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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 15 December 2021
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and Sentence. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
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1. FELICITATE (verb) – अभिनंदन करना
Pronunciation: fuh•li•suh•tayt
Meaning: to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune
Synonyms: compliment, congratulate, applaud
Antonyms: cry down, decry, deprecate
Sentence: The whole family felicitated John on his new appointment.
2. CORDONED (verb) – घेराबंदी कर दी
Pronunciation: kaw•dnd
Meaning: prevent access to or from an area or building by surrounding it with police or other guards.
Synonyms: close off, seal off, tape off
Antonyms: free, release, let go
Sentence: Police cordoned off part of the city center.
3. LAXITY (noun) – बेपरवाही
Pronunciation: laks•uh•tee
Meaning: lack of strictness or care.
Synonyms: carelessness, heedlessness, inadvertence
Antonyms: tightness, compliance, care
Sentence: The newspapers accused local police of laxity in dealing with gamblers.
4. PROVISOS (noun) – प्रावधानों
Pronunciation: pruh•vai•zoze
Meaning: a condition attached to an agreement.
Synonyms: condition, stipulation, provision
Antonyms: fullness, unsoundedness
Sentence: He left his unborn grandchild a trust fund with the proviso that he be named after the old man.
5. DISSENT (noun) – मतभेद
Pronunciation: duh•sent
Meaning: the expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held.
Synonyms: disagreement, lack of agreement, dispute
Antonyms: accord, agreement, concord
Sentence: In those days, religious dissent was not tolerated.
6. POISE (noun) – संतुलन
Pronunciation: poyz
Meaning: graceful and elegant bearing in a person.
Synonyms: balance, equilibrium, control
Antonyms: disequilibrium, imbalance, volatility
Sentence: Louisa seems to have much more poise and confidence.
7. SHREWDNESS (noun) – चतुराई
Pronunciation: shrood•nuhs
Meaning: the quality of having or showing good powers of judgment.
Synonyms: sharpness, acuteness, acuity
Antonyms: guilelessness, ingenuousness, innocence
Sentence: The coach showed considerable tactical shrewdness.
8. PROFUSION (noun) – प्रचुरता
Pronunciation: pruh•fyoo•zhn
Meaning: an abundance or large quantity of something.
Synonyms: abundance, lot, mass
Antonyms: bit, deficit, lack
Sentence: Roses grew in profusion against the old wall.
9. PROPULSION (noun) – संचालक शक्ति
Pronunciation: pruh•puhl•shn
Meaning: the action of driving or pushing forward.
Synonyms: drive, propel, push
Antonyms: ease, idleness, impotence, laziness
Sentence: This aircraft works by jet propulsion.
10. FOLLIES (noun) – मूर्खता
Pronunciation: faw•leez
Meaning: lack of good sense; foolishness.
Synonyms: absurdities, asininities, foolishness
Antonyms: prudences, sagacities, wisdom
Sentence: Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
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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