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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 16 May 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.Pounding (participle) - तेज़
Pronunciation: pawnd·uhng
Meaning: to hit something hard many times making a lot of noise
Synonyms: bashing, battering, collision, scuffling, tottering, waddling
Antonyms:drifting, floating, hanging, hovering, poising
Usage: The speaker gesticulated by raising his arms, pounding the desk, and stamping his foot.
2.Engulf (verb) - निगल जाना
Pronunciation: en·guhlf
Meaning:to cover or surround somebody/something completely
Synonyms: drown, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, drench
Antonyms: dehydrate, dry, parch, drain
Usage: A wave of homesickness engulfed her, and she struggled back to the firm ground of reality.
3.Derogation (noun) - मानमर्दन
Pronunciation: deh·ruh·gei·shn
Meaning: an exemption from or relaxation of a rule or law.
Synonyms: denigration, deprecation, abuse, invective, vituperation
Antonyms: acclaim, praise, approbation, approval, exaltation
Usage: In the case of the former, the local law is chiefly founded on the concordat, including the derogations and privileges resulting from it.
4.Reminiscent (adjective) - याद ताजा
Pronunciation: reh·muh·ni·snt
Meaning: that makes you remember somebody/something; similar to
Synonyms: evocative, suggestive, emotional, impressive, moving
Antonyms: unreminiscent, forgetful, oblivious
Usage: The crime was eerily reminiscent of the Delaware kidnapping case where Howie was unsuccessful.
5.Adulation (noun) - चापलूसी
Pronunciation: a·dyu·lei·shn
Meaning: extreme admiration
Synonyms: adoration, deference, glorification,favor, fondness
Antonyms: depreciation, detraction, disparagement, dislike, dismissal
Usage: Fans of the latest vampire book trilogy show a lot of adulation to the books’ writer.
6.Condone (verb) - माफ करना
Pronunciation: kuhn·doun
Meaning: to accept or agree with something that most people think is wrong
Synonyms: discount, disregard, excuse, ignore, vindicate, waive
Antonyms: heed, mark, mind, note, object to
Usage: The law does not condone the violation of other people's rights.
7.Falter (verb) - लड़खड़ाना
Pronunciation: fawl·tuh
Meaning: to become weak or move in a way that is not steady
Synonyms: dally, dawdle, delay, debate, deliberate, ponder
Antonyms:decide,budge, stir,advance, continue
Usage: As she was overcome with anxiety while giving a speech, the crowd heard her voice falter.
8.Nebulous (adjective) - अस्पष्ट
Pronunciation: neh·byoo·luhs
Meaning: not clear or exact; without any definite edges
Synonyms: ambiguous, arcane, cryptic, concealed, disguised, inappreciable
Antonyms: intelligible, knowable, legible, tangible, visible
Usage: It was not difficult to realize her answer to the question was nebulous.
9.Optimum (adjective) - अनुकूलतम
Pronunciation: awp·tuh·muhm
Meaning: the best possible, giving the best possible results
Synonyms: distinguished, excellent, exceptional, exquisite, superlative, supreme
Antonyms: fair, indifferent, mediocre, medium, middling
Usage: This design makes the optimum use of the available space.
10.Panacea (noun) - दुःख हरन औषधि
Pronunciation: pa·nuh·see·uh
Meaning: something that will cure all diseases or solve all problems and difficulties; a universal remedy
Synonyms: elixir, nostrum, theriac, corrective, cure, remedy
Antonyms: disease, injury, pain
Usage: Unfortunately there is no panacea that will make cancer instantly vanish from your body.
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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