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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 19 October 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 usages. 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. DECRYING (verb) – निंदा
Pronunciation: duh·krai·uhng
Meaning: publicly denounce.
Synonyms: denounce, condemn, criticize
Antonyms: acclaiming, applauding, praising
Sentence: The prophets weren’t decrying the ritual of the temple.
2. FARCICAL (adj) – बेतुका
Pronunciation: faas·uhk·uh
Meaning: relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects.
Synonyms: ridiculous, preposterous, ludicrous
Antonyms: serious, logical, believable
Sentence: The whole situation has become farcical.
3. ORDEAL (noun) – अग्नि परीक्षा
Pronunciation: aw·deel
Meaning: a painful or horrific experience, especially a protracted one.
Synonyms: nightmare, trauma, painful experience
Antonyms: comfort, joy, peace
Sentence: He was subjected to a terrible six-day ordeal.
4. MERCURIAL (adj) – अस्थिर
Pronunciation: muh·kyoo·ree·uhl
Meaning: (of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.
Synonyms: volatile, capricious, temperamental
Antonyms: changeless, constant, immutable
Sentence: The boss’s mood is so mercurial that we never know how he’s going to react to anything.
5. REPUGNANT (adj) – प्रतिकूल
Pronunciation: ruh·puhg·nuhnt
Meaning: extremely distasteful; unacceptable.
Synonyms: abhorrent, revolting, repulsive
Antonyms: innocuous, inoffensive, acceptable
Sentence: The thought of going back into the fog was repugnant to him.
6. DAUNT (verb) – भयभीत करना
Pronunciation: dawnt
Meaning: make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.
Synonyms: intimidate, abash, ruffle
Antonyms: embolden, encourage, strengthen
Sentence: The raging inferno didn’t daunt the firefighters for a moment.
7. COMPEL (verb) – मजबूर
Pronunciation: kuhm·pel
Meaning: force or oblige (someone) to do something.
Synonyms: force, coerce into, pressurize into
Antonyms: allow, let, permit
Sentence: A sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions.
8. EMANCIPATION (noun) – मुक्ति
Pronunciation: uh·man·suh·pay·shn
Meaning: the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions
Synonyms: freeing, liberation, discharge
Antonyms: enslavement, conquest, subjugation
Sentence: The Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery in the United States.
9. INTERMITTENT (adj) – रुक-रुक कर
Pronunciation: in·tuh·mi·tnt
Meaning: occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
Synonyms: sporadic, irregular, random
Antonyms: constant, continuous, incessant
Sentence: After three hours of intermittent rain, the game was abandoned.
10. GAFFE (noun) – चूक
Pronunciation: gaf
Meaning: an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder.
Synonyms: blunder, mistake, error
Antonyms: accuracy, correctness, perfection
Sentence: He didn’t realize what a gaffe he’d made.
Now choose any 2 or 3 words, try to use them in your own usages and share your usages in the comment section. This will help you to retain the learnt words for a longer duration.
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