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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 19 March 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.OFFICIOUS (adjective) – परेशान करनेवाला
Pronunciation: uh·fi·shuhs
Meaning: offensively intrusive or interfering
Synonyms: bumptious, overbearing, overzealous, dictatorial, bossy, domineering,
interfering
Antonyms: modest, timid, shy
Usage: While the officious sales clerk may have believed he was giving me some helpful advice, he was just wasting my time.
2.SEVER (verb) – काटकर अलग करना
Pronunciation: seh·vuh
Meaning: divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly
Synonyms: split, divide, separate, part, detach, disconnect, rip, tear
Antonyms: join, attach, connect
Usage: You have to trench around the stump and sever all the roots.
3.SQUALID (adjective) – मलिन
Pronunciation: skwo·luhd
Meaning: extremely dirty and unpleasant
Synonyms: dirty, filthy, grubby, grimy, mucky, slummy
Antonyms: clean, pleasant, sterile
Usage: Many prisons, even today, are overcrowded and squalid places.
4.INEFFICIENT (adjective) – अकुशल
Pronunciation: raw·dee
Meaning: not achieving maximum productivity
Synonyms: ineffective, ineffectual, incompetent, inept, incapable, unfit
Antonyms: efficient, productive, effective
Usage: Inefficient airport workers lost my luggage twice within two weeks.
5.MOUNTAINOUS (adjective) – पर्वतीय
Pronunciation: mawn·tuh·nuhs
Meaning: having many mountains
Synonyms: hilly, craggy, rocky, alpine, high, steep, precipitous
Antonyms: flat
Usage: A majority of the state is mountainous with a few flat areas scattered amongst the foothills.
6.IMPLY (verb) – संकेत करना
Pronunciation: uhm·plai
Meaning: to hint at something without directly stating or presenting
Synonyms: indicate, implicit, indirect, hinted, suggested, inferred
Antonyms: state, direct, express
Usage: The letter seems to imply that the minister knew about the business deals.
7.IMPERIOUS (adjective) – आज्ञात्मक
Pronunciation: im·peeuh·ree·uhs
Meaning: arrogant and domineering
Synonyms: peremptory, commanding, imperial, overbearing, overweening, domineering, authoritarian
Antonyms: meek, humble
Usage: In an imperious tone, the police officer ordered the driver to step out of the car.
8.CONTAMINATE (verb) – दूषित करना
Pronunciation: kuhn·ta·muh·neit
Meaning: to make something dirty, dangerous or impure
Synonyms: pollute, adulterate, defile, debase, corrupt, taint, infect
Antonyms: purify, decontaminate
Usage: A sneeze guard covered the buffet line so that people wouldn’t contaminate the food.
9.INFERIOR (noun) – निम्न
Pronunciation: uhn·feeuh·ree·uh
Meaning: a person lower than another in rank, status, or ability
Synonyms: subordinate, junior, underling, minion, menial
Antonyms: superior
Usage: A captain is inferior to a major.
10.REDUNDANT (adjective) – अनावश्यक
Pronunciation: ruh·duhn·dnt
Meaning: not needed or useful
Synonyms: unnecessary, inessential, unessential, needless, unneeded, dispensable
Antonyms: necessary, essential, needed
Usage: The programmer deleted the redundant line of code that added no value to the software program.
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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