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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 15 April 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. QUEASY (adj.) : रोगी
Pronunciation: kvee·zee
Meaning: nauseated; feeling sick.
Synonyms: nauseous, nauseated, bilious
Antonyms: healthy, well
Sentence: The youngster felt a little queasy after eating too much Easter candy.
2. CAMARADERIE (noun) : सौहार्द
Pronunciation: ka·muh·raa·duh·ree
Meaning: mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.
Synonyms: friendship, comradeship, fellowship
Antonyms: forlornness, loneliness, lonesomeness
Sentence: The camaraderie among fellow employees made the tedious work just bearable.
3. DISCOMFITURE (noun) : पराभव
Pronunciation: duh·skuhm·fuh·chuh
Meaning: a feeling of unease or embarrassment; awkwardness.
Synonyms: embarrassment, unease, uneasiness
Antonyms: assurance, composure, confidence
Sentence: Without experiencing discomfiture and setbacks, one can never find the truth.
4. ANECDOTE (noun) : उपाख्यान
Pronunciation: a·nuhk·dote
Meaning: a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
Synonyms: story, tale, narrative
Antonyms: annals, biography, chronicle
Sentence: This research is based on anecdote, not fact.
5. ENIGMA (noun) : पहेली
Pronunciation: i·nig·muh
Meaning: a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.
Synonyms: mystery, puzzle, riddle
Antonyms: answer, axiom, explanation
Sentence: The newspapers were full of stories about the enigma of Lord Lucan’s disappearance.
6. REACTIONARY (adj.) : प्रतिक्रियावादी
Pronunciation: ree·ak·shuhn·uh·ree
Meaning: (of a person or a set of views) opposing political or social liberalization or reform.
Synonyms: conservative, rightist, orthodox
Antonyms: liberal, nonconservative
Sentence: The reactionary officer then ordered him arrested.
7. DEPRAVED (adj.) : भ्रष्ट
Pronunciation: duh·prayvd
Meaning: morally corrupt; wicked.
Synonyms: corrupted, perverted, deviant
Antonyms: virtuous, uncorrupted, honest
Sentence: He thought we were all depraved gamblers.
8. ASPERITY (noun) : तीक्ष्णता
Pronunciation: a·speh·ruh·tee
Meaning: the harshness of tone or manner.
Synonyms: harshness, sharpness, roughness
Antonyms: mildness, softness, gentleness
Sentence: He spoke to the boy with asperity.
9. OLIGARCHY (noun) : कुलीनतंत्र
Pronunciation: aw·luh·gaa·kee
Meaning: a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
Synonyms: syndicate, bunch, clan
Antonyms: commonwealth, egalitarianism , emancipation
Sentence: Critics complain that the government is now dominated by an oligarchy of wealthy businesspeople.
10. CORROBORATING (verb) : की पुष्टि
Pronunciation: kuh·raw·buh·rayt·uhng
Meaning: confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
Synonyms: confirm, verify, endorse
Antonyms: confuting, disproving, refuting
Sentence: Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.
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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