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Some exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read their usages to learn how to use them in sentences. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. IMPERVIOUS (adjective) – अभेद्य, अप्रवेश्य
Pronunciation: im-puh-vi-us
Meaning: not allowing fluid to pass through
Synonyms: impermeable, impenetrable, impregnable, waterproof
Antonym: permeable
Usage: Rubber boots are impervious to water.
2. CREDULITY (noun) – भोलापन, विश्वासशीलता
Pronunciation: kri-dyoo-liti
Meaning: a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true
Synonyms: gullibility, naivety, innocence
Antonyms: worldliness, suspicion
Usage: If you will believe almost anything that you are told, you have far too much credulity.
3. PLUCKY (adjective) – हिम्मती, साहसी
Pronunciation: pluki
Meaning: having or showing determined courage in the face of difficulties
Synonyms: brave, courageous, bold, daring, fearless, intrepid
Antonyms: cowardly, timid, timorous
Usage: The plucky youngster had four operations during her long battle against the illness.
4. WACKY (adjective) – निराला
Pronunciation: waki
Meaning: funny or amusing in a slightly odd or peculiar way
Synonyms: zany, madcap, offbeat, quirky, outlandish, eccentric
Antonyms: conventional, sensible
Usage: He decided to become a clown to join the wacky world of the circus.
5. DEEM (verb) – समझना, मानना
Pronunciation: deem
Meaning: regard or consider in a specified way
Synonyms: consider, judge, adjudge
Usage: I deem it a great honour to be invited to address you.
6. TENABLE (adjective) – उचित; तर्कसंगत
Pronunciation: tenub(u)l
Meaning: able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
Synonyms: defensible, justifiable, sustainable
Antonyms: indefensible, untenable
Usage: This argument is simply not tenable.
7. IMPENITENT (adjective) – अनुतापरहित, खेदशून्य
Pronunciation: im-peni-t(u)nt
Meaning: not feeling shame or regret about one's actions or attitudes
Synonyms: unrepentant, remorseless, unremorseful, shameless
Antonym: penitent
Usage: His impenitent attitude is really annoying.
8. ACME (noun) – परिपूर्णता, शिखर
Pronunciation: akmi
Meaning: the point at which something is at its best or most highly developed
Synonyms: peak, pinnacle, zenith
Antonyms: nadir, bottom
Usage: He attained the acme of perfection in landscape painting.
9. FLABBY (adjective) – पिलपिला
Pronunciation: flabi
Meaning: (of a part of a person's body) soft, loose, and fleshy
Synonyms: flaccid, unfirm, yielding, slack
Antonyms: firm, taut
Usage: This exercise helps to flatten a flabby stomach.
10. DEVIANT (adjective) – भटका हुआ
Pronunciation: dee-vi-unt
Meaning: departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social behaviour
Synonyms: aberrant, deviating, divergent, abnormal
Antonyms: normal, orthodox
Usage: Deviant behaviour is one of the features of certain types of mental illness.
Now choose any 2-3 words that you liked out of these ten words and try to make sentences on your own. This will make you familiar with these words. Let others know your usage of words by sharing them in the comment section.
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