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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 18 August 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!!!
1. HONE (verb) – पैना करना
Pronunciation: hown
Meaning: sharpen
Synonyms: sharpen, whet, strop, grind, file, edge, acuminate
Antonyms: blunt
Usage: Once you hone your communication skills, you will see the results.
2. IMPAIR (verb) – ख़राब करना
Pronunciation: uhm·peuh
Meaning: weaken or damage
Synonyms: damage, harm, diminish, reduce, weaken, lessen, decrease
Antonyms: improve, enhance
Usage: Alcohol can greatly impair your judgement.
3. DUBIOUS (adjective) – संदिग्ध, अनिश्चित
Pronunciation: doo·bee·uhs
Meaning: hesitating or doubting
Synonyms: doubtful, uncertain, unsure, hesitant, undecided, unsettled, unconfirmed
Antonyms: certain, definite
Usage: These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven.
4. TORPID (adjective) – सुस्त
Pronunciation: taw·puhd
Meaning: mentally or physically inactive
Synonyms: lethargic, sluggish, lazy, inert, inactive, slow, lifeless
Antonyms: energetic, active
Usage: My torpid brother rests on the couch all day.
5. STINGY (adjective) – कंजूस
Pronunciation: sting·ee
Meaning: mean; ungenerous
Synonyms: mean, miserly, parsimonious, niggardly, penurious, ungenerous, illiberal
Antonyms: generous, liberal
Usage: She is too stingy to give money to charity.
6. OVERWEENING (adjective) – आत्माभिमानी
Pronunciation: ow·vuh·wee·nuhng
Meaning: showing excessive confidence or pride
Synonyms: overconfident, conceited, disdainful, lofty, smug, haughty, supercilious
Antonyms: modest, diffident
Usage: Bragging about your numerous victories makes you seem a bit overweening.
7. APPROBATION (noun) – समर्थन
Pronunciation: a·prow·bei·shn
Meaning: approval or praise
Synonyms: approval, acceptance, assent, endorsement, encouragement, recognition, appreciation
Antonyms: criticism, disapproval
Usage: You don’t have to rely on the approbation of others to feel valued and appreciated.
8. STOLID (adjective) – निरुत्साह
Pronunciation: sto·luhd
Meaning: calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation
Synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic, unemotional, calm, placid, unexcitable, apathetic
Antonyms: emotional, lively
Usage: He is a very stolid, serious man.
9. PROSAIC (adjective) – नीरस
Pronunciation: prow·zei·uhk
Meaning: lacking imaginativeness or originality
Synonyms: unimaginative, uninspired, dull, dry, humdrum, spiritless, lifeless
Antonyms: imaginative, inspired
Usage: The title of your book is so prosaic that most people are going to walk right past it in the store.
10. TOADY (noun) – चापलूस
Pronunciation: tow·dee
Meaning: a person who behaves obsequiously to someone important
Synonyms: flatterer, flunkey, lackey, doormat, lickspittle
Antonyms: independent
Usage: At our bank, Henry is the toady who constantly flatters the branch manager.
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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