancy between the two accounts.
5. DWINDLE (verb) – क्षीण होना, महत्त्व खोना
Pronunciation: dwin•dl
Meaning: diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
Synonyms: diminish, decrease, reduce, lessen, wane, contract, shrink, tail off, drop, fall, go down, sink, plummet
Antonyms: increase, flourish
Usage: The number of people going to the cinema seems to dwindle steadily.
Pronunciation: dwin•dl
Meaning: diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
Synonyms: diminish, decrease, reduce, lessen, wane, contract, shrink, tail off, drop, fall, go down, sink, plummet
Antonyms: increase, flourish
Usage: The number of people going to the cinema seems to dwindle steadily.
6. ALLEGED (adjective) – तथाकथित, थोपा हुआ
Pronunciation: uh•lejd
Meaning: said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality
Synonyms: supposed, so-called, claimed, professed, purported, ostensible, apparent, putative, unproven
Antonyms: unquestionable, undeclared
Usage: It has been alleged that Jack stole the money.
Pronunciation: uh•lejd
Meaning: said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality
Synonyms: supposed, so-called, claimed, professed, purported, ostensible, apparent, putative, unproven
Antonyms: unquestionable, undeclared
Usage: It has been alleged that Jack stole the money.
7. AUGUR (verb, noun) – भविष्य बतलाना, शकुन विचारना
Pronunciation: aw•guh
Meaning: portend a good or bad outcome; (in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.
Synonyms: foreshadow, presage, indicate, signify, signal, bode, portend, herald, promise, threaten, spell, denote
Antonyms: assure, calculate, demonstrate, determine, establish, insure, make sure, prove, settle, warrant
Usage:
• Mounting sales augur a profitable year. (verb)
• It is surprising that an augur can see an augury without smiling. (noun)
Pronunciation: aw•guh
Meaning: portend a good or bad outcome; (in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.
Synonyms: foreshadow, presage, indicate, signify, signal, bode, portend, herald, promise, threaten, spell, denote
Antonyms: assure, calculate, demonstrate, determine, establish, insure, make sure, prove, settle, warrant
Usage:
• Mounting sales augur a profitable year. (verb)
• It is surprising that an augur can see an augury without smiling. (noun)
8. APPREHENSION (noun) – डर, शंका
Pronunciation: a•pruh•hen•shn
Meaning: anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen
Synonyms: anxiety, angst, alarm, worry, uneasiness, unease, nervousness, misgiving, disquiet, concern, agitation
Antonyms: inapprehension, confidence
Usage: She felt a shiver of apprehension.
Pronunciation: a•pruh•hen•shn
Meaning: anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen
Synonyms: anxiety, angst, alarm, worry, uneasiness, unease, nervousness, misgiving, disquiet, concern, agitation
Antonyms: inapprehension, confidence
Usage: She felt a shiver of apprehension.
9. SLUMP (noun, verb) – मंदी, गिर पड़ना, अकस्मात पतन
Pronunciation: sluhmp
Meaning: sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply; a sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something
Synonyms: flop, flump, collapse, sink, fall, subside, sag, slouch, plunge, drop, tumble, plummet, downturn
Antonyms: stand up, sit up, rise, soar
Usage:
• The toy industry is in a slump. (noun)
• Martha slumped against the cushions. (verb)
Pronunciation: sluhmp
Meaning: sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply; a sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something
Synonyms: flop, flump, collapse, sink, fall, subside, sag, slouch, plunge, drop, tumble, plummet, downturn
Antonyms: stand up, sit up, rise, soar
Usage:
• The toy industry is in a slump. (noun)
• Martha slumped against the cushions. (verb)
10. TOIL (verb, noun) – कड़ी मेहनत; कठिन परिश्रम करना
Pronunciation: toyl
Meaning: work extremely hard or incessantly; exhausting physical labour
Synonyms: hard work, toiling, labour, slaving, struggle, effort, exertion, application, industry, grind, slog, blood
Antonyms: rest, relax, laze
Usage:
• A life of toil is generally the price of fame and success. (noun)
• If you want knowledge, you must toil for it. (verb)
Pronunciation: toyl
Meaning: work extremely hard or incessantly; exhausting physical labour
Synonyms: hard work, toiling, labour, slaving, struggle, effort, exertion, application, industry, grind, slog, blood
Antonyms: rest, relax, laze
Usage:
• A life of toil is generally the price of fame and success. (noun)
• If you want knowledge, you must toil for it. (verb)
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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