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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 14 March 2022
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. EERIE (adj.) : भयानक
Pronunciation: ee·rie
Meaning: strange and frightening.
Synonyms: uncanny, sinister, ghostly
Antonyms: normal, ordinary, usual
Sentence: I walked down the eerie dark path.
2. CAVILING (verb) : गुस्ताखी करना
Pronunciation: ka·vuhl·uhng
Meaning: make petty or unnecessary objections.
Synonyms: complaint, carp, grumble
Antonyms: applauding, commending
Sentence: Let us not cavil too much.
3. ASSIDUOUS (adj.) : परिश्रमी
Pronunciation: uh·si·joo·uhs
Meaning: showing great care and perseverance.
Synonyms: diligent, careful, meticulous
Antonyms: inactive, dull, lazy
Sentence: She was assiduous in her duties.
4. CONDONE (verb) : माफ करना
Pronunciation: kuhn·done
Meaning: accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue.
Synonyms: deliberately ignore, disregard, overlook
Antonyms: heed, mark, mind
Sentence: The college cannot condone any behavior that involves illicit drugs.
5. NUGATORY (adj.) : तुच्छ
Pronunciation: nyoo·guh·tuh·ree
Meaning: of no value or importance.
Synonyms: worthless, of no value, of no importance
Antonyms: important, major, significant
Sentence: Your efforts shall have been nugatory.
6. ENIGMATIC (adj.) : रहस्यपूर्ण
Pronunciation: eh·nuhg·ma·tuhk
Meaning: difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
Synonyms: mysterious, puzzling, hard to understand
Antonyms: understandable, apparent, clear
Sentence: He left an enigmatic message on my answering machine.
7. DELINEATE (verb) : चित्रित करना
Pronunciation: duh·li·nee·ayt
Meaning: describe or portray (something) precisely.
Synonyms: describe, set forth, set out
Antonyms: confuse, distort.
Sentence: The law should delineate and prohibit behavior that is socially abhorrent.
8. RECTITUDE (noun) : इंसाफ
Pronunciation: rek·tuh·chood
Meaning: morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness.
Synonyms: righteousness, goodness, virtue
Antonyms: evil, immorality, iniquity
Sentence: Maddie is a model of rectitude.
9. DETRIMENT (noun) : हानि
Pronunciation: deh·truh·muhnt
Meaning: the state of being harmed or damaged.
Synonyms: harm, loss, damage
Antonyms: gain, recovery, cure
Sentence: Smoking is a detriment to one’s health.
10. UBIQUITOUS (adj.) : सब जगह का
Pronunciation: yoo·bi·kvuh·tuhs
Meaning: present, appearing or found everywhere.
Synonyms: omnipresent, all over, present everywhere
Antonyms: confined, finite, limited
Sentence: His ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family.
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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