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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 15 October 2022
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. INDIGENT (adj.) : दरिद्र
Pronunciation: uhn·dig·nuhnt
Meaning: poor; needy.
Synonyms: poor, impecunious, destitute
Antonyms: prosperous, opulent, rich
Sentence: Because he was indigent, the court-appointed a lawyer to represent him.
2. TRAIPSE (verb) : धीरे-धीरे चलना
Pronunciation: trayps
Meaning: walk or move wearily or reluctantly.
Synonyms: trudge, trek, tramp
Antonyms: run, tiptoe, stay
Sentence: I spent the day traipsing around the shops but found nothing suitable for her.
3. ACCRUE (verb) : उपाजित होना
Pronunciation: uh·kroo
Meaning: (of sums of money or benefits) be received by someone in regular or increasing amounts over time.
Synonyms: result, arise, follow
Antonyms: abate, decline, diminish
Sentence: A penny-pincher who is accruing a fortune by spending next to nothing.
4. PONTIFICATING (verb) : व्याख्या करना
Pronunciation: pawn·tif·uhk·ayt·uhng
Meaning: express one’s opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic.
Synonyms: expound, declaim, preach
Antonyms: humble, lowly, modest
Sentence: Politicians like to pontificate about falling standards.
5. BRUSQUE (adj.) : अशिष्ट
Pronunciation: broosk
Meaning: abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.
Synonyms: abrupt, blunt, terse
Antonyms: circuitous, mealymouthed, civil
Sentence: Madison’s brusque style tends to irritate colleagues.
6. PERFIDY (noun) : विश्वासघात
Pronunciation: puh·fuh·dee
Meaning: deceitfulness; untrustworthiness.
Synonyms: treachery, duplicity, deceit
Antonyms: allegiance, constancy, devotedness
Sentence: As devotion unites lovers, so perfidy estranges friends.
7. TROVE (noun) : भंडार
Pronunciation: trove
Meaning: a store of valuable or delightful things.
Synonyms: assortment, treasure, assemble
Antonyms: ragbag, clutter
Sentence: The dictionary is a vast treasure trove of information.
8. INTERREGNUM (noun) : दो राजाए के भीतर समय
Pronunciation: in·tuh·reg·nuhm
Meaning: a period when the typical government is suspended, especially between successive reigns or regimes.
Synonyms: discontinuity, adjournment, suspension
Antonyms: continuation, continuity
Sentence: The democratic regime proved to be a short-lived interregnum between dictatorships.
9. COMMISERATED (verb) : हमदर्दी रखना
Pronunciation: kuh·mi·zuh·rayt·uhd
Meaning: express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize.
Synonyms: offer sympathy to, feel pity for, condole with
Antonyms: distressed, tormented, irritated
Sentence: They commiserated the misfortune of their teacher.
10. CONTEMPORANEOUS (adj.) : समसामयिक
Pronunciation: kuhn·tem·puh·ray·nee·uhs
Meaning: existing or occurring in the same period of time.
Synonyms: coetaneous, coeval, coexistent
Antonyms: asynchronous, noncontemporary
Sentence: The two events were more or less contemporaneous, with only months between them.
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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