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Some exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read their usages to learn how to use them in sentences. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. IMPERSONATE (verb) – नक़ल करना
Pronunciation: impuh-suneit
Meaning: pretend to be (another person) for entertainment or fraud
Synonyms: imitate, mimic, ape, parody, caricature
Usage: It's illegal to impersonate a police officer.
2. FELICITY (noun) – परम सुख; वाक्पटुता
Pronunciation: fi-lisiti
Meaning: intense happiness; the ability to find appropriate expression for one's thoughts
Synonyms: happiness, joy, rapture, bliss; eloquence, aptness, appropriateness, appropriacy, suitability
Antonyms: unhappiness; inappropriateness
Usage:
• Sara’s felicity had no limits on her wedding day.
• He expressed himself with great felicity.
3. EMBITTER (verb) – नाराज करना
Pronunciation: im-bituh / em-bituh
Meaning: make (someone) feel bitter or resentful
Synonyms: anger, poison, envenom
Usage: He was embittered by his failures.
4. INTERTWINE (verb) – लिपटना, गुथना
Pronunciation: intuh-twain
Meaning: twist or twine together
Synonyms: entwine, interweave, interlace, interwind, intertwist
Usage: The creepers seemed to intertwine with all of the other rainforest plants.
5. PARLOUS (adjective) – संकटपूर्ण, जोखिम भरा
Pronunciation: paa-lus
Meaning: full of danger or uncertainty
Synonyms: bad, dire, dreadful, awful, terrible, appalling, frightful
Usage: Because of the storm, it was parlous for the children to leave school.
6. FILLIP (noun) – प्रोत्साहन; भड़काना
Pronunciation: fi-lip
Meaning: something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity
Synonyms: stimulus, stimulation, stimulant, boost, encouragement
Antonym: curb
Usage: The news gave the stock market a big fillip.
7. CATACLYSMIC (adjective) – प्रलयकारी
Pronunciation: kat-uh-klizmik
Meaning: (of a natural event) large-scale and violent
Synonyms: disastrous, catastrophic, calamitous, tragic, devastating
Antonyms: fortunate, beneficial
Usage: Japan faced a cataclysmic earthquake.
8. ALMIGHTY (adjective, noun) – सर्वशक्तिमान
Pronunciation: ol-maiti
Meaning: having complete power; very great; a name or title for God
Synonyms: all-powerful, omnipotent, supreme; huge, enormous, immense, colossal, massive
Antonyms: powerless; insignificant, tiny
Usage:
• Many saw the king as an almighty ruler as one whose control could never be challenged. (adjective)
• We must pray to the Almighty for forgiveness. (noun)
9. AGITATION (noun) – व्याकुलता; तेज हलचल
Pronunciation: aji-tei-sh(u)n
Meaning: a state of anxiety or nervous excitement; brisk stirring or disturbance of a liquid
Synonyms: anxiety, perturbation, disquiet, distress; stirring, whisking, beating, churning
Antonyms: calmness, relaxation
Usage: She was in a state of great agitation.
10. INTERNECINE (adjective) – घातक
Pronunciation: intnee-sain
Meaning: destructive to both sides in a conflict
Synonyms: deadly, bloody, violent, fierce, destructive
Usage: Jason and Bill’s relationship was destroyed by internecine arguments.
Now choose any 2-3 words that you liked out of these ten words and try to make sentences on your own. This will make you familiar with these words. Let others know your usage of words by sharing them in the comment section.
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