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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 14 March 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.ELITE (noun) - विशिष्ट वर्ग
Pronunciation: uh·leet
Meaning: individuals who are viewed as the finest in a group or society
Synonyms: best, pick, nonpareil, elect, aristocracy, nobility, gentry, upper class
Antonym: ordinary
Usage: An elite group of surgeons will perform the complex surgery on the president.
2.INDISPENSABLE (adjective) – अनिवार्य
Pronunciation: in·duh·spen·suh·bl
Meaning: absolutely necessary
Synonyms: essential, crucial, necessary, key, vital
Antonyms: dispensable, inessential, secondary
Usage: Computer is indispensable to modern life.
3.ACQUITTAL (noun) – दोषमुक्ति, रिहाई
Pronunciation: uh·kwi·tl
Meaning: setting free from the charge of an offense or verdict
Synonyms: absolution, amnesty, clearance, freeing, exemption, exoneration
Antonyms: conviction, retention, denunciation
Usage: After the defendant learned of his acquittal, he jumped for joy.
4 LAUDATORY (adjective) – स्तुतिवाद, प्रशंसायुक्त
Pronunciation: law·duh·tree
Meaning: expressing praise and commendation
Synonyms: congratulatory, complimentary, acclamatory, adulatory, approbatory, approving, commendatory
Antonyms: critical, disparaging, blaming
Usage: The president issued a laudatory tweet celebrating the national’s team Olympic victory.
5.ORATE (verb) – भाषण देना
Pronunciation: aw·reit
Meaning: make a speech, especially pompously or at length
Synonyms: declaim, discourse, preach, pontificate, sermonize, spiel
Antonym: whisper
Usage: It certainly is a fine thing to be able to orate.
6.POLYMATH (noun) – बहुश्रुत
Pronunciation: po·lee·math
Meaning: a person who knows a lot about many different subjects
Synonyms: accomplished, educated, scholarly, scientific, studied
Antonyms: uninformed, uneducated, inexperienced
Usage: Because she is such a polymath, Rachel seemed to know a little bit about every college subject.
7.FOREMAN (noun) – अधिकर्मी
Pronunciation: faw·muhn
Meaning: a skilled person that supervises and directs other workers or group members
Synonyms: supervisor, overseer, superintendent, manager, boss, controller, foreperson
Antonyms: employee, worker
Usage: A foreman was hired to oversee all of those working at the construction site.
8.CERTITUDE (noun) – यक़ीन
Pronunciation: suh·tuh·chood
Meaning: absolute certainty or conviction that something is the case
Synonyms: certainty, confidence, conviction, reliability
Antonym: doubt
Usage: The degree to which feigning certitude impressed investors.
9.DEFT (adjective) – चतुर
Pronunciation: deft
Meaning: skillful and clever
Synonyms: gile, clever, adept, adroit, ingenious, proficient, quick
Antonyms: clumsy, awkward, inept
Usage: The politician is a deft speaker who can easily convince people to believe whatever he says.
10.PRESIDE (verb) – अध्यक्षता करना
Pronunciation: pruh·zaid
Meaning: to be in charge of something as the leader
Synonyms: conduct, run, lead, guide, moderate, supervise, govern
Antonyms: follow, obey, serve
Usage: Because he was friends with the defendant, the state attorney wanted someone else to preside over the trial.
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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