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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 15 February 2023
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. POLYMATH (noun) : बहुश्रुत
Pronunciation: paw·lee·math
Meaning: a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning.
Synonyms: polyhistor, Renaissance man, brainier
Antonyms: ignoramus, illiterate, know-nothing
Sentence: Miller is a brilliant polymath and he has trounced his rivals by thinking differently.
2. LAUREATE (noun) : पुरस्कार विजेता
Pronunciation: law·ree·uht
Meaning: a person who is honored with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement.
Synonyms: acclaim, applaud, cheer
Antonyms: discredit, disgrace, dishonor
Sentence: John Dryden was appointed the first Poet Laureate.
3. ESCALATION (noun) : वृद्धि
Pronunciation: eh·skuh·lay·shn
Meaning: a rapid increase; a rise.
Synonyms: rapid increase, rise, hike
Antonyms: decrease, reduction
Sentence: A further escalation of the crisis now seems inevitable.
4. PERVERSION (noun) : आचारभ्रष्टता
Pronunciation: puh·vuh·shn
Meaning: the alteration of something from its original course, meaning, or state to a distortion or corruption of what was first intended.
Synonyms: distortion, misrepresentation, falsification
Antonyms: conformity, normality, regularity
Sentence: His craving for publicity has become almost a perversion.
5. CONTEMPLATION (noun) : विचार
Pronunciation: kawn·tuhm·play·shn
Meaning: the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time.
Synonyms: examination, inspection, observation
Antonyms: ignorance, avoidance, disdain.
Sentence: The road is too busy for leisurely contemplation of the scenery.
6. SACKED (verb) : बर्खास्त
Pronunciation: sakt
Meaning: dismiss from employment.
Synonyms: dismiss, throw out, let go
Antonyms: hire, take on, recruited
Sentence: Any official found to be involved would be sacked on the spot.
7. CINCH (noun) : आसान काम
Pronunciation: sinch
Meaning: an extremely easy task.
Synonyms: easy, uncomplicated, not difficult
Antonyms: challenging, complicated, difficult
Sentence: This dish is a cinch to make.
8. AGILE (adj.) : चुस्त
Pronunciation: uh·jile
Meaning: able to move quickly and easily.
Synonyms: lithe, nimble, spry
Antonyms: clumsy, gawky, graceless
Sentence: She is such an agile dancer!
9. HERALD (verb) : सूचना देना
Pronunciation: heh·ruhld
Meaning: be a sign that (something) is about to happen.
Synonyms: signal, indicate, announce
Antonyms: hide, keep, secret
Sentence: The speech heralded a change in policy.
10. EPITHET (noun) : विशेषण
Pronunciation: eh·puh·thet
Meaning: an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.
Synonyms: sobriquet, nickname, byname
Antonyms: compliment, accolade, commendation
Sentence: Old men are often unfairly awarded the epithet “dirty”.
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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