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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 19 December 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. SCUPPER (verb) : नाकाम करना
Pronunciation : skuh.puh
Meaning: to cause plans to fail
Synonyms: Thwart, ruin, smash
Antonyms: Support, facilitate , raise
Sentence: The unexpected storm scupper our plans for an outdoor concert.
2. SILVER (noun) : चाँदी
Pronunciation : sil.vuh
Meaning: a valuable grey-white metal that is used for making jewellery, coins, etc.
Synonym: silverware , knife , fork
Antonym: gay , deep, colored
Sentence: A sliver of glass got stuck in her foot.
3. PROSPECTS (noun) : संभावनाएँ
Pronunciation: pruh.spekts
Meaning: the possibility or likelihood of future success
Synonym: Opportunities, potential , probability
Antonym: Hopelessness, improbability , reality
Sentence: His prospects of promotion are very good.
4. TURNAROUND (noun) : प्रतिवर्तन
Pronunciation: tuhn.uh.rawnd
Meaning: a complete change from a bad situation to a good one
Synonym: Reversal, recovery , switch
Antonym: Decline, deterioration , validation
Sentence: The new CEO was responsible for the company's successful turnaround.
5. WARRANT (verb): अधिकार
Pronunciation: vaw.ruhnt
Meaning: an official written statement that gives somebody permission to do something
Synonym: Merit, justify , sanction
Antonym: Undermine, invalidate , veto
Sentence: His behaviour does not warrant such harsh criticism.
6. SPUTTER (verb) : हलचल
Pronunciation : spuh.tuh
Meaning : make a series of soft explosive or spitting sounds.
Synonym: mumbled , drawled , voiced
Antonym: silent , mute , unspoken
Sentence: The old engine sputtered before finally starting.
7. DOWNPLAY (verb) : नीचा दिखाना
Pronunciation:dawn.play
Meaning: to make something seem less important or less bad than it really is
Synonym: Understate, play down , disparaging
Antonym: Exaggerate, overemphasize , overdoing
Sentence: They tried to downplay the seriousness of the crisis.
8. TAD (noun) : थोड़ा
Pronunciation: tad
Meaning : a small amount or degree;a little bit
Synonym: Bit, smidgen , little
Antonym: Lot, much , plenty
Sentence: Could you move a tad to the left?
9. GLEAN (verb): बीनना
Pronunciation: gleen
Meaning: to obtain information in small amounts and often with difficulty
Synonym: Gather, collect , harvest
Antonym: Ignore, disregard , dig
Sentence: Researchers spent months gleaning data from the experiments.
10. TUMULT (noun) : (कोलाहल)
Pronunciation: tyoo.muhlt
Meaning : loud, confused noise, especially caused by a large mass of people
Synonym: Turmoil, commotion , fun
Antonym: Peace, tranquillity , calm
Sentence: The tumult in the stadium grew as the match reached its climax.
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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