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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. GALVANIZE (verb) – प्रेरित/उत्तेजित करना
Pronunciation: gal-vun-aiz
Meaning: shock or excite (someone) into taking action
Synonyms: jolt, shock, startle, impel
Antonym: demotivate
Usage: We have to galvanize people into action.
2. CATASTROPHIC (adjective) – विपत्तिपूर्ण, प्रलयंकर
Pronunciation: kat-us-trofik
Meaning: involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering; extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful
Synonyms: disastrous, calamitous, cataclysmic, ruinous
Antonyms: fortunate, beneficial
Usage: Damage to farmland was catastrophic.
3. LACONIC (adjective) – संक्षिप्त
Pronunciation: luk-onik
Meaning: (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words
Synonyms: brief, concise, terse, succinct, short, elliptical
Antonyms: verbose, long-winded, loquacious
Usage: His laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic.
4. WRANGLE (noun, verb) – तकरार
Pronunciation: ran-gul
Meaning: a dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated
Synonyms: argument, dispute, disagreement, row; argue, quarrel
Antonyms: agreement; agree
Usage: I don't want to get into a wrangle with the committee.
5. EGREGIOUS (adjective) – अत्यंत भयंकर
Pronunciation: igree-jus
Meaning: outstandingly bad; shocking
Synonyms: shocking, appalling, horrific, horrifying, horrible, terrible, awful, dreadful, grievous
Antonym: marvellous
Usage: It was an egregious error for a statesman to show such ignorance.
6. AGONIZE (verb) – तड़पना
Pronunciation: agun-aiz
Meaning: undergo great mental pain through worrying about something
Synonyms: agony, pain, torment, torture, suffering, distress, angst
Antonyms: relax, calm, tranquilize, chill
Usage: We agonized for hours about which wallpaper to buy.
7. ODIOUS (adjective) – अत्यंत अप्रिय
Pronunciation: o-di-us
Meaning: extremely unpleasant
Synonyms: revolting, repulsive, repellent, repugnant, disgusting, offensive, objectionable
Antonyms: delightful, pleasant, agreeable, charming
Usage: I find his flattery odious.
8. MENDACITY (noun) – झूठ
Pronunciation: men-das-iti
Meaning: untruthfulness
Synonyms: lying, dishonesty, deceit
Antonym: truthfulness
Usage: Politicians are often accused of mendacity.
9. PERSPICACITY (noun) – सूक्ष्मदर्शिता
Pronunciation: per-spi-kasiti
Meaning: the quality of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness
Synonyms: shrewdness, astuteness, discernment, perception, percipience
Usage: The detective’s perspicacity allowed him to easily recognize the criminal in the crowd.
10. IMBIBE (verb) – पी लेना, सोख लेना
Pronunciation: im-baib
Meaning: drink; absorb; understand completely
Synonyms: drink, assimilate
Usage: These plants imbibe moisture through their roots.
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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