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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 18-19 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!!!
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1. UNMEDIATED (adjective) – सीधा
Pronunciation: uhn•mee•dee•ei•tuhd
Meaning: without anyone or anything intervening or acting as an intermediate; direct.
Synonyms: direct, firsthand, immediate, primary, directly
Pronunciation: uhn•mee•dee•ei•tuhd
Meaning: without anyone or anything intervening or acting as an intermediate; direct.
Synonyms: direct, firsthand, immediate, primary, directly
Antonyms: indirect, secondhand
Usage: Television gives ordinary citizens an unmediated and personal view of world events.
Usage: Television gives ordinary citizens an unmediated and personal view of world events.
2. VERACITY (noun) – सच्चाई
Pronunciation: vuh•ra•suh•tee
Meaning: conformity to facts; accuracy
Synonyms: truthfulness, truth, accuracy, correctness, exactness, realism, authenticity, faithfulness
Antonyms: delusion, falsity
Usage: They questioned the veracity of her story.
Pronunciation: vuh•ra•suh•tee
Meaning: conformity to facts; accuracy
Synonyms: truthfulness, truth, accuracy, correctness, exactness, realism, authenticity, faithfulness
Antonyms: delusion, falsity
Usage: They questioned the veracity of her story.
3. ASCERTAIN (verb) – सुनिश्चित करना, जांचना
Pronunciation: a•suh•tein
Meaning: find out for certain; make sure of
Synonyms: determine, settle, decide, verify, make certain of, confirm, identify, figure out
Antonyms: suppose, presume
Usage: I am going to ascertain the truth.
Pronunciation: a•suh•tein
Meaning: find out for certain; make sure of
Synonyms: determine, settle, decide, verify, make certain of, confirm, identify, figure out
Antonyms: suppose, presume
Usage: I am going to ascertain the truth.
4. COLLUDE (verb) – सांठ-गांठ करना, कपट-संधि करना
Pronunciation: kuh•lood
Meaning: cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others
Synonyms: conspire, connive, intrigue, collaborate, scheme
Antonyms: refrain
Usage: Corrupt border-officials collude with importers of dubious goods wanting to grease their way into the country.
Pronunciation: kuh•lood
Meaning: cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others
Synonyms: conspire, connive, intrigue, collaborate, scheme
Antonyms: refrain
Usage: Corrupt border-officials collude with importers of dubious goods wanting to grease their way into the country.
5. INTRINSIC (adjective) – व्यावहारिक
Pronunciation: uhn•trin•zuhk
Meaning: belonging naturally
Synonyms: inherent, innate, inborn, inbred, congenital, natural, native, constitutional, built-in
Antonyms: extrinsic, acquire
Usage: To learn how the planet rotates, all one has to do is to look at the intrinsic laws of nature.
Pronunciation: uhn•trin•zuhk
Meaning: belonging naturally
Synonyms: inherent, innate, inborn, inbred, congenital, natural, native, constitutional, built-in
Antonyms: extrinsic, acquire
Usage: To learn how the planet rotates, all one has to do is to look at the intrinsic laws of nature.
6. ACCOLADE (noun) – सम्मान
Pronunciation: a•kuh•leid
Meaning: an award or privilege granted as a special honour or as an acknowledgement of merit
Synonyms: honour, recognition, privilege, award, title, prize
Antonyms: discouragement, disapprobation
Usage: The Nobel Prize has become the ultimate accolade in the sciences.
Pronunciation: a•kuh•leid
Meaning: an award or privilege granted as a special honour or as an acknowledgement of merit
Synonyms: honour, recognition, privilege, award, title, prize
Antonyms: discouragement, disapprobation
Usage: The Nobel Prize has become the ultimate accolade in the sciences.
7. LAUDABLE (adjective) – प्रशंसनीय
Pronunciation: law•duh•bl
Meaning: deserving praise and commendation
Synonyms: praiseworthy, commendable, admirable, meritorious, worthy, deserving, creditable
Antonyms: blameworthy, shameful
Usage: Her work for charity is highly laudable.
Pronunciation: law•duh•bl
Meaning: deserving praise and commendation
Synonyms: praiseworthy, commendable, admirable, meritorious, worthy, deserving, creditable
Antonyms: blameworthy, shameful
Usage: Her work for charity is highly laudable.
8. FISCAL (adjective) – वित्तीय
Pronunciation: fi•skl
Meaning: relating to government revenue, especially taxes; a legal or treasury official in some countries
Synonyms: tax, budgetary, revenue, financial, economic, monetary, money, pecuniary, capital
Antonyms: nonfinancial
Usage: The firm’s accountant is responsible for keeping track of our fiscal matters.
Pronunciation: fi•skl
Meaning: relating to government revenue, especially taxes; a legal or treasury official in some countries
Synonyms: tax, budgetary, revenue, financial, economic, monetary, money, pecuniary, capital
Antonyms: nonfinancial
Usage: The firm’s accountant is responsible for keeping track of our fiscal matters.
9. EXACERBATE (verb) – ख़राब करना
Pronunciation: uhg•za•suh•beit
Meaning: make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse
Synonyms: aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame, compound, intensify, increase, heighten, magnify
Antonyms: calm, reduce
Usage: Interfering now would only exacerbate the situation.
Pronunciation: uhg•za•suh•beit
Meaning: make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse
Synonyms: aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame, compound, intensify, increase, heighten, magnify
Antonyms: calm, reduce
Usage: Interfering now would only exacerbate the situation.
10. ERUDITION (noun) – विद्वत्ता,पांडित्य
Pronunciation: eh•ruh•di•shn
Meaning: the quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship
Synonyms: learning, scholarship, knowledge, education, intellect, attainments
Antonyms: ignorance, inexperience
Usage: The professor's erudition came from long years of study.
Pronunciation: eh•ruh•di•shn
Meaning: the quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship
Synonyms: learning, scholarship, knowledge, education, intellect, attainments
Antonyms: ignorance, inexperience
Usage: The professor's erudition came from long years of study.
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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