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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 15 September 2023
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. HOVER (verb) : मंडराना
Pronunciation: hover
Meaning: remain in one place in the air.
Synonyms: float, be suspended
Antonyms: lie, rest, settle
Sentence: Army helicopters hovered overhead.
2. MENDACITY (noun) : झूठ
Pronunciation: men·da·suh·tee
Meaning: a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
Synonyms: lie, prevarication, falsity
Antonyms: truth, fact, honesty
Sentence: Politicians are often accused of mendacity.
3. PROVIDENCE (noun) : मितव्ययिती
Pronunciation: praw·vuh·dns
Meaning: the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power.
Synonyms: fate, destiny, fortune
Antonyms: improvidence, myopia, negligence
Sentence: Providence is always on the side of the strongest battalions.
4. TRUMPET (verb) : घोषणा करना
Pronunciation: truhm·pet
Meaning: to make known openly or publicly
Synonyms: announce, publish, proclaim
Antonyms: withhold, conceal, suppress
Sentence: The company trumpeted the launch of the new phone with none of the bugs the old one was known for.
5. PERSPICACIOUS (adj.) : कुशाग्र बुद्धि
Pronunciation: puh·spuh·kay·shuhs
Meaning: having a ready insight into and understanding of things.
Synonyms: discerning, shrewd, perceptive
Antonyms: foolish, idiotic, moronic
Sentence: He was perspicacious enough to realize that things were soon going to change.
6. FOYER (noun) : प्रवेशद्वार
Pronunciation: foy·ay
Meaning: an entrance hall or other open area in a building used by the public, especially a hotel or theater.
Synonyms: entrance hall, hallway, lobby
Antonym: disassembly
Sentence: I’ll meet you in the foyer.
7. RENASCENCE (noun) : नवयुग
Pronunciation: ri-nas-uh ns
Meaning: the revival of something that has been dormant.
Synonyms: revival, rebirth, resurgence
Antonyms: death, extinction, expiration
Sentence: While both revival and renascence are based on the new choice made by ourselves.
8. LENITY (noun) : सज्जनता
Pronunciation: lenity
Meaning: kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone
Synonyms: mercy, clemency, empathy
Antonyms: vengeance, revenge, ruthlessness
Sentence: Michael was admired for his lenity and tolerance.
9. HAPHAZARD (adj.) : बेढ़ंगा
Pronunciation: hap·ha·zuhd
Meaning: lacking any obvious principle of organization.
Synonyms: random, unplanned, unsystematic
Antonyms: systematic, orderly, regular
Sentence: The government’s approach to the problem was haphazard.
10. VENEER (noun) : दिखावा
Pronunciation: vuh·neer
Meaning: a deceptively attractive external appearance
Synonyms: facade, gloss
Antonyms: interior, inside, ruffle
Sentence: The veneer of civility that the neighbors had maintained over the years disappeared with the filing of the first lawsuit.
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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