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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 14 May 2020
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and usage. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
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1. ADMONISHMENT (noun) – चेतावनी
Pronunciation: ud-monish-munt
Meaning: a firm warning or a formal expression of disapproval
Synonyms: injunction, directive, command, instruction; rebuke, reproof, admonition, reproach, reproval, scolding
Antonyms: praise, commendation
Usage: After listening to his grandmother’s admonishment, the young boy felt horrible about stealing the candy from the store.
Pronunciation: ud-monish-munt
Meaning: a firm warning or a formal expression of disapproval
Synonyms: injunction, directive, command, instruction; rebuke, reproof, admonition, reproach, reproval, scolding
Antonyms: praise, commendation
Usage: After listening to his grandmother’s admonishment, the young boy felt horrible about stealing the candy from the store.
2. MAGNANIMITY (noun) – उदारता, दरियादिली
Pronunciation: mag-nun-imiti
Meaning: the fact or condition of being forgiving, especially towards an opponent or less powerful person
Synonyms: generosity, benevolence
Antonyms: meanness, selfishness
Usage: She accepted the criticism with magnanimity.
Pronunciation: mag-nun-imiti
Meaning: the fact or condition of being forgiving, especially towards an opponent or less powerful person
Synonyms: generosity, benevolence
Antonyms: meanness, selfishness
Usage: She accepted the criticism with magnanimity.
3. EXCULPATE (verb) – दोषमुक्त करना
Pronunciation: ek-skul-peit
Meaning: to remove blame from someone
Synonyms: exonerate, absolve, acquit
Antonym: convict, charge
Usage: The pilot of the aircraft will surely be exculpated when all the facts are known.
Pronunciation: ek-skul-peit
Meaning: to remove blame from someone
Synonyms: exonerate, absolve, acquit
Antonym: convict, charge
Usage: The pilot of the aircraft will surely be exculpated when all the facts are known.
4. INTERNECINE (adjective) – परस्पर-विध्वंसी
Pronunciation: intuh-nee-sain
Meaning: destructive to both sides in a conflict
Synonyms: deadly, bloody, violent, fierce, destructive, ruinous
Usage: The parents did not understand how much their internecine divorce battle was destroying their children’s future.
5. PRESENTIMENT (noun) – पूर्वाभाव, पूर्वबोध
Pronunciation: pri-zenti-munt / pri-senti-munt
Meaning: an intuitive feeling about the future, especially that something bad will happen
Synonyms: premonition, foreboding, intuition, hunch
Usage: He had a presentiment of disaster.
Pronunciation: intuh-nee-sain
Meaning: destructive to both sides in a conflict
Synonyms: deadly, bloody, violent, fierce, destructive, ruinous
Usage: The parents did not understand how much their internecine divorce battle was destroying their children’s future.
5. PRESENTIMENT (noun) – पूर्वाभाव, पूर्वबोध
Pronunciation: pri-zenti-munt / pri-senti-munt
Meaning: an intuitive feeling about the future, especially that something bad will happen
Synonyms: premonition, foreboding, intuition, hunch
Usage: He had a presentiment of disaster.
6. BARGE (verb) – अतिक्रमण
Pronunciation: baaj
Meaning: intrude or interrupt rudely or awkwardly
Synonyms: break in, butt in, cut in, interrupt, intervene, intrude, encroach, gatecrash
Usage:
• Students tried to barge into the secretariat buildings.
• Don't barge into the conversation.
Pronunciation: baaj
Meaning: intrude or interrupt rudely or awkwardly
Synonyms: break in, butt in, cut in, interrupt, intervene, intrude, encroach, gatecrash
Usage:
• Students tried to barge into the secretariat buildings.
• Don't barge into the conversation.
7. BARBED (adjective) – दिल दुखाने वाला
Pronunciation: baabd
Meaning: (of a remark or joke) deliberately hurtful
Synonyms: hurtful, wounding, cutting, biting, stinging, mean, spiteful
Antonyms: kindly, generous
Usage: She made some barbed comments about my lifestyle.
Pronunciation: baabd
Meaning: (of a remark or joke) deliberately hurtful
Synonyms: hurtful, wounding, cutting, biting, stinging, mean, spiteful
Antonyms: kindly, generous
Usage: She made some barbed comments about my lifestyle.
8. VALETUDINARIAN (noun, adjective) – वहमी; स्वास्थ्य को लेकर चिंतित
Pronunciation: valityoo-di-ne-ri-un
Meaning: a person who is unduly anxious about their health; showing undue concern about one's health
Synonyms: hypochondriac, neurotic, invalid, valetudinary; self-obsessed, sickly, ailing, poorly
Usage:
• Often valetudinarians are more likely to get sick. (noun)
• The valetudinarian man purchased a large bottle of hand sanitizer from the grocery store. (adjective)
Pronunciation: valityoo-di-ne-ri-un
Meaning: a person who is unduly anxious about their health; showing undue concern about one's health
Synonyms: hypochondriac, neurotic, invalid, valetudinary; self-obsessed, sickly, ailing, poorly
Usage:
• Often valetudinarians are more likely to get sick. (noun)
• The valetudinarian man purchased a large bottle of hand sanitizer from the grocery store. (adjective)
9. FROWZY (adjective) – मैला-कुचैला
Pronunciation: frauzi
Meaning: not attractive; dirty
Synonyms: scruffy, unkempt, untidy, sloppy, messy, dishevelled, slovenly
Antonym: tidy
Usage: The frowzy street was disgusting.
Pronunciation: frauzi
Meaning: not attractive; dirty
Synonyms: scruffy, unkempt, untidy, sloppy, messy, dishevelled, slovenly
Antonym: tidy
Usage: The frowzy street was disgusting.
10. HARROW (verb) – दु:ख देना, कष्ट देना
Pronunciation: haro
Meaning: cause distress to someone
Synonyms: trouble, afflict, grieve, torment, torture, crucify
Antonyms: calm, comfort, heartening
Usage: Her heart was deeply harrowed by his criticizing comments.
Pronunciation: haro
Meaning: cause distress to someone
Synonyms: trouble, afflict, grieve, torment, torture, crucify
Antonyms: calm, comfort, heartening
Usage: Her heart was deeply harrowed by his criticizing comments.
Now, choose any 2 or 3 words and try to use them in your own sentences, this way you can retain the learnt words in your memory for long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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