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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 15 September 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. MOUNTAINOUS (adjective) – पर्वतीय
Pronunciation: mawn·tuh·nuhs
Meaning: having many mountains
Synonyms: hilly, craggy, rocky, alpine, high, steep, precipitous
Antonym: flat
Usage: A majority of the state is mountainous with a few flat areas scattered amongst the foothills.
2. HABITABLE (adjective) – रहने योग्य
Pronunciation: ha·buh·tuh·bl
Meaning: suitable or good enough to live in
Synonyms: inhabitable, usable, tenantable, livable
Antonyms: uninhabitable, unlivable
Usage: The house should be habitable by Christmas.
3. IMPLY (verb) – संकेत करना
Pronunciation: uhm·plai
Meaning: to hint at something without directly stating or presenting
Synonyms: implicit, indirect, hinted, suggested, insinuated, inferred, hint
Antonyms: explicit, direct
Usage: The letter seems to imply that the minister knew about the business deals.
4. RAMBUNCTIOUS (adjective) – उधमी
Pronunciation: ram·buhngk·shuhs
Meaning: uncontrollably exuberant
Synonyms: boisterous, unrestrained, irrepressible, exuberant, uproarious, rollicking
Antonyms: restrained, quiet
Usage: Their rambunctious son always got into trouble.
5. SCINTILLATING (adjective) – परिहास युक्त
Pronunciation: sin·tuh·lei·tuhng
Meaning: remarkably witty
Synonyms: brilliant, dazzling, exciting, exhilarating, stimulating, invigorating
Antonyms: boring, dull
Usage: Throughout the debate, the politician made people laugh with his scintillating remarks.
6. CONTAMINATE (verb) – दूषित करना
Pronunciation: kuhn·ta·muh·neit
Meaning: to make something dirty, dangerous or impure
Synonyms: pollute, adulterate, defile, debase, corrupt, taint, infect
Antonyms: purify, decontaminate
Usage: A sneeze guard covered the buffet line so that people wouldn’t contaminate the food.
7. SOLITUDE (noun) – एकांत
Pronunciation: so·luh·chood
Meaning: the state or situation of being alone
Synonyms: loneliness, remoteness, isolation, seclusion, retirement, withdrawal
Antonym: company
Usage: Sometimes, a little solitude is just what you need to clear your mind.
8. INFERIOR (noun) – निम्न
Pronunciation: uhn·feeuh·ree·uh
Meaning: a person lower than another in rank, status, or ability
Synonyms: subordinate, junior, underling, minion, menial
Antonym: superior
Usage: A captain is inferior to a major.
9. REDUNDANT (adjective) – अनावश्यक
Pronunciation: ruh·duhn·dnt
Meaning: not needed or useless
Synonyms: unnecessary, inessential, unessential, needless, unneeded, dispensable
Antonyms: essential, necessary
Usage: The programmer deleted the redundant line of code that added no value to the software program.
10. RAMPANT (adjective) – अनियंत्रित
Pronunciation: ram·pnt
Meaning: flourishing or spreading unchecked
Synonyms: uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked, unbridled, widespread
Antonyms: controlled, restrained
Usage: Sadly, the Internet has made it easier for the rampant spread of false information.
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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