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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 20 December 2021
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and Sentence. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
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1. ACCENTUATE (verb) – ध्यान आकर्षित करना
Pronunciation: uhk•sen•choo•ayt
Meaning: make more noticeable or prominent.
Synonyms: focus attention on, draw attention to, highlight
Antonyms: underemphasize, understate, belittle
Sentence: The photograph seemed to accentuate his large nose.
2. INSIDIOUS (adj) – कपटी
Pronunciation: uhn•si•dee•uhs
Meaning: proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
Synonyms: stealthy, subtle, surreptitious
Antonyms: clarifying, elucidative, explanatory
Sentence: High blood pressure is an insidious condition that has few symptoms.
3. AMENABLE (adj) – वश्य
Pronunciation: uh•mee•nuh•bl
Meaning: (of a person) open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled.
Synonyms: compliant, acquiescent, biddable
Antonyms: disinclined, unamenable, unwilling
Sentence: I find him amenable to argument.
4. UNFLINCHING (adj) – बेहिचक
Pronunciation: uhn•flinch•uhng
Meaning: not showing fear or hesitation in the face of danger or difficulty.
Synonyms: resolute, determined, single-minded
Antonyms: slackening, impotent, invertebrate
Sentence: He has shown unflinching determination throughout the campaign.
5. INTERMITTENT (adj) – रुक-रुक कर
Pronunciation: in•tuh•mi•tnt
Meaning: occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
Synonyms: sporadic, irregular, fitful
Antonyms: constant, continuous, incessant
Sentence: After three hours of intermittent rain, the game was abandoned.
6. STATUTE (noun) – क़ानून
Pronunciation: sta•choot
Meaning: a written law passed by a legislative body.
Synonyms: law, regulation, enactment
Antonyms: unwritten, custom
Sentence: Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.
7. FALTER (verb) – डगमगाना
Pronunciation: fawl•tuh
Meaning: start to lose strength or momentum.
Synonyms: hesitate, fluctuate, waver
Antonyms: calm, hold, remain, steady
Sentence: The economy is beginning to falter.
8. MALIGNANT (adj) – घातक
Pronunciation: muh•lig•nuhnt
Meaning: having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it
Synonyms: spiteful, hostile, malevolent
Antonyms: benevolent, benign, benignant
Sentence: The process by which malignant cancer cells multiply isn’t fully understood.
9. EVANESCENT (adj) – क्षणभंगुर
Pronunciation: eh•vuh•nes•uhnt
Meaning: soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.
Synonyms: vanishing, fading, fleeting
Antonyms: endless, eternal, everlasting
Sentence: Talk is evanescent but the writing leaves footprints.
10. SMOLDERED (verb) – सुलगना
Pronunciation: smole·duhd
Meaning: burn slowly with smoke but no flame.
Synonyms: burn slowly, blazed, glow
Antonyms: extinguished, darkened, dimmed
Sentence: The bonfire still smoldered, the smoke drifting over the paddock.
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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