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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 17 February 2025
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. FELICITOUS(ADJECTIVE): परम सुखी
Pronunciation: fuh·li·suh·tuhs
Meaning: well chosen or suited to the circumstances.
Synonyms: well chosen, choice, apt
Antonyms: inappropriate, ghastly, horrid
Synonyms: well chosen, choice, apt
Antonyms: inappropriate, ghastly, horrid
Sentence: It was a felicitous phrase.
2. OPACITY(NOUN): अस्पष्टता
Pronunciation: oh·pa·suh·tee
Meaning: the quality of being difficult to see through; the fact of being opaque.
Synonyms: mystery, uncertainity, depth
Antonyms: clarity, brightness, plainness
Sentence: One has to face a lot of difficulty and opacity in Shakespeare's texts.
3. THWART(VERB): विफल
3. THWART(VERB): विफल
Pronunciation: thvawt
Meaning: to stop somebody doing what he/she planned to do; to prevent something happening.
Synonyms: frustrated,foled, balked
Antonyms: promoted, advanced, aided
Sentence: She did all she could to thwart his plans.
Synonyms: frustrated,foled, balked
Antonyms: promoted, advanced, aided
Sentence: She did all she could to thwart his plans.
4. IGNOMINY (NOUN): बदनामी
Pronunciation: ig·nuh·muh·nee
Meaning: public shame and embarrassment; a loss of honour.
Synonyms: humiliation, shame, infamy
Antonyms: honour, respect, fear
Sentence: He had to face ignominy due to his son.
Synonyms: humiliation, shame, infamy
Antonyms: honour, respect, fear
Sentence: He had to face ignominy due to his son.
5. DISSUADE(VERB): विरत करना
Pronunciation: duh·svayd
Meaning: to persuade somebody not to do something.
Synonyms: discourage, prevent, deter
Antonyms: persuade, encourage, urge
Sentence: My friends try to dissuade me from flying.
Synonyms: discourage, prevent, deter
Antonyms: persuade, encourage, urge
Sentence: My friends try to dissuade me from flying.
6. OUTGOING(ADJECTIVE): जावक
Pronunciation: awt·goh·uhng
Meaning: friendly and interested in other people and new experiences.
Synonyms: social, frieldly, sociable
Antonyms: distant, antisocial, aloof
Sentence: The outgoing PM was honored by all.
7. EXPLICATE(VERB): बयान
Synonyms: social, frieldly, sociable
Antonyms: distant, antisocial, aloof
Sentence: The outgoing PM was honored by all.
7. EXPLICATE(VERB): बयान
Pronunciation: ek·spluh·kayt
Meaning: to explain an idea, a work of literature, theory etc. in a lot of detail.
Synonyms: clarify, spell out, explain
Antonyms: obscure, confuse, cloud
Sentence: An attempt was made to explicate the relationship between crime and justice.
Synonyms: clarify, spell out, explain
Antonyms: obscure, confuse, cloud
Sentence: An attempt was made to explicate the relationship between crime and justice.
8. EMBRACE(VERB): अपनाना
Pronunciation: eh·brays
Meaning: to put your arms around somebody as a sign of love, happiness, etc.
Synonyms: accept, take up, clasp
Antonyms: reject
Sentence: Besides traditional methods, artists are embracing new technology.
9. ESCHEW(VERB): छोड़ना
Synonyms: accept, take up, clasp
Antonyms: reject
Sentence: Besides traditional methods, artists are embracing new technology.
9. ESCHEW(VERB): छोड़ना
Pronunciation: uhs·choo
Meaning: deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
Synonyms: avoid, evade, shun
Antonyms: accept, embrace, seek
Sentence: The minister appealed to the crowd to eschew violence.
10. WRECK(VERB): जहाज के मलबे
Synonyms: avoid, evade, shun
Antonyms: accept, embrace, seek
Sentence: The minister appealed to the crowd to eschew violence.
10. WRECK(VERB): जहाज के मलबे
Pronunciation: rek
Meaning: a ship that has sunk or been badly damaged at sea.
Synonyms: spoil, disrupt, rubble
Antonyms: facilitate, salvage, salvaging
Sentence: An eye injury wrecked his chances of a professional career.
Synonyms: spoil, disrupt, rubble
Antonyms: facilitate, salvage, salvaging
Sentence: An eye injury wrecked his chances of a professional career.
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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