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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 16 January 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.ABRIDGE (verb) – संक्षिप्तीकरण
Pronunciation: uh·brij
Meaning: to make shorter
Synonyms: shorten, cut, curtail, truncate, lessen, trim
Antonyms: lengthen, increase, enlarge
Usage: His agent told him that he needed to abridge some of the content of his novel so that it would be under 400 pages.
2.FORTUITOUS (adjective) – आकस्मिक, अप्रत्याशित
Pronunciation: faw·choo·uh·tuhs
Meaning: happening by accident or chance
Synonyms: lucky, fortunate, incidental, chance, providential
Antonym: designed, intentional, planned
Usage: Long ago, Neil had a fortuitous meeting with a television producer which helped him become a star.
3.DELECTATION (noun) – आनंद
Pronunciation: dee·lek·tei·shn
Meaning: pleasure and delight
Synonyms: enjoyment, gratification, delight, pleasure, happiness
Antonyms: pain, sadness, gloom
Usage: A playlist of popular music was put together for the party guest’s delectation.
4.ACQUAINT (verb) – परिचय कराना
Pronunciation: uh·kweint
Meaning: make someone aware of or familiar with
Synonyms: familiarize, introduce, accustom, enlighten, inform
Antonyms: forget, delude, ignore
Usage: The Broadcasting Museum also offers Saturday workshops to acquaint children with the world of radio.
5.MODICUM (noun) – अल्पांश
Pronunciation: modikum
Meaning: a small portion
Synonyms: particle, speck, fragment, scrap, crumb, ounce, grain, particle
Antonyms: total, whole, entirety
Usage: If you want to be taken serious by the acting community, you must have more than a modicum of training.
6.FLABBERGASTED (adjective) – स्तंभित, भौंचक्का
Pronunciation: fla·buh·gaa·stuhd
Meaning: greatly surprised or astonished
Synonyms: amazed, surprised, astonished, dumbfound, overwhelmed
Antonyms: unimpressed, indifferent, disinterested
Usage: Studio executives were flabbergasted at the film's extraordinary success.
7.PIONEER (noun) – अग्रगामी, पथ प्रदर्शक
Pronunciation: pai·uh·neeuh
Meaning: an individual who prepares a path for others
Synonyms: pathfinder, founder, developer, innovator, trailblazer,
Antonyms: secondary, follower, last
Usage: The eco-friendly hotel chain was recently recognized for being a pioneer in green practices.
8.THRIVE (verb) – समृद्ध होना
Pronunciation: thraiv
Meaning: to do better or increase in size or number
Synonyms: flourish, prosper, burgeon, bloom, blossom, advance, succeed
Antonyms: decline, wither, retrogress
Usage: When the new car plant is built here, our small town is sure to thrive again.
9.AMELIORATION (noun) – सुधार
Pronunciation: uh·mee·lee·uh·rei·shn
Meaning: the act of making something better
Synonyms: improvement, betterment, enhancement, help, benefit, boost, raising
Antonyms: worsening, degeneration
Usage: The publishing editor used a grammar enhancing program to help with the amelioration of editing the article.
10.SAVANT (noun) – विद्वान
Pronunciation: sa·vnt
Meaning: a learned person
Synonyms: intellectual, scholar, sage, philosopher, thinker, master, authority
Antonyms: ignoramus, fool, amateur
Usage: Because Jackie is a savant of style, she hosts a television show about the latest fashion trends.
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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