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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 14 June 2024
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.FACTION (noun): गुट
Pronunciation: fak·shn
Meaning: a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.
Synonyms: clique, coterie, caucus
Antonyms: individual, entirely, unity
Sentence: Several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area.
2.SUBMISSIVE (adj.): विनम्र
Pronunciation: suhb·mis·uhv
Meaning: ready to conform to the authority or will of others; meekly obedient or passive.
Synonyms: compliant, yielding, amenable
Antonyms: contrary, contumacious, defiant
Sentence: Most doctors want their patients to be submissive.
3.BOULEVARD (noun): मार्ग
Pronunciation: boo l-uh-vahrd
Meaning: a wide street in a town or city, typically one lined with trees.
Synonyms: avenue, street, road
Antonyms: blockade, roadblock, closure, barrier
Sentence: They replaced the narrow streets with wide boulevards.
4.PILFER (verb): चुराना
Pronunciation: pil·fuh
Meaning: steal (typical things of relatively little value).
Synonyms: steal, thieve, rob
Antonyms: hand over, give, present
Sentence: He was caught pilfering from the shop.
5.GRISLY (adj.): भयानक
Pronunciation: griz·lee
Meaning: causing horror or disgust.
Synonyms: gruesome, ghastly, frightful
Antonyms: comforting, soothing, pleasurable
Sentence: The 55-year-old Canadian had suffered a grisly death.
6.REPENTANCE (noun): पछतावा
Pronunciation: ruh·pent·uhns
Meaning: the action of repenting; sincere regret or remorse.
Synonyms: remorse, contrition, contriteness
Antonyms: impenitence, remorselessness
Sentence: Confession is the first step to repentance.
7.FOLLY (noun): मूर्खता
Pronunciation: faw·lee
Meaning: lack of good sense; foolishness.
Synonyms: absurdity, asininity, stupidity
Antonyms: prudence, sagacity, wisdom
Sentence: Answer a fool according to his folly.
8.ELATION (noun): उत्साह
Pronunciation: uh·lay·shn
Meaning: great happiness and exhilaration.
Synonyms: happiness, exhilaration, joy
Antonyms: misery, sadness, unhappiness
Sentence: She showed her elation at having finally achieved her ambition.
9.SURREPTITIOUSLY (adv.): चुपके
Pronunciation: suh·ruhp·ti·shuhs·lee
Meaning: in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively.
Synonyms: furtively, secretively, sneakily
Antonyms: openly, publicly
Sentence: Joe surreptitiously had a look in the answer book.
10.PERILOUS (adj.): जोखिम
Pronunciation: per·il·ous
Meaning: full of danger or risk.
Synonyms: dangerous, fraught with danger, hazardous
Antonyms: safe, secure
Sentence: He avoided that perilous journey.
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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