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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 19 April 2024
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.COLLUDE (verb): सांठगांठ
Pronunciation: kuh·lood
Meaning: cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others
Synonyms: combine, conspire, collaborate
Antonyms: differ, disagree, split
Sentence: He accused his opponents of colluding with one another.
2.RETROSPECTIVE (adj.): पूर्वप्रभावी
Pronunciation: reh·troh·spek·tiv
Meaning: looking back on or dealing with past events or situations.
Synonyms: backdated, retroactive, backward-looking
Antonyms: prospective
Sentence: our survey was retrospective.
3.HANKER (verb) : लालायित होना
Pronunciation: hank·er
Meaning: feel a strong desire for or to do something.
Synonyms: yearn, long, have a longing
Antonyms: be averse, aversion
Sentence: she hankered to go back.
4.ADAMANT (adj.) : हठी
Pronunciation: a·duh·muhnt
Meaning: refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind.
Synonyms: adamantine, bullheaded, inconvincible
Antonyms: acquiescent, agreeable, flexible
Sentence: He is adamant that he is not going to resign.
5.ONEROUS (adj.) : कष्टदायक
Pronunciation: oh·nuh·ruhs
Meaning: (of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome.
Synonyms: burdensome, inconvenient, troublesome
Antonyms: comfortable, cozy, easy
Sentence: This is the most onerous task I have ever undertaken.
6.RECIPROCITY (noun) : आदान-प्रदान करना
Pronunciation: reh·suh·praw·suh·tee
Meaning: the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another.
Synonyms: collaboration, mutualism, harmony
Antonyms: antagonism, antipathy, enmity
Sentence: The proposal calls for reciprocity in trade relations.
7.CORROBORATING (verb) : की पुष्टि
Pronunciation: kuh·raw·buh·rayt·uhng
Meaning: confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
Synonyms: confirm, verify, endorse
Antonyms: confuting, disproving, refuting
Sentence: Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.
8.GRATUITOUS (adj.) : ऐच्छिक
Pronunciation: gruh·tyoo·uh·tuhs
Meaning: uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted.
Synonyms: unjustified, without reason, uncalled for
Antonyms: essential, indispensable, necessary
Sentence: There’s too much crime and gratuitous violence on TV.
9.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: dirty, filthy
Sentence: The property is in immaculate condition.
10.PITHILY (adv.) : मतलब की बात
Pronunciation: pi-thē
Meaning: in a few words
Synonyms: briefly, compactly, concisely
Antonyms: diffusely, long-windedly, verbosely
Sentence: The observation that “War is hell” is how General Sherman pithily summed up his experiences in combat.
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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