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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 19 December 2020
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.MODERATION (noun) – संयम
Pronunciation: mo•duh•rei•shn
Meaning: the avoidance of excess or extremes
Synonyms: restraint, fairness, patience, temperance, constraint, balance
Antonyms: extremism, intemperance, unlimitedness
Usage: Eating fatty foods is acceptable as long as you do it in moderation without overdoing it.
2.COLLECTIVE (adjective) – सामूहिक
Pronunciation: kuh•lek•tuhv
Meaning: done by people acting as a group
Synonyms: composite, concerted, corporate, cumulative, mutual, shared, unified
Antonyms: separate, unshared, disjoint
Usage: The invention is a collective effort.
Meaning: done by people acting as a group
Synonyms: composite, concerted, corporate, cumulative, mutual, shared, unified
Antonyms: separate, unshared, disjoint
Usage: The invention is a collective effort.
3.PITH (noun) – सार
Pronunciation: pith
Meaning: the essence of something
Synonyms: essence, crux, core, heart, center, gist, substance
Antonyms: exteriority, enervation, exterior
Usage: The pith of his speech was focused on the importance of education.
4.GOODLY (adjective) – विशाल
Pronunciation: gud•lee
Meaning: considerable in size or quantity
Synonyms: sizeable, substantial, considerable, respectable, significant
Antonyms: paltry, small
Usage: A goodly portion of this land is valuable property near Austin, the capital of Texas.
Pronunciation: gud•lee
Meaning: considerable in size or quantity
Synonyms: sizeable, substantial, considerable, respectable, significant
Antonyms: paltry, small
Usage: A goodly portion of this land is valuable property near Austin, the capital of Texas.
5.CREDIBLE (adjective) – विश्वसनीय
Pronunciation: kreh•duh•bl
Meaning: able to be believed
Synonyms: acceptable, trustworthy, reliable, dependable, sure, good, valid
Antonyms: untrustworthy, incredible
Usage: They haven't produced any credible evidence for convicting the jury
Pronunciation: kreh•duh•bl
Meaning: able to be believed
Synonyms: acceptable, trustworthy, reliable, dependable, sure, good, valid
Antonyms: untrustworthy, incredible
Usage: They haven't produced any credible evidence for convicting the jury
6.CONSPICUOUS (adjective) – सुस्पष्ट, सहजदृश्य
Pronunciation: kuhn•spi•kyoo•uhs
Meaning: clearly visible
Synonyms: noticeable, observable, discernible, perceptible, clear, detectable, prominent
Antonyms: hidden, unnoticeable, indistinct
Usage: The notice must be displayed in a conspicuous place.
Pronunciation: kuhn•spi•kyoo•uhs
Meaning: clearly visible
Synonyms: noticeable, observable, discernible, perceptible, clear, detectable, prominent
Antonyms: hidden, unnoticeable, indistinct
Usage: The notice must be displayed in a conspicuous place.
7.INTERMINABLE (adjective) – अनंत, अपार
Pronunciation: uhn•tuh•muh•nuh•bl
Meaning: seemingly endless
Synonyms: endless, unending, everlasting, ceaseless, unceasing
Antonyms: limited, brief, terminable
Usage: Luckily for the gallery, the artist’s creativity was interminable.
Pronunciation: uhn•tuh•muh•nuh•bl
Meaning: seemingly endless
Synonyms: endless, unending, everlasting, ceaseless, unceasing
Antonyms: limited, brief, terminable
Usage: Luckily for the gallery, the artist’s creativity was interminable.
8.MIFFED (verb, noun) – नाराज़, परेशान
Pronunciation: mift
Meaning: to be irritated and upset
Synonyms: displeased, annoyed, irritated, offended, pained, resentful
Antonyms: happy, pleased
Usage: When the paperboy continued to throw the newspaper into the puddle of water, the owner was miffed at the thoughtless boy.
Pronunciation: mift
Meaning: to be irritated and upset
Synonyms: displeased, annoyed, irritated, offended, pained, resentful
Antonyms: happy, pleased
Usage: When the paperboy continued to throw the newspaper into the puddle of water, the owner was miffed at the thoughtless boy.
9.OSTENSIBLE (adjective) – तथाकथित
Pronunciation: o•sten•suh•bl
Meaning: stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so
Synonyms: apparent, seeming, outward, alleged, supposed
Antonyms: real, genuine
Usage: While Jerry is the ostensible author of this amendment, there is some question of who actually deserves credit for the idea.
Meaning: stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so
Synonyms: apparent, seeming, outward, alleged, supposed
Antonyms: real, genuine
Usage: While Jerry is the ostensible author of this amendment, there is some question of who actually deserves credit for the idea.
10.THEATRICAL (adjective) – मंचीय, नाटकीय
Pronunciation: thee•a•truh•kl
Meaning: pertaining to drama or the performing arts
Synonyms: dramatic, staged, exaggerated, thespian, histrionic
Antonyms: natural, unaffected, real
Usage: Acting with an amateur theatrical group can be fun.
Pronunciation: thee•a•truh•kl
Meaning: pertaining to drama or the performing arts
Synonyms: dramatic, staged, exaggerated, thespian, histrionic
Antonyms: natural, unaffected, real
Usage: Acting with an amateur theatrical group can be fun.
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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