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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 18 October 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.DEVISING (verb) : तैयार
Pronunciation: duh·vize·uhng
Meaning: plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.
Synonyms: conceive, think up, come up with
Antonyms: copying, duplicating
Sentence: The government is devising a plan to liberate prisoners held in detention camps.
2.EGALITARIAN (adj.) : समानाधिकारवादी
Pronunciation: uh·ga·luh·teuh·ree·uhn
Meaning: relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
Synonyms: democratic, modest, unpretentious
Antonyms: aristocratic, elitist
Sentence: The party’s principles are basically egalitarian.
3.ASININE (adj.) : बुद्धिहीन
Pronunciation: a·suh·nine
Meaning: extremely stupid or foolish.
Synonyms: stupid, foolish, pointless
Antonyms: judicious, prudent, sagacious
Sentence: It was asinine to run into the street like that.
4.OBFUSCATE (verb) : अस्पष्ट करना
Pronunciation: awb·fuh·skayt
Meaning: render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
Synonyms: obscure, confuse, complicate
Antonyms: clarify, clear (up), simplify
Sentence: She was criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue.
5.UNERRING (adj.) : अचूक
Pronunciation: uhn·uh·ruhng
Meaning: always right or accurate.
Synonyms: unfailing, infallible, unswerving
Antonyms: fallible, flawed, imperfect
Sentence: He has an unerring talent for writing catchy melodies.
6.UNDERSTATE (verb) : परदा डालना
Pronunciation: uhn·duh·stayt
Meaning: describe or represent (something) as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.
Synonyms: play down, downplay, underplay
Antonyms: exaggerate, overdo, overdraw
Sentence: The press has understated the extent of the problem.
7.SWAY (noun) : बोलबाला
Pronunciation: svay
Meaning: the power to bring about a result on another
Synonyms: effect, impact, influence
Antonyms: impotence, impotency, powerlessness
Sentence: Under the sway of euphoria, she offered to take us all out to dinner in celebration of her new job.
8.TROVE (noun) : भंडार
Pronunciation: trove
Meaning: a store of valuable or delightful things.
Synonyms: assortment, treasure, assemble
Antonyms: ragbag, clutter
Sentence: The dictionary is a vast treasure trove of information.
9.DELIRIOUS (adj.) : भ्रांतचित्त
Pronunciation: duh·leeuh·ree·uhs
Meaning: in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
Synonyms: incoherent, raving, babbling
Antonyms: relaxed, calm, peaceful
Sentence: He’s so delirious he doesn’t know where he is.
10.INCORPOREAL (adj.): निराकार
Pronunciation: in·kaw·paw·ree·uhl
Meaning: not composed of matter; having no material existence.
Synonyms: intangible, impalpable, nonmaterial
Antonyms: bodily, corporeal, material
Sentence: Plato demonstrated the incorporeal nature of the soul.
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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