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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 14 July 2021
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. COMMENCEMENT (noun) – प्रारंभ
Pronunciation: kuh·men·smuhnt
Meaning: the beginning of something
Synonyms: beginning, start, opening, outset, onset, launch, inception
Antonyms: conclusion, end, finish
Usage: Some courses have an early commencement date.
2. IMMINENT (adjective) – अभी होने वाला
Pronunciation: i·muh·nuhnt
Meaning: about to happen
Synonyms: impending, close, near, approaching, coming, forthcoming
Antonyms: distant, later, remote
Usage: When the Secret Service arrived, everyone knew the president’s arrival was imminent.
3. EXPEDIENT (adjective) – उचित
Pronunciation: uhk·spee·dee·uhnt
Meaning: suitable to the circumstances
Synonyms: appropriate, advantageous, suitable, desirable, feasible, practical, effective
Antonyms: disadvantageous, impossible, inappropriate
Usage: It is expedient to reduce unnecessary expenditure.
4. AKIN (adjective) – समान, बराबर
Pronunciation: uk·in
Meaning: of similar character
Synonyms: similar, related, close, alike, comparable
Antonyms: unlike, dissimilar, unrelated
Usage: To the nature lover, the sound of the birds chirping is akin to charming music.
5. STUPENDOUS (adjective) – अति विशाल
Pronunciation: styoo·pen·duhs
Meaning: extremely impressive
Synonyms: amazing, astounding, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, wonderful, prodigious
Antonyms: ordinary, standard
Usage: The store did not expect a stupendous throng of customers to line up around the building.
6. HECTIC (adjective) – व्यस्त
Pronunciation: hek·tuhk
Meaning: full of incessant or frantic activity
Synonyms: frantic, turbulent, chaotic, exciting, restless
Antonyms: leisurely, quiet, calm
Usage: Once Jack started managing two jobs, his days became rather hectic.
7. TELEVISE (verb) – दूरदर्शन पर प्रसारित करना
Pronunciation: tel·uh·vahyz
Meaning: transmit by television
Synonyms: broadcast, telecast, air, transmit, screen
Antonyms: hide, suppress, conceal
Usage: Broadcasting networks always televise the boxing matches so that people can watch the fights from their couches.
8. ETERNAL (adjective) – अनन्त, सनातन
Pronunciation: uh·tuh·nuhl
Meaning: never ending
Synonyms: endless, everlasting, endless, perpetual, infinite
Antonyms: transient, ceasing, ending
Usage: Although some people think that the sun is an eternal object, many scientists believe the star will eventually die out.
9. ERUDITION (noun) – विद्वत्ता,पांडित्य
Pronunciation: eh·ruh·di·shn
Meaning: the quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning
Synonyms: learning, scholarship, knowledge, education, intellect, attainments
Antonyms: ignorance, inexperience
Usage: The professor's erudition came from long years of study.
10. ASTOUND (verb) – हक्का बक्का
Pronunciation: uh·stawnd
Meaning: shock or greatly surprise
Synonyms: amaze, astonish, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, confound, dumbfound, stupefy, daze
Antonyms: refrain, defend, dullness
Usage: The illusionist’s show is sure to astound everyone in the audience.
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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