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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 17 August 2023
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. BOORISH (adj.) : अशिष्ट
Pronunciation: boo·ruhsh
Meaning: rough and bad-mannered; coarse.
Synonyms: loutish, uncouth, rude
Antonyms: genteel, polite, civil
Sentence: I found him rather boorish and aggressive.
2. IMPOVERISHED (adj.) : गरीब
Pronunciation: uhm·paw·vuh·ruhsht
Meaning: lacking money or material possessions.
Synonyms: poor, broke, beggared
Antonyms: affluent, wealthy, rich
Sentence: They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment.
3. RENASCENCE (noun) : नवयुग
Pronunciation: renascence
Meaning: the revival of something that has been dormant.
Synonyms: revival, rebirth, resurgence
Antonyms: death, extinction, expiration
Sentence: While, both revival and renascence are based on the new choice made by ourselves.
4. NOSEDIVE (noun) : पतन
Pronunciation: noze·dive
Meaning: the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude
Synonyms: drop, dip, decline
Antonyms: rise, climb, ascent
Sentence: Oil prices took a nosedive in the crisis.
5. PERSONAGE (noun) : व्यक्ति
Pronunciation: puh·suhn·uhj
Meaning: a person (often used to express their significance, importance, or elevated status).
Synonyms: person, man, human
Antonyms: nobody, nonentity
Sentence: There is no evidence for such a historical personage.
6. LENITY (noun) : सज्जनता
Pronunciation: lenity
Meaning: kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone
Synonyms: mercy, clemency, empathy
Antonyms: vengeance, revenge, ruthlessness
Sentence: Michael was admired for his lenity and tolerance.
7. RECONDITE (adj.) : गंभीर
Pronunciation: reh·kuhn·dite
Meaning: difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand
Synonyms: esoteric, profound, abstruse
Antonyms: superficial, shallow, simple
Sentence: Such teachings are very recondite and need a considerable study to understand fully.
8. INTRICACY (noun) : जटिलता
Pronunciation: in·truh·kuh·see
Meaning: something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult
Synonyms: complexity, difficulty, complication
Antonyms: simplicity, simpleness
Sentence: The price depends on the intricacy of the work.
9. APPANAGE (noun) : विशेषण
Pronunciation: a·puh·nuhj
Meaning: something granted as a special favor
Synonyms: privilege, boon, entitlement
Antonyms: duty, responsibility, obligation
Sentence: Use of the grounds was just one appanage he bestowed upon the caretakers of his estate.
10. REGALE (verb) : मनोरंजन करना
Pronunciation: ruh·gayl
Meaning: entertain or amuse (someone) with talk.
Synonyms: entertain, amuse, delighted
Antonyms: bored, tired
Sentence: She regaled the guests with the best dishes she could offer.
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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