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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 17 July 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.
Happy learning!!!
Happy learning!!!
1. PERTAIN (verb) – संबंधित
Pronunciation: puh•tein
Meaning: be appropriate, related, or applicable to
Synonyms: concern, relate to, be related to, be connected with, be relevant to, have relevance to, apply to
Antonyms: dissociate, irrelevant
Usage: His remark did not pertain to the question.
Pronunciation: puh•tein
Meaning: be appropriate, related, or applicable to
Synonyms: concern, relate to, be related to, be connected with, be relevant to, have relevance to, apply to
Antonyms: dissociate, irrelevant
Usage: His remark did not pertain to the question.
2. HEADSTRONG (adjective) – हठी, ज़िद्दी
Pronunciation: hed•strong
Meaning: energetically wilful and determined
Synonyms: wilful, self-willed, strong-willed, contrary, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, reckless
Antonyms: obedient, tractable
Usage: She was a headstrong child, always getting into trouble.
Pronunciation: hed•strong
Meaning: energetically wilful and determined
Synonyms: wilful, self-willed, strong-willed, contrary, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, reckless
Antonyms: obedient, tractable
Usage: She was a headstrong child, always getting into trouble.
3. RETALIATE (verb) – प्रतिकार करना
Pronunciation: ruh•ta•lee•eit
Meaning: make an attack in return for a similar attack
Synonyms: fight back, strike back, hit back, respond, react, counterattack, return fire
Antonyms: pardon, forgive
Usage: If you strike me, I shall retaliate.
Pronunciation: ruh•ta•lee•eit
Meaning: make an attack in return for a similar attack
Synonyms: fight back, strike back, hit back, respond, react, counterattack, return fire
Antonyms: pardon, forgive
Usage: If you strike me, I shall retaliate.
4. AVID (adjective) – उत्सुक
Pronunciation: a•vuhd
Meaning: having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something
Synonyms: keen, eager, enthusiastic, ardent, passionate, devoted, dedicated, fervent
Antonyms: apathetic, half-hearted
Usage: He took an avid interest in the project.
Pronunciation: a•vuhd
Meaning: having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something
Synonyms: keen, eager, enthusiastic, ardent, passionate, devoted, dedicated, fervent
Antonyms: apathetic, half-hearted
Usage: He took an avid interest in the project.
5. INSIGHTFUL (adjective) – व्यावहारिक
Pronunciation: uhn•sait•ful
Meaning: having or showing an accurate and deep understanding; perceptive.
Synonyms: intuitive, perceptive, discerning, percipient, sagacious, wise, judicious, thoughtful
Antonyms: unperceptive, unperceiving
Usage: She offered some really interesting, insightful observations.
Pronunciation: uhn•sait•ful
Meaning: having or showing an accurate and deep understanding; perceptive.
Synonyms: intuitive, perceptive, discerning, percipient, sagacious, wise, judicious, thoughtful
Antonyms: unperceptive, unperceiving
Usage: She offered some really interesting, insightful observations.
6. STIGMATIZE (adjective) – निन्दित करना
Pronunciation: stig•muh•tai•z
Meaning: describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval
Synonyms: condemn, denounce, defame, discredit, label, mark out
Antonyms: destigmatize, qualify
Usage: He was stigmatized as the violator of the agreement.
Pronunciation: stig•muh•tai•z
Meaning: describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval
Synonyms: condemn, denounce, defame, discredit, label, mark out
Antonyms: destigmatize, qualify
Usage: He was stigmatized as the violator of the agreement.
7. DELVE (verb) – खोदना, उलट-पुलटकर ढूंढ़ना, तल्लीन करना
Pronunciation: delv
Meaning: reach inside a receptacle and search for something
Synonyms: search through, hunt through, scrabble about, dig in, go through, scour, ransack
Antonyms: fuse, saddle, lodge, burden, dock
Usage: We need to delve more deeply into this matter.
Pronunciation: delv
Meaning: reach inside a receptacle and search for something
Synonyms: search through, hunt through, scrabble about, dig in, go through, scour, ransack
Antonyms: fuse, saddle, lodge, burden, dock
Usage: We need to delve more deeply into this matter.
8. EFFICASY (noun) – प्रभावकारिता, गुण-कारिता
Pronunciation: eh•fuh•kuh•see
Meaning: the ability to produce a desired or intended result
Synonyms: effectiveness, success, potency, power, benefit, value, virtue, usefulness
Antonyms: inefficaciousness, inefficacy
Usage: Recent medical studies confirm the efficacy of a healthier lifestyle.
9. AUTONOMOUS (adjective) – स्वराज्य के अधीन
Pronunciation: aw•to•nuh•muhs
Meaning: having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs.
Synonyms: self-governing, independent, sovereign, free, self-ruling, self-determining
Antonyms: dependent, subservient
Usage: Galicia is an autonomous region of Spain.
Pronunciation: aw•to•nuh•muhs
Meaning: having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs.
Synonyms: self-governing, independent, sovereign, free, self-ruling, self-determining
Antonyms: dependent, subservient
Usage: Galicia is an autonomous region of Spain.
10. CURB (noun, verb) – नियंत्रण
Pronunciation: kuhb
Meaning: a check or restraint on something
Synonyms: restraint, restriction, check, control, limitation, limit, constraint, stricture, deterrent, suppressant
Antonyms: release, liberate
Usage:
Pronunciation: kuhb
Meaning: a check or restraint on something
Synonyms: restraint, restriction, check, control, limitation, limit, constraint, stricture, deterrent, suppressant
Antonyms: release, liberate
Usage:
- She put a curb on her spending. (noun)
- I began to curb my appetite for food and drink. (verb)
Now choose any 2 or 3 words, try to use them in your own sentences and share your sentences in the comment section. This way you can retain the learnt words for long time.
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