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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 19 January 2022
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. RELIABLE (adj) : विश्वसनीय
Pronunciation: ruh•lai•uh•bl
Meaning: consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.
Synonyms: good, well founded
Antonym: unreliable
Sentence: Newspapers are no more a reliable source of information.
2. DASTARDLY (adj) : दुष्ट
Meaning: wicked and cruel.
Pronunciation: daa•stuhd•lee
Synonyms: evil, iniquitous
Antonym: noble
Sentence: We all know the pirates and their dastardly deeds.
3. EVADE (verb) : बचना
Meaning: escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery.
Pronunciation: uh•vayd
Synonyms: avoid, dodge
Antonym: confront
Sentence: Friends helped him to evade my woes.
4. APPREHEND (verb) : पकड़ना
Meaning: arrest (someone) for a crime.
Pronunciation: a•pruh•hend
Synonyms: catch, capture
Antonym: let go
Sentence: A warrant was issued but he has not been apprehended.
5. CONCRETE (adj) : ठोस
Meaning: existing in a material or physical form; not abstract.
Pronunciation: kawng•kreet
Synonyms: specific, firm
Antonym: vague
Sentence: I haven’t got any concrete proof of the killing.
6. DISBURSE (verb) : व्यय करना
Meaning: pay out (money from a fund).
Pronunciation: duhs•buhs
Synonyms: lay out, spend
Antonym: claim
Sentence: $107 million of the pledged aid had already been disbursed.
7. INTRUSIVE (adj) : हस्तक्षेप करने वाले
Meaning: causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited.
Pronunciation: uhn•troos•uhv
Synonyms: invasive, obtrusive
Antonym: low-key
Sentence: The reporter asked an intrusive question.
8. REPARATION (noun) : मरम्मत
Meaning: the action of making amends for a wrong one has done, by providing payment or other assistance to those who have been wronged.
Pronunciation: reh•puh•ray•shn
Synonyms: restitution, redress
Antonym: impairment
Sentence: The courts required a convicted offender to make financial reparation to his victim.
9. SUPERSEDE (verb) : विषय वस्तु
Pronunciation: soo•puh•seed
Meaning: take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant.
Synonyms: Replace, Supplant, Displace, Overrule, Repudiate
Antonyms: Retain, Support, Perpetuate, Continue
Sentence: A recently enacted Act that repeals an olderlaw is said to supersede the prior legislation.
10. SWATHE (verb) : लपेटना
Pronunciation: ˈswät͟h
Meaning: to bind or wrap
Synonyms: Wrap, Envelop, Bind, Swaddle, Bandage,
Antonyms: Expose, Bare, Denude, Unbandage
Sentence: A swathe of sunlight lay across the floor.
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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