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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 20 April 2024
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.COMMISERATE (verb): सहानुभूति प्रकट करना
Pronunciation: kuh·mi·zuh·rayt·uhd
Meaning: express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize.
Synonyms: offer sympathy to, feel pity for, condole with
Antonyms: distressed, tormented, harassed
Sentence: They commiserated the misfortune of their teacher.
2.CONTEMPORANEOUS (adj): समसामयिक
Pronunciation: kuhn·tem·puh·ray·nee·uhs
Meaning: existing or occurring in the same period of time.
Synonyms: coetaneous, coeval, coexistent
Antonyms: asynchronous, noncontemporary
Sentence: The two events were more or less contemporaneous, with only months between them.
3.DEFILE (verb): गंदा करना
Pronunciation: de·file
Meaning: to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
Synonyms: befoul, contaminate, spoil
Antonyms: decontaminate, purify, clean
Sentence: Supplies of meat that had been defiled by maggots.
4.AFFABILITY (noun): नेकी
Pronunciation: a·fuh·bil·uh·tee
Meaning: the quality of having a friendly and good-natured manner.
Synonyms: friendliness, amiability, geniality
Antonyms: disagreeableness, unpleasantness
Sentence: He was beloved by the nation for his affability toward people from all walks of life.
5.SMIDGEN (noun): थोड़ा
Pronunciation: smi·jn
Meaning: a small amount of something.
Synonyms: bit, driblet
Antonyms: abundance, mass
Sentence: Could I have a smidgen more wine?
6.POLTROONERY (noun): कायरता
Pronunciation: pol·troon·ery
Meaning: a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger
Synonyms: cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness
Antonyms: bravery, courage, daring
Sentence: He was disgraced with Poltroonery.
7.OPPUGN (verb): आपत्ति करना
Pronunciation: op·pugn
Meaning: call into question the truth or validity of.
Synonyms: challenge, contest, dispute
Antonyms: accept, believe, embrace
Sentence: This paper aims to oppugn and criticize the above ideas.
8.RETORTED (verb): जवाब देना
Pronunciation: ruh·tawt·uhd
Meaning: say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner.
Synonyms: answer, reply, respond
Antonyms: asked, inquired, questioned
Sentence: When told she couldn’t have it, she retorted, “Fine, I didn’t want it anyway!”
9.OUTPACE (verb): आगे बढ़ना
Pronunciation: awt·pays
Meaning: go, rise, or improve faster than.
Synonyms: outrun, outstrip, overtake
Antonyms: decelerate, slow
Sentence: Population growth has continued to outpace job growth for the last several decades.
10.WHAMMY (noun): बुरा प्रभाव
Pronunciation: va·mee
Meaning: an event with a powerful and unpleasant effect; a blow.
Synonyms: setback
Antonyms: amulet, charm
Sentence: The third whammy was the degradation of the financial system.
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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