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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 19 June 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.PARLANCE (noun): बोल-चाल
Pronunciation: paa·luhns
Meaning: a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest.
Synonyms: jargon, language, phraseology
Antonyms: standard,listening,silence.
Sentence: In military parlance, this is known as a fast retreat.
2.AVER (verb): दृढ़ता से कहना
Pronunciation: uh·vuh
Meaning: state or assert to be the case.
Synonyms: declare, assert, state
Antonyms: deny, gainsay
Sentence: I aver that I have spoken the truth.
3.BELIED (verb): झुठलाना
Pronunciation: buh·lide
Meaning: to prove to be false
Synonyms: confounded, confuted, debunked
Antonyms: confirmed, validated, proved
Sentence: The latest information belies the old theory.
4.DUTIFUL (adj.): कर्त्तव्य परायण
Pronunciation: dyoo·tuh·ful
Meaning: conscientiously or obediently fulfilling one’s duty.
Synonyms: conscientious, responsible, dedicated
Antonyms: undutiful, discourteous, insolent
Sentence: She was a complaisant wife and dutiful daughter.
5.BANAL (adj.): मामूली
Pronunciation: buh·naal
Meaning: so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
Synonyms: trite, boring, monotonous
Antonyms: piquant, poignant, thrilling
Sentence: Unlike their early work, the band’s latest offering is banal and uninspiring.
6.GENTEEL (adj.): ललित
Pronunciation: jen·teel
Meaning: polite, refined, or respectable, often in an affected or ostentatious way.
Synonyms: refined, respectable, decent
Antonyms: uncivilized, ungenteel, indecorous
Sentence: She always talks in such a genteel voice when she’s on the phone.
7.IDIOSYNCRASY (noun): लत
Pronunciation: i·dee·oh·sing·kruh·see
Meaning: a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
Synonyms: crotchet, affectation, habit
Antonyms: normality,usualness.
Sentence: Eating no meat was Amy’s idiosyncrasy.
8.CONVALESCE (verb): अच्छा हो जाना
Pronunciation: kawn·vuh·les
Meaning: recover one’s health and strength over a period of time after an illness or operation.
Synonyms: recuperate, get better, recover
Antonyms: ail, collapse, sicken
Sentence: She went to the seaside to convalesce after her stay in hospital.
9.TROVE (noun): भंडार
Pronunciation: trove
Meaning: a store of valuable or delightful things.
Synonyms: assortment, treasure, assemble
Antonyms: ragbag, clutter
Sentence: The dictionary is a vast treasure trove of information.
10.COMMISERATED (verb): हमदर्दी रखना
Pronunciation: kuh·mi·zuh·rayt·uhd
Meaning: express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize.
Synonyms: offer sympathy to, feel pity for, condole with
Antonyms: distressed, tormented, irritated
Sentence: They commiserated the misfortune of their teacher.
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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