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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 20 August 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. What’s more, take the test given at the last to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. INTERIM (adjective) – अंतरिम
Pronunciation: in·tuh·ruhm
Meaning: in or for the intervening period
Synonyms: provisional, temporary, stopgap, transitional, improvised, provisory
Antonyms: permanent, lasting
Usage: There will be an interim government to oversee the transition to democracy.
2. LABYRINTHINE (adjective) – पेचीदा
Pronunciation: la·buh·rin·thain
Meaning: intricate and confusing
Synonyms: complicated, intricate, complex, involved, tortuous, convoluted, tangled
Antonyms: straightforward, simple
Usage: Beneath the city lies a labyrinthine network of tunnels.
3. EQUIPOISE (noun) – संतुलन
Pronunciation: eh·kwuh·poyz
Meaning: balance of forces or interests
Synonyms: equilibrium, balance, symmetry, parity, equality, equity, stability
Antonyms: imbalance, disparity
Usage: The lecturer always tried to keep equipoise between engaging and challenging assignments.
4. PROFUNCTORY (adjective) – बेपरवाह
Pronunciation: puh·fuhngk·tuh·ree
Meaning: carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort
Synonyms: cursory, desultory, superficial, uninterested, careless, half-hearted
Antonyms: careful, thorough
Usage: When I called the office, the receptionist answered the phone in a perfunctory manner.
5. HETEROGENEOUS (adjective) – भिन्न
Pronunciation: heh·tuh·ruh·jee·nee·uhs
Meaning: diverse in character or content
Synonyms: diverse, varied, miscellaneous, assorted, contrasting, differing
Antonyms: homogeneous, similar, comparable
Usage: The twins are heterogeneous in appearance and look nothing alike.
6. APOSTATE (noun) – स्वधर्मत्यागी
Pronunciation: uh·po·steit
Meaning: a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle
Synonyms: dissenter, heretic, nonconformist, defector, deserter, turncoat, Schismatic
Antonyms: follower, disciple
Usage: Phillip became an apostate and stopped going to church after his wife was murdered.
7. DERISION (noun) – उपहास
Pronunciation: duh·ri·zhn
Meaning: contemptuous ridicule or mockery
Synonyms: mockery, ridicule, jeering, jeers, sneers, scoffing, jibing
Antonyms: respect, praise
Usage: The speech was greeted with derision by opposition leaders.
8. TETHER (verb) – बांधना
Pronunciation: teh·thuh
Meaning: tie (an animal) with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement
Synonyms: tie, hitch, rope, chain, fasten, secure, bind, fetter
Antonyms: unleash, release
Usage: You should never tether your dog outside during the hot summer months.
9. GERMANE (adjective) – प्रासंगिक
Pronunciation: juh·mein
Meaning: relevant to a subject under consideration
Synonyms: relevant, pertinent, applicable, apposite, material, appropriate
Antonyms: irrelevant, inapt
Usage: Only facts that are germane to the case will be shared with the jury.
10. MALADROIT (adjective) – बेढंगा
Pronunciation: ma·luh·droyt
Meaning: inefficient or inept
Synonyms: bungling, awkward, inept, clumsy, bumbling, incompetent, unskilful
Antonyms: adroit, skilful
Usage: Both men are unhappy about the maladroit way the matter has been handled.
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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