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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 2-3 May 2020
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and usage. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
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1. DASTARDLY (adjective) – नीच, दुष्ट, क्रूर
Pronunciation: daas-tud-li
Meaning: wicked and cruel
Synonyms: evil, iniquitous, heinous, villainous, diabolical, diabolic
Antonyms: noble, praiseworthy
Usage: He described the killing as a dastardly act.
2. DILATORY (adjective) – धीमा, विलम्बकारी
Pronunciation: dilute(u) ri
Meaning: slow to act; intended to cause delay
Synonyms: unhurried, tardy, unpunctual, lax, slack, sluggish; delaying, stalling, temporizing, procrastinating, postponing
Antonyms: fast, prompt
Usage:
- The boss dismissed a dilatory worker yesterday.
- My father used a dilatory strategy to keep me out of the house while my mother arranged my surprise birthday party.
3. INVIDIOUS (adjective) – द्वेषजनक, अपमानजनक
Pronunciation: in-vidi-us
Meaning: (of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others; (of a comparison or distinction) unfairly discriminating
Synonyms: unpleasant, awkward, difficult, undesirable; unfair, unjust, prejudicial, discriminatory, iniquitous
b: pleasant, desirable; fair
Usage:
- I was shocked to learn that my best friend was spreading invidious rumors about me.
- It is invidious to make special mention of only one aspect of his work.
4. AVIDITY (noun) – उत्सुकता
Pronunciation: uv-iditi
Meaning: keen interest or enthusiasm
b: enthusiasm, keenness, eagerness, ardour, fervour
Antonyms: indifference, apathy
Usage: She reads fairy tales with avidity.
5. PUSILLANIMITY (noun) – बुजदिली, भीरुता
Pronunciation: pyusil-un-imiti
Meaning: lack of courage or determination
Synonyms: cowardice, timidity, fear
Antonyms: courage, bravery, pluck
Usage: During the storm the boy crawled in bed with his parents due to pusillanimity.
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6. GUNG-HO (adjective) – उत्साही
Pronunciation: gung-ho
Meaning: unthinkingly enthusiastic and eager, especially about taking part in fighting or warfare
Synonyms: zealous, enthusiastic
b: rational, unpassionate
Usage: I knew a lot of people who were gung-ho for the Vietnam War until it touched their lives in some way.
7. SABRE-RATTLING (noun) – धमकाना
Pronunciation: sei-buh-rat-ling
Meaning: the display or threat of military force
Synonyms: browbeating, demoralization
Antonyms: defence, stabilization
Usage: After seven days of saber-rattling, Iran calmed down.
8. BRAVADO (noun) – इठलाना
Pronunciation: bruh-vaado
Meaning: a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate
Synonyms: boldness, swagger, swaggering, bluster
Antonym: modesty
Usage: Their behaviour was just bravado.
9. HOODLUM (noun) – बदमाश, गुंडा
Pronunciation: hood-lum
Meaning: a person who engages in crime and violence
Synonyms: thug, lout, delinquent, tearaway, vandal, ruffian, gangster
Usage: He is a well-known hoodlum in this neighborhood.
10. BULWARK (noun) – बांध
Pronunciation: bul-wuk
Meaning: a defensive wall
Synonyms: stockade, palisade, barricade
Usage: Our people's support is a bulwark against the enemy.
Now, choose any 2 or 3 words and try to use them in your own sentences, this way you can retain the learnt words in your memory for long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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