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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 19 October 2020
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. ITINERANT (adjective) – भ्रमणकारी
Pronunciation: uh·ti·nuh·ruhnt
Meaning: moving around from location to location
Synonyms: travelling, peripatetic, wandering, wayfaring, roving, roaming, rambling
Antonyms: sedentary, settled
Usage: Jane is an itinerant teacher who travels between schools teaching special education students.
2. CONCUR (verb) – सहमत होना
Pronunciation: kuhng·kuh
Meaning: to agree with something
Synonyms: acquiesce, coincide, jibe, accede, accord, assent
Antonyms: clash, disagree, separate
Usage: I fully concur with him in this matter.
3. RECANT (verb) – खण्डन करना
Pronunciation: ruh·kant
Meaning: to retract a public statement
Synonyms: renounce, forswear, disavow, deny, repudiate, abjure, relinquish
Antonyms: reaffirm, admit, affirm
Usage: The judge ordered the magazine to recant the false statements it made about the actress.
4. BOLSTER (verb) – सँभालना, सहारा देना
Pronunciation: bowl·stuh
Meaning: support or strengthen
Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, boost, fortify, uphold, aid, assist
Antonyms: undermine, weaken, obstruct
Usage: Free tickets were given away to bolster attendance at the game.
5. MORTIFY (verb) – अपमानित करना
Pronunciation: maw·tuh·fai
Meaning: cause someone to feel very embarrassed or ashamed
Synonyms: embarrass, humiliate, chagrin, shame, discomfit, abash
Antonyms: delight, please, soothe
Usage: I am certain my sister meant to mortify me when she showed my date my baby pictures.
6. LUNACY (noun) – बावलापन
Pronunciation: loo·nuh·see
Meaning: foolish or senseless behavior
Synonyms: absurdity, folly, foolishness, idiocy, insanity, mania, stupidity
Antonyms: intelligence, judgment, sanity
Usage: It would be lunacy to try to climb the mountain in this weather.
7. CHEEKY (adjective) – मुखर
Pronunciation: chee·kee
Meaning: impudent or unapologetic but in a generally charming way
Synonyms: impudent, impertinent, insolent, presumptuous, forward, pert, bold
Antonyms: respectful, polite
Usage: My son can be a little cheeky at times, but I don’t get too mad unless he flat out disobeys me on something important.
8. CRAVEN (adjective) – डरपोक
Pronunciation: krei·vn
Meaning: lacking in courage
Synonyms: cowardly, faint-hearted, spiritless, spineless, timid, fearful, trembling
Antonyms: brave
Usage: A hero risks his life to help others whereas a craven runs from the scene.
9. CODDLE (verb) – लाड़ प्यार करना
Pronunciation: ko·dl
Meaning: to treat gently or with great care
Synonyms: pamper, cosset, caress, indulge, mollycoddle
Antonyms: ignore, neglect
Usage: Many people coddle their children too much.
10. SUPERFLUOUS (adjective) – अतिरिक्त
Pronunciation: soo·puh·floo·uhs
Meaning: more than what is needed
Synonyms: excessive, expendable, gratuitous, redundant, unneeded, useless, abounding
Antonyms: important, necessary, needed
Usage: The recipe is annoying me with superfluous details.
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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