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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 15 May 2020
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and usage. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
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1. DEFENDANT (noun) – प्रतिवादी, उत्तर-पक्ष
Pronunciation: di-fen-dunt
Meaning: an individual, company, or institution accused in a court of law
Synonyms: accused, appellant, litigant, respondent, suspect
Antonym: plaintiff
Usage: The defendant requested more time to prepare his case.
2. FOLIAGE (noun) – पत्तियां
Pronunciation: foli-ij
Meaning: plant leaves collectively
Synonyms: leaves, greenery, vegetation, herbage, verdure
Usage: Most trees lose their foliage in winter.
3. CHUCKLE (verb, noun) – मुंह दबाकर हंसना
Pronunciation: chuk(u)l
Meaning: laugh quietly or inwardly; a quiet or suppressed laugh
Synonyms: giggle, titter, tee-hee
Antonym: gale
Usage:
- He chuckled at the funny story. (verb)
- He gave a chuckle in response to her question. (noun)
4. TINTINNABULATE (verb) – झंकार, खनखनाहट
Pronunciation: tinti-nabyu-leit
Meaning: make a light, clear ringing sound
Synonyms: tinkle, ring, jingle, jangle, chime, clink, ping, ding
Usage: The city's clocks tintinnabulate politely.
5. FIXATION (noun) – एकोन्माद
Pronunciation: fik-seish(u)n
Meaning: an obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something
Synonyms: monomania, fetish, addiction, complex, neurosis, compulsion
Usage: He has fixation with diet and fitness.
6. ACCLIMATIZATION (noun) – वायुजलानुकूलन; परिस्थिति-अनुकूलन
Pronunciation: uklai-mut-ai-zeish(u)n
Meaning: the process or result of becoming accustomed to a new climate or to new conditions
Synonyms: adjustment, adaptation, accommodation, habituation, familiarization, acclimation, acculturation
Usage: Acclimatization to higher altitudes like Mount Fuji and Mount Everest may take several weeks.
7. WRETCHED (adjective) – अतिदुखी; गरीबी से ग्रस्त; मनहूस
Pronunciation: rechid
Meaning: (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state; of poor quality; very bad; used to express anger or annoyance
Synonyms: miserable, unhappy, sad, broken-hearted, heartbroken, grief-stricken; harsh, hard, grim, stark, difficult, poor; despicable, contemptible, reprehensible
Antonyms: cheerful, fortunate; comfortable, luxurious, excellent; worthy, admirable
Usage:
- I felt so wretched because I thought I might never see you again.
- The wretched condition of the slums is really very disappointing.
- She disliked the wretched man.
8. CLOY (verb) – अत्यधिक मीठा; अत्यधिक प्रचुर; अत्यधिक भावुक
Pronunciation: kloi
Meaning: being disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess cloying sweetness, richness, or sentiment
Synonyms: sickly sweet, sugary, syrupy, honeyed, oversweet, sickening
Usage: Chocolates start to cloy if you eat too much.
9. TOMFOOLERY (noun) – मूर्खतापूर्ण व्यवहार
Pronunciation: tom-fool(u)ri
Meaning: foolish or silly behaviour
Synonyms: silliness, fooling, clowning, capering, capers, antics
Usage: My sister is far too serious to play pranks on any of our neighbors, so I had to engage in that tomfoolery by myself.
10. BADINAGE (noun) – विनोदी या मजाकिया वार्तालाप
Pronunciation: badi-naaj
Meaning: humorous or witty conversation
Synonyms: banter, repartee, bantering, raillery, wit, crosstalk, wordplay, swordplay
Usage: The humorous badinage between the coworkers made the long workday go faster.
Now, choose any 2 or 3 words and try to use them in your own sentences, this way you can retain the learnt words in your memory for long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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