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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 18 March 2023
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. MYRIAD (noun) : असंख्य
Pronunciation: mi·ree·uhd
Meaning: a countless or extremely great number.
Synonyms: multitude, a lot, a large number
Antonyms: finite, limited, countable
Sentence: We were plagued by myriad tiny flies.
2. MAWKISH (adj.) : कुत्सित
Pronunciation: maw·kuhsh
Meaning: sentimental in a feeble or sickly way.
Synonyms: sentimental, oversentimental, overemotional
Antonyms: unsentimental, unadulterated, unvarnished
Sentence: The film lapses into mawkish sentimentality near the end.
3. AMBIVALENCE (noun) : दुविधा
Pronunciation: am·bi·vuh·luhns
Meaning: the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Synonyms: equivocation, uncertainty, unsureness
Antonyms: certainty, decisiveness
Sentence: The document expressed some ambivalence over the doctrine of predestination.
4. ENUNCIATED (adj.) : प्रतिपादित
Pronunciation: uh·nuhn·see·ayt·uhd
Meaning: say or pronounce clearly.
Synonyms: pronounce, articulate, say
Antonyms: inarticulate, mute, quiet
Sentence: He enunciated his theory to his colleagues.
5. MASQUERADE (noun) : छद्मवेष
Pronunciation: ma·skuh·rayd
Meaning: a false show or pretense.
Synonyms: facade, deception, pose
Antonyms: candidness, candor, directness
Sentence: Her sorrow is just a masquerade.
6. DELETERIOUS (adj.) : हानिकारक
Pronunciation: deh·luh·teeuh·ree·uhs
Meaning: causing harm or damage.
Synonyms: harmful, damaging, detrimental
Antonyms: anodyne, benign, harmless
Sentence: These drugs have a proven deleterious effect on the nervous system.
7. IMMACULATE (adj.) : निर्मल
Pronunciation: uh·ma·kyoo·luht
Meaning: (especially of a person or their clothes) perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
Synonyms: clean, spotless, pristine
Antonyms: coarse, dirty, filthy
Sentence: The property is in immaculate condition.
8. ENMESHED (verb) : जाल में फंसना
Pronunciation: uhn·mesht
Meaning: cause to become entangled in something.
Synonyms: entangle, ensnare, snare
Antonyms: disentangled, untangled, liberated
Sentence: The whales are caught by being enmeshed in nets.
9. APLOMB (noun) : अभिमान
Pronunciation: uh·plawm
Meaning: self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.
Synonyms: poise, self-assurance, self-possession
Antonyms: self-distrust, self-doubt, apprehension
Sentence: He delivered the speech with his usual aplomb.
10. DENIZEN (noun) : निवासी
Pronunciation: deh·nuh·zn
Meaning: an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place.
Synonyms: inhabitant, resident, townsman
Antonyms: guest, tourist, visitor
Sentence: The denizens of Shantytown live in a natural way.
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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