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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 18 May 2020
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and usage. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
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1. PERFIDY (noun) – धोखेबाज, कपटी; अविश्वास्य
Pronunciation: puh-fidi
Meaning: the state of being deceitful and untrustworthy
Synonyms: treachery, duplicity, deceit, disloyalty, infidelity
Antonyms: faithfulness, loyalty
Usage: The knowledge of his perfidy made her feel bad.
2. FIDDLE (noun, verb) – ठगी; धोखा देना
Pronunciation: fid(u)l
Meaning: an act of defrauding, cheating, or falsifying; falsify (figures, data, or records), typically in order to gain money
Synonyms: swindle, wangle, ruse, wile; falsify, manipulate
Usage:
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Fiddles can take place in local authority and general elections. (noun)
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Every year my insurance company likes to fiddle with the terms of my policy making it hard to understand what is covered. (verb)
3. OVERT (adjective) – प्रत्यक्ष, विवृत
Pronunciation: o-vut
Meaning: done or shown openly
Synonyms: undisguised, unconcealed
Antonyms: covert, hidden
Usage: He shows no overt signs of his unhappiness.
4. TATTLE (verb) – गपशप करना, निंदात्मक बातें करना
Pronunciation: tat(u)l
Meaning: to engage in casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details which are not confirmed as true
Synonyms: gossip, tittle-tattle, chatter, prattle, prate; inform, report, accuse, squeal
Usage: I like to tattle with my friend over teacups in my free time.
5. FILTH (noun) – गंदगी
Pronunciation: fild
Meaning: disgusting dirt
Synonyms: muck, grime, mud, mire, sludge, slime, contamination
Usage: Passing cars covered his shoes with filth.
6. KILTER (noun) – सामंजस्य, समरसता, तरतीब
Pronunciation: kil-tuh
Meaning: in harmony or balance
Synonyms: harmonious, balanced, arranged
Antonyms: awry, off balance, unbalanced, out of order, muddled, disharmonious, discordant, out of tune
Usage:
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The wheels of her bicycle were out of kilter after it hit the tree.
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Ignoring feelings of tiredness knocks our body clocks out of kilter.
7. WILT (verb) – मुरझाना; दुर्बल
Pronunciation: wilt
Meaning: (of a plant, leaf, or flower) hang downwards lacking stiffness, firmness, or vitality through heat, loss of water, or disease; (of a person) lose energy, physical strength, or confidence
Synonyms: droop, sag; languish, flag
Antonyms: thrive, flourish; perk up
Usage:
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The plants will wilt in direct sunlight.
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Flowers in the bouquet will soon wilt without water.
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Marigolds are a strong breed and they are less likely to wilt than other plants.
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Lady Beresford was beginning to wilt as she greeted the long line of guests.
8. PROVENANCE (noun) – उत्पत्ति, मूल-स्रोत
Pronunciation: prov(u)nuns
Meaning: the place of origin or earliest known history of something
Synonyms: origin, source, roots
Usage: There is no proof about the provenance of this painting.
9. MORATORIUM (noun) – स्थगन, प्रतिबंध, पाबंदी
Pronunciation: moruh-torium
Meaning: a temporary prohibition of an activity
Synonyms: embargo, ban, prohibition, suspension, postponement
Antonyms: resuscitation, renewal, recommencement, continuance, continuation, resumption
Usage: The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.
10. HOLD OFF (verb) – विलंब करना; टालना
Pronunciation: holf-of
Meaning: delay or postpone an action or decision
Synonyms: wait, hold back, pause, delay, hang back, hang fire
Antonym: proceed
Usage: Hold off making your decision until Monday.
Now, choose any 2 or 3 words and try to use them in your own sentences, this way you can retain the learnt words in your memory for long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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