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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 15 July 2021
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. PROLIFERATE (verb) – संख्या में बढ़ना
Pronunciation: pruh·li·fuh·reit
Meaning: increase in number
Synonyms: multiply, propagate, burgeon, snowball, escalate
Antonyms: decrease, dwindle, lessen
Usage: Health food shops proliferate in this region.
2. GLEE (noun) – उल्लास
Pronunciation: glee
Meaning: great delight
Synonyms: delight, pleasure, happiness, joy, elation, cheerfulness, exhilaration
Antonyms: gloom, disappointment
Usage: Smiling with glee, the child unwrapped his birthday gift.
3. INCREDULOUS (adjective) – अविश्वासी
Pronunciation: in·kreh·dyoo·luhs
Meaning: unwilling or unable to believe something
Synonyms: disbelieving, suspicious, questioning, doubtful, dubious, unbelieving, unconvinced
Antonyms: credulous, believing, certain
Usage: Miriam’s envious friends were incredulous about her engagement to a wealthy doctor.
4. NASCENT (adjective) – नवजात, अपरिपक्व
Pronunciation: na·snt
Meaning: recently formed or started
Synonyms: budding, developing, growing, embryonic, incipient, young, fledgling
Antonyms: developed, grown, mature
Usage: Since the nascent restaurant has only been open for two weeks, it does not have printed copies of its menu yet.
5. PROBABLE (adjective) – संभावित
Pronunciation: pro·buh·bl
Meaning: likely but not certain
Synonyms: apparent, likely credible, feasible, plausible, possible, presumed, reasonable
Antonyms: improbable, unlikely, impossible
Usage: The probable cause of the fire was faulty wiring.
6. VISIONARY (noun) – दूरदर्शी
Pronunciation: vi·zhuh·nuh·ree
Meaning: a person with original ideas about the future
Synonyms: dreamer, idealist, prophet, seer, theorist, zealot
Antonyms: realist, practical
Usage: Jim was a visionary leader who had the foresight to lead our company in a profitable direction for many years.
7. LURE (verb) – प्रलोभित करना
Pronunciation: luor
Meaning: to tempt a person or an animal to do something
Synonyms: tempt, entice, attract, induce, persuade, inveigle
Antonyms: deter, repel, offend
Usage: The kidnapper was able to lure the small child into his van by offering him candy.
8. PIVOTAL (adjective) – केंद्रीय, आधारभूत
Pronunciation: pi·vuh·tl
Meaning: of crucial significance
Synonyms: central, climactic, critical, crucial, decisive, essential
Antonyms: inessential, minor, secondary
Usage: As soon as the pivotal character of the film died, I grew bored with the movie and left the theater.
9. DEMURE (adjective) – संकोची
Pronunciation: duh·myuor
Meaning: reserved, modest, and shy
Synonyms: modest, meek, mild, reserved, retiring, quiet, shy, bashful
Antonyms: shameless, bold
Usage: The princess was a demure woman who hated being in the spotlight.
10. BEWILDER (verb) – उलझन में डालना
Pronunciation: buh·wil·duh
Meaning: cause someone to become perplexed and confused
Synonyms: baffle, mystify, bemuse, perplex, puzzle, confuse, confound
Antonyms: enlighten
Usage: Those shifting attitudes bewilder me.
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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