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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 17 August 2020
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. What’s more, take the test given at the last to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. ABET (verb) – उकसाना
Pronunciation: uh·bet
Meaning: encourage or assist someone to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime
Synonyms: assist, aid, help, support, back, encourage, endorse
Antonyms: hinder
Usage: It's illegal to aid and abet a thief.
2. ASSERTIVE (adjective) – प्रभावयुक्त
Pronunciation: uh·suh·tuhv
Meaning: having or showing a confident and forceful personality
Synonyms: confident, forceful, positive, bold, decisive, assured, authoritative
Antonyms: retiring, shy
Usage: The young man had an assertive manner about him as he introduced himself to the room.
3. DISTEND (verb) – फूलना
Pronunciation: duh·stend
Meaning: swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside
Synonyms: swell, bloat, bulge, expand, dilate, inflate, enlarge
Antonyms: shrink, contract
Usage: The excess food consumption caused her stomach to distend.
4. INURE (verb) – सहनशील बनाना, अभ्यस्त होना
Pronunciation: uh·nyuord
Meaning: accustom to something, especially something unpleasant
Synonyms: harden, toughen, season, temper, condition, accustom, habituate
Antonyms: sensitize
Usage: After years in the boxing ring, Max had become inured to pain.
5. PUNCTILIOUS (adjective) – सूक्ष्मताप्रिय
Pronunciation: puhngk·ti·lee·uhs
Meaning: showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour
Synonyms: meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent, attentive, scrupulous, painstaking
Antonyms: careless, slapdash
Usage: Margaret’s tendency to be punctilious makes her a great accountant.
6. IRREVOCABLE (adjective) – अटल, स्थायी
Pronunciation: uh·reh·vuh·kuh·bl
Meaning: not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered
Synonyms: final, irreversible, irremediable, unalterable, unchangeable
Antonyms: reversible, temporary
Usage: Your smoking is causing irrevocable harm to your body.
7. GARRALOUS (adjective) – वाचालता
Pronunciation: guh·roo·luh·tee
Meaning: excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
Synonyms: talkative, loquacious, voluble, verbose, chatty, chattering, gossipy
Antonyms: taciturn, reticent
Usage: Because Jake is garrulous, asking him to keep a secret is impossible.
8. QUELL (verb) – दमन करना
Pronunciation: kwel
Meaning: put an end to a rebellion or other disorder, typically by the use of force
Synonyms: end, finish, crush, put down, check, curb, thwart
Antonyms: prompt, bring about
Usage: In order to quell unemployment, the government is giving more business loans.
9. BOGUS (adjective) – फर्जी
Pronunciation: bow·guhs
Meaning: not genuine or true
Synonyms: fake, spurious, false, fraudulent, sham, deceptive, misleading
Antonyms: genuine, authentic
Usage: The judge immediately dismissed the bogus lawsuit.
10. IRE (noun) – क्रोध
Pronunciation: ai·uh
Meaning: anger
Synonyms: anger, rage, fury, wrath, outrage, temper, spleen, annoyance
Antonyms: delight, pleasure
Usage: The doctor’s rude behavior triggered the patient’s ire.
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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