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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 20 April 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. STRAPPED (adjective) – धन की कमी
Pronunciation: strapt
Meaning: short of money
Synonyms: penniless, poor, destitute
Antonyms: prosperous, affluent
Usage: I'm strapped for cash at the moment; can I pay you later?
2. APPENDAGE (noun) – उपांग, संलग्न वस्तु
Pronunciation: up-en-dij
Meaning: a thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important
Synonyms: addition, attachment, adjunct, addendum, appurtenance, accessory, accompaniment
Usage: The court system acts as an appendage to the government.
3. JINGOISM (noun) – अंधराष्ट्रीयता, कौमपरस्ती, देशाहंकार
Pronunciation: jin-go-izm
Meaning: extreme patriotism for one’s country that often shows itself through aggression towards other nations
Synonyms: blind patriotism, chauvinism, extreme nationalism, flag-waving
Antonym: internationalism
Usage: Mindless jingoism is often mistaken for patriotism in this country and that's wrong.
4. SPEARHEAD (noun, verb) – पहल करनेवाला, आरंभक
Pronunciation: spi-uh-hed
Meaning: an individual or group chosen to lead an attack or movement; lead an attack or movement
b: forefront; lead, head, front
Usage:
- The group became the spearhead of the labor union movement. (noun)
- He is spearheading a campaign to reduce the number of accidents. (verb)
5. PROGNOSTICATE (verb) – भविष्य बतलाना
Pronunciation: prog-nosti-keit
Meaning: foretell or prophesy a future event
Synonyms: forecast, predict, prophesy, foretell
Antonym: reminisce
Usage: Many foolish people pay fortunetellers to prognosticate their futures.
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6. BRUNT (noun) – मुख्य प्रभाव; बुरा प्रभाव
Pronunciation: brunt
Meaning: the worst part or chief impact of a specified action
Synonyms: force, impact, shock, burden, pressure
Usage: His secretary has to face the brunt of his temper.
7. FOREWORD (noun) – प्राक्कथन
Pronunciation: fo-wuhd
Meaning: a short introduction to a book, typically by a person other than the author
Synonyms: preface, introduction, prologue, preamble
Antonyms: epilogue, postscript
Usage: This book has a foreword by the President.
8. UPTICK (noun) – इजाफा
Pronunciation: up-tik
Meaning: a small increase or slight upward trend
Synonyms: growth, progress, amplification
Antonyms: downtick, abatement, decline
Usage: This city is witnessing an uptick in the number of foreigner tourists.
9. RATIONALISATION (noun) – युक्तिसंगत बनाना
Pronunciation: rash(u)n(u)lai-zeish(u)n
Meaning: the action of attempting to explain or justify behaviour or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate
Synonyms: justification, rationale, explanation
Antonyms: question, doubtful
Usage: No rationalisation could justify his crime.
10. TANGIBLE (adjective, noun) – स्पर्श योग्य; वास्तविक
Pronunciation: tan-ji-b(u)l
Meaning: able to be felt by a touch; clear and definite
Synonyms: palpable, tactile, material, physical; real, actual, concrete
Antonym: intangible
Usage:
- He has no tangible evidence of John's guilt. (adjective)
- The tension between them was almost tangible. (adjective)
- To measure success, the world must evaluate tangibles. (noun)
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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