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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 16 April 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. PRESCIENCE (noun) – पूर्वबोध, आगमज्ञान
Pronunciation: presi-ens
Meaning: the fact of knowing something in advance
Synonyms: foresight, foreknowledge
Usage: She showed great prescience in selling her shares just before the market crashed.
2. SENILITY (noun) – बुढ़ापे की दुर्बलता
Pronunciation: siniliti
Meaning: the condition of having the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental abilities or mental health
Synonyms: doddering, doddery, decrepit, aged
Antonym: in the prime of life
Usage: The old man was showing signs of senility.
3. RECEPTIVE (adjective) – ग्रहणशील
Pronunciation: ri-sep-tiv
Meaning: willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas
b: open-minded, responsive, amenable
Antonyms: resistant, unresponsive
Usage: He is not very receptive to my suggestions.
4. HOARSE (adjective) – कर्कश, रूक्ष
Pronunciation: ho-s
Meaning: (of a person's voice) sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting
Synonyms: rough, harsh, croaky, croaking, throaty, gruff, husky
Antonyms: mellow, soft
Usage: His voice was hoarse after talking for an hour.
5. FANATICAL (adjective) – धर्मान्ध, मतांध
Pronunciation: fuh-natik(u)l
Meaning: filled with excessive and single-minded zeal; obsessively concerned with something
Synonyms: zealous, extremist, dogmatic, sectarian; enthusiastic, eager, keen, fervent, ardent, fervid, passionate
Antonyms: moderate, open-minded; indifferent
Usage: She's fanatical about healthy eating.
6. EGRESS (noun) – बाहर निकलना
Pronunciation: ee-gres
Meaning: the action of going out or leaving a place
Synonyms: departure, leaving, exit, withdrawal, retreat
Antonym: ingress, entry
Usage: I had a panic attack in the haunted house when I could not find an egress leading to the outside.
7. MELANGE (noun) – मिश्रण
Pronunciation: mei-lonzh
Meaning: a varied mixture
Synonyms: mixture, medley, blend, variety
Usage: The population is a melange of different cultures.
8. ELAN (noun) – ऊर्जा, शैली और उत्साह
Pronunciation: ei-lan
Meaning: energy, style, and enthusiasm
Synonyms: flair, elegance, grace, poise, polish
Antonyms: clumsiness
Usage: She performed with skill and elan.
9. BELABOUR (noun) – प्रहार; अत्यधिक विस्तार से चर्चा
Pronunciation: bi-lei-buh
Meaning: attack (someone) physically or verbally; argue or discuss (a subject) in excessive detail
Synonyms: beat, hit, strike, smack, batter, pummel; over-elaborate, labour, overdo
Antonym: praise; understate
Usage:
Men began to belabour.
I would not belabour the point.
10. PLENTEOUS (adjective) – अधिक, प्रचुर
Pronunciation: plenti-us
Meaning: plentiful
Synonyms: abundant, copious, ample, profuse
Antonyms: scarce, meagre
Usage: The meal was astonishingly plenteous.
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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