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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 17 March 2024
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.COUNSELED (verb) : सलाह दी
Pronunciation: kawn·sld
Meaning: give advice to (someone).
Synonyms: advised, suggested, guided
Antonyms: misdirected, vagrant, wandering
Sentence: He was counseled by his supporters to return to Germany.
2.ABRADE (verb) : नष्ट करना
Pronunciation: uh·brayd
Meaning: scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.
Synonyms: erode, wear, fray
Antonyms: restore, revive, regenerate
Sentence: Much of the skin on his arm was abraded.
3.OBTRUDE (verb) : हस्तक्षेप करना
Pronunciation: uhb·trood
Meaning: become noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way.
Synonyms: intrude, meddle, interfere
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, neglect
Sentence: I don’t want to obtrude upon her privacy.
4.DECIMATION (noun) : बर्बादी
Pronunciation: deh·suh·may·shn
Meaning: the state or fact of being rendered non-existent
Synonyms: annihilation, demolishment, demolition
Antonyms: building, construction, protection
Sentence: The virtual decimation of the coastal town was caused by the hurricane.
5.CONVALESCE (verb) : अच्छा हो जाना
Pronunciation: kawn·vuh·les
Meaning: recover one’s health and strength over a period of time after an illness or operation.
Synonyms: recuperate, get better, recover
Antonyms: ail, collapse, sicken
Sentence: The long months that the soldier spent in the hospital slowly convalescing.
6.HEINOUS (adj) : जघन्य
Pronunciation: hei·nous
Meaning: (of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked.
Synonyms: odious, wicked, evil
Antonyms: admirable, moral, praiseworthy
Sentence: He committed a heinous crime.
7.FORBORNE (verb) : रोकना
Pronunciation: faw·bawn
Meaning: politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain.
Synonyms: refrain, abstain, desist
Antonyms: bow (to), give in (to), submit (to)
Sentence: He modestly forbears to include his own work.
8.LITIGANT (noun) : विवादी
Pronunciation: li·tuh·gnt
Meaning: a person involved in a lawsuit.
Synonyms: litigator, opponent in law, disputant
Antonyms: friend, helper, associate
Sentence: Both litigants chose to represent themselves in court.
9.UNRULY (adj.) : अनियंत्रित
Pronunciation: uhn·rool·ee
Meaning: disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control.
Synonyms: disorderly, wild, uncontrollable
Antonyms: controllable, governable, manageable
Sentence: Kate tried to control her unruly emotions.
10.CINCH (noun): आसान काम
Pronunciation: sinch
Meaning: an extremely easy task.
Synonyms: easy, uncomplicated, not difficult
Antonyms: tough, complicated, difficult
Sentence: This dish is a cinch to make.
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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