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Some exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read their usages to learn how to use them in sentences. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. DEADPAN (adjective) – भावशून्य
Pronunciation: ded-pan
Meaning: expressionless
Synonyms: blank, unexpressive, inexpressive, impassive
Antonyms: expressive, comical
Usage: She delivered her dialogue in a deadpan voice.
2. FORTHRIGHT (adjective) – स्पष्टवादी, साफ़दिल
Pronunciation: fo-th-rait
Meaning: (of a person or their manner or speech) direct and outspoken
Synonyms: frank, direct, straightforward, honest
Antonyms: secretive, dishonest
Usage: His forthright manner can be mistaken for rudeness.
3. SPRIGHTLY (adjective) – उत्साहयुक्त, जिन्दादिल
Pronunciation: sp-rait-li
Meaning: (especially of an old person) lively; full of energy
Synonyms: lively, spry, energetic, active
Antonyms: doddering, sluggish, lethargic, inactive
Usage: She was quite sprightly for her age.
4. RETRENCH (verb) – अल्प-व्यय करना, घटाना
Pronunciation: ri-trench
Meaning: (of an organization or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty; reduce (something) in extent or quantity
Synonyms: economize, cut back; reduce, cut, cut down, pare
Usage: Inflation has forced us to retrench.
5. MERETRICIOUS (adjective) – दिखावे का
Pronunciation: meri-tri-shus
Meaning: attractive but having no real value
Synonyms: flashy, pretentious, gaudy, tawdry, trashy, garish
Usage: He claims that a lot of journalism is meretricious and superficial.
6. PATRICIAN (noun, adjective) – कुलीन, अभिजात
Pronunciation: put-ri-shun
Meaning: a person of high social rank; of or like a person of high social rank
Synonyms: aristocrat, grandee, noble, nobleman, noblewoman, lord; aristocratic, noble, noble-born, titled, high-born, well born, upper-class, elite
Usage: Marcus was born into a patrician family of great wealth.
7. EVANESCENT (adjective) – क्षण भंगुर
Pronunciation: ev(u)n-es(u)nt / eevun-es(u)nt
Meaning: soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing
Synonyms: vanishing, fading, evaporating, disappearing, diminishing, dwindling
Antonyms: unlimited, permanent
Usage: Talk is evanescent but writing leaves footprints.
8. QUIESCENT (adjective) – निष्क्रिय
Pronunciation: kwi-es(u)nt / kwai-es(u)nt
Meaning: in a state or period of inactivity
Synonyms: inactive, inert, latent, fallow, passive, idle
Antonym: active
Usage: The political situation was now relatively quiescent.
9. CONVALESCE (verb) – स्वास्थ-लाभ करना
Pronunciation: kon-vul-es
Meaning: recover one's health and strength over a period of time after an illness or medical treatment
Synonyms: recuperate, recover, improve
Antonym: deteriorate
Usage: He spent eight months convalescing after the stroke.
10. UNRIVALLED (adjective) – अद्वितीय
Pronunciation: un-rai-vuld
Meaning: better than everyone or everything of the same type
Synonyms: unequalled, unparalleled, matchless
Antonym: average
Usage: His knowledge of ancient civilizations is unrivalled.
Now choose any 2-3 words that you liked out of these ten words and try to make sentences on your own. This will make you familiar with these words. Let others know your usage of words by sharing them in the comment section.
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