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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 18 May 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.
Happy learning!!!
Happy learning!!!
1. HANKER (verb) : लालायित होना
Pronunciation: hang·kuh
Meaning: feel a strong desire for or to do something.
Synonyms: yearn, crave, desire
Antonyms: abhor, abominate, despise
Sentence: What did you hanker after most when you were in prison?
2. ASCRIBING (verb) : वर्णन करना
Pronunciation: uh·skribe·uhng
Meaning: attribute something to (a cause).
Synonyms: attribute, assign, put down
Antonyms: fail, reject, disapprove
Sentence: To what do you ascribe your phenomenal success?
3. INDEFENSIBLE (adj.) : असमर्थनीय
Pronunciation: in·duh·fens·uh·bl
Meaning: not justifiable by argument.
Synonyms: inexcusable, unjustifiable, unjustified
Antonyms: defensible, excusable, forgivable
Sentence: The war is morally indefensible.
4. BURNISH (verb) : चमकना
Pronunciation: buh·nuhsh
Meaning: polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing.
Synonyms: polish (up), shine, brighten
Antonyms: rough (up), roughen, ruffle
Sentence: She wished her to dust the furniture, burnish the coal-scuttle, and clean the windows.
5. ALLUSION (noun) : संकेत
Pronunciation: uh·loo·zhn
Meaning: an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Synonyms: reference to, mention of, comment on
Antonyms: ignorance, disregard, ignoring
Sentence: The committee made no allusion to the former President in its report.
6. MERCURIAL (adj.) : अस्थिर
Pronunciation: muh·kyoo·ree·uhl
Meaning: (of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.
Synonyms: volatile, capricious, temperamental
Antonyms: certain, changeless, constant
Sentence: Advertising is a mercurial business.
7. ENCUMBER (verb) : उलझाना
Pronunciation: uhn·kuhm·buh
Meaning: restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
Synonyms: hamper, hinder, obstruct
Antonyms: aid, assist, facilitate
Sentence: I don’t want to encumber myself with unnecessary luggage.
8. MORIBUND (adj.) : मरणासन्न
Pronunciation: maw·ruh·buhnd
Meaning: (of a person) at the point of death.
Synonyms: dying, near death, near the end
Antonyms: thriving, recovering, alive, animate
Sentence: The patient was by the time the doctor arrived.
9. GUBERNATORIAL (adj.) : गवर्नर संबंधी
Pronunciation: gyoo·buh·nuh·taw·ree·uhl
Meaning: relating to a state governor or the office of the state governor.
Synonyms: administrative, dominant, guiding
Antonyms: inferior, powerless, subordinate
Sentence: Four heavyset men stood in the gubernatorial anteroom.
10. MINUTIAE (noun) : सूक्ष्म
Pronunciation: muh·nyoo·shai
Meaning: the small, precise, or trivial details of something.
Synonyms: details, niceties, subtleties
Antonym: big picture
Sentence: He had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code.
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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