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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 15 May 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.PATRON (noun) – ग्राहक
Pronunciation:pei·truhn
Meaning: a customer of a shop, restaurant, etc., especially a regular one
Synonyms: sponsor, financier, customer, client, frequenter,supporter, subscriber
Antonyms: owner, manager, employee
Usage: Because Laura is an avid reader, she is a frequent patron at my bookstore.
2.RELENT (verb) – नरम पड़ना, कोमल होना
Pronunciation: ri·lent
Meaning: become less severe or intense
Synonyms: acquiesce, soften, capitulate, quit, relax, slacken, subside
Antonyms: harden, strengthen, worsen
Usage: The rain did not relent, and even seemed to be enhanced at times.
3.RITE (noun) – संस्कार, धार्मिक उत्सव
Pronunciation:rait
Meaning: a religious or other solemn ceremony or act
Synonyms: ceremony, ritual, ceremonial, observance, service, sacrament
Antonyms: desuetude, contravention
Usage: This festival descends from a religious rite.
4.ACTUATE (verb) – सक्रिय करना, चालू करना
Pronunciation: ak·tyoo·eit
Meaning: cause a machine or device to operate
Synonyms: activate, trigger, initiate, operate, turn on, start up
Antonyms: impede, hinder
Usage: The flow of current is required to actuate the signal.
5.CONJECTURE (noun) – अनुमान
Pronunciation: kuhn·jek·chuh
Meaning: an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
Synonyms: guess, speculation, surmise, fancy, hypothesis
Antonyms: proof, reality, truth
Usage:That was a conjecture, not a fact.
6.DIMINUTION (verb) – कमी
Pronunciation: di·muh·nyoo·shn
Meaning: a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something
Synonyms: curtailment, reduction, cutback, lessening, cut, attenuation
Antonym: increase, expansion, growth
Usage: They are hoping for a small diminution in taxes.
7.JEJUNE (adjective) – सरल
Pronunciation: juh·joon
Meaning: naive, simplistic, and superficial
Synonyms: naive, simple, innocent, guileless, unworldly, childlike, ingenuous
Antonym: sophisticated
Usage: Although Evan behaved in a jejune manner at the dinner party, he actually teaches international customs at a school for diplomats.
8.DECORUM (noun) – शिष्टाचार
Pronunciation: duh·kaw·ruhm
Meaning: behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety
Synonyms: propriety, decency, correctness, politeness, courtesy
Antonyms: impropriety, indecorousness
Usage: Not understanding decorum at a formal dinner, Jake ate his salad with his dinner fork.
9.ZEAL (noun) – उत्साह
Pronunciation: zeel
Meaning: great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective
Synonyms: passion, committedness, ardor, fervor, avidity, fondness
Antonyms: apathy, dullness, disinterest
Usage: He shows great zeal for knowledge.
10.QUINTESSENCE (noun) – सार
Pronunciation: kwuhn·teh·sns
Meaning: a refined essence or extract of a substance
Synonyms: extract, apotheosis, essence, distillation, epitome, essentiality, gist
Antonyms: exteriority, extraversion, worldliness
Usage: This paragraph is the quintessence of the article.
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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