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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 19 February 2021
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.SHALLOW (adjective) – उथला
Pronunciation: sha·low
Meaning: not exhibiting, requiring, or capable of serious thought
Synonyms: superficial, facile, glib, simplistic, oversimplified, schematic, slight
Antonyms: profound, serious, deep
Usage: Because Jim is a shallow person, he tends to judge people by the amount of money they spend on their cars.
2.IGNITE (verb) – आग पकड़ना
Pronunciation: uhg·nait
Meaning: catch fire or cause to catch fire
Synonyms: inflame , erupt, explode, burn, kindle, light, fire
Antonyms: extinguish, douse, quench
Usage: The gunpowder sometimes fails to ignite.
3.COMPETENCE (noun) – क्षमता
Pronunciation: kom·puh·tns
Meaning: the ability to do something successfully or efficiently
Synonyms: capability, ability, competency, capacity, proficiency, adroitness, knowledge
Antonym: incompetence
Usage: Her competence as a teacher is unquestionable.
4.PLACATE (verb) – शांत करना
Pronunciation: pluh·keit
Meaning: make someone less angry or hostile
Synonyms: pacify, calm, appease, mollify, soothe, quiet, conciliate, propitiate
Antonym: provoke
Usage: I tried to placate the sad little boy by giving him a cookie.
5.VIGILANCE (noun) – जागरूकता
Pronunciation: vi·juh·luhns
Meaning: the state of keeping a careful watch for danger
Synonyms: surveillance, alertness, care, attentiveness, caution, wariness, circumspection, prudence
Antonyms: neglect, carelessness, inattentiveness
Usage: Because of my neighbor’s vigilance, the intruder was caught in the act.
6.REBELLION (noun) – विद्रोह
Pronunciation: ruh·beh·lee·uhn
Meaning: the action or process of resisting authority, control, or convention
Synonyms: defiance, disobedience, insubordination, subversion, resistance, dissent
Antonyms: obedience, compliance, acquiescence
Usage: Danielle’s act of rebellion got her suspended from school for three days.
7.ORNATE (adjective) – अलंकृत
Pronunciation: aw·neit
Meaning: elaborately or highly decorated
Synonyms: elaborate, decorated, embellished, adorned, fancy, ostentatious,
showy
Antonyms: dull, plain, simple
Usage: Every bedroom in the billionaire’s mansion is ornate with luxurious furnishings and classical works of art.
8.INADVERTENT (adjective) – असावधानीवश हुआ
Pronunciation: in·uhd·vuh·tnt
Meaning: not intentional
Synonyms: unintentional, unintended, accidental, unplanned, unmeant, innocent
Antonyms: deliberate, intentional, planned
Usage: I wonder how many inadvertent inventions were developed in the process of trying to discover something totally different.
9.RESOLVE (noun) – संकल्प
Pronunciation: ruh·solv
Meaning: firm determination to do something
Synonyms: determination, resolution, firmness, decision, persistence, tenacity
Antonym: indecision
Usage: Our team made a stern resolve to win.
10.DELIGHTED (adjective) – प्रसन्न
Pronunciation: duh·lai·tuhd
Meaning: feeling or showing great pleasure
Synonyms: glad, happy, joyful, thrilled, overjoyed, ecstatic, euphoric
Antonyms: dismayed, disappointed
Usage: We are all delighted at the news.
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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