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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 20 July 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. FEUD (noun, verb) – झगड़ा, चिरस्थायी कलह
Pronunciation: fyoo•d
Meaning: a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute; be engaged in a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute
Synonyms: quarrel, fight, argue, bicker, dispute, clash
Antonyms: friendliness, clanship
Usage:
Pronunciation: fyoo•d
Meaning: a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute; be engaged in a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute
Synonyms: quarrel, fight, argue, bicker, dispute, clash
Antonyms: friendliness, clanship
Usage:
- They had a long-running feud over money. (noun)
- He feuded with his ex-wife. (verb)
2. PARAMOUNT (adjective) – प्रमुख महत्त्व का, सर्व-श्रेष्ठ
Pronunciation: pa•ruh•mawnt
Meaning: more important than anything else; supreme
Synonyms: uppermost, supreme, chief, predominant, cardinal, foremost, prime
Antonyms: minor, inferior
Usage: In our work, quality is paramount.
Pronunciation: pa•ruh•mawnt
Meaning: more important than anything else; supreme
Synonyms: uppermost, supreme, chief, predominant, cardinal, foremost, prime
Antonyms: minor, inferior
Usage: In our work, quality is paramount.
3. CONSPICUOUS (adjective) – सुस्पष्ट
Pronunciation: kuhn•spi•kyoo•uhs
Meaning: clearly visible
Synonyms: noticeable, observable, discernible, perceptible, clear, detectable, prominent
Antonyms: inconspicuous, unnoticeable
Usage: The notice must be displayed in a conspicuous place.
Pronunciation: kuhn•spi•kyoo•uhs
Meaning: clearly visible
Synonyms: noticeable, observable, discernible, perceptible, clear, detectable, prominent
Antonyms: inconspicuous, unnoticeable
Usage: The notice must be displayed in a conspicuous place.
4. SACKED (verb) – बर्खास्त
Pronunciation: sakt
Meaning: dismiss from employment
Synonyms: dismiss, get rid of, lay off, let go, discharge
Antonyms: hire, take on
Usage: The minister was sacked for abusing power for his personal gain.
Pronunciation: sakt
Meaning: dismiss from employment
Synonyms: dismiss, get rid of, lay off, let go, discharge
Antonyms: hire, take on
Usage: The minister was sacked for abusing power for his personal gain.
5. BEHEST (noun) – आज्ञा
Pronunciation: buh•hest
Meaning: a person's orders or command
Synonyms: mandate, command, order, instruction, injunction, edict
Antonyms: permit, allow
Usage: They arrested him at the King's behest.
Pronunciation: buh•hest
Meaning: a person's orders or command
Synonyms: mandate, command, order, instruction, injunction, edict
Antonyms: permit, allow
Usage: They arrested him at the King's behest.
6. MIFF (verb, noun) – सताना; मनमुटाव
Pronunciation: mif
Meaning: annoy; a petty quarrel or fit of pique
Synonyms: annoy, displease, offend, aggrieve, pique, rile, nettle, vex
Antonym: please
Usage:
Pronunciation: mif
Meaning: annoy; a petty quarrel or fit of pique
Synonyms: annoy, displease, offend, aggrieve, pique, rile, nettle, vex
Antonym: please
Usage:
- He is miffed at so much noise outside. (verb)
- His criminal plan didn't carry through , that drove him in a miff.(noun)
7. RAVAGE (verb) – विनाश, विध्वंस
Pronunciation: ra•vuh•juhng
Meaning: causing severe and extensive damage to
Synonyms: devastate, ruin, destroy, raze, demolish, wipe out, damage
Antonyms: assemble, raise
Usage: The forest was ravaged by fire.
Pronunciation: ra•vuh•juhng
Meaning: causing severe and extensive damage to
Synonyms: devastate, ruin, destroy, raze, demolish, wipe out, damage
Antonyms: assemble, raise
Usage: The forest was ravaged by fire.
8. EVADE (verb) – बचना
Pronunciation: uh•veid
Meaning: escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery
Synonyms: elude, avoid, dodge, trick, duck, break away
Antonyms: confront, run into, face
Usage: If you try to evade paying your taxes you risk going to prison.
Pronunciation: uh•veid
Meaning: escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery
Synonyms: elude, avoid, dodge, trick, duck, break away
Antonyms: confront, run into, face
Usage: If you try to evade paying your taxes you risk going to prison.
9. TINSEL (noun) – झिलमिल, दिखावटी
Pronunciation: tin•sl
Meaning: showy or superficial attractiveness or glamour
Synonyms: ostentatious, pretentious, showy, obtrusive, flamboyant, gaudy, extravagant, fancy
Antonyms: dullness
Usage: A tinsel car may look nice on the outside but have a terrible engine.
Pronunciation: tin•sl
Meaning: showy or superficial attractiveness or glamour
Synonyms: ostentatious, pretentious, showy, obtrusive, flamboyant, gaudy, extravagant, fancy
Antonyms: dullness
Usage: A tinsel car may look nice on the outside but have a terrible engine.
10. VISCOUS (adjective) – चिपचिपा
Pronunciation: vi•skuhs
Meaning: having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity
Synonyms: sticky, gummy, gluey, adhesive, tacky, adhering, viscid
Antonyms: watery, non-adhesive
Usage: Because honey is a viscous substance, it takes a great deal of work to remove it from a jar.
Pronunciation: vi•skuhs
Meaning: having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity
Synonyms: sticky, gummy, gluey, adhesive, tacky, adhering, viscid
Antonyms: watery, non-adhesive
Usage: Because honey is a viscous substance, it takes a great deal of work to remove it from a jar.
Now choose any 2 or 3 words, try to use them in your own sentences and share your sentences in the comment section. This way you can retain the learnt words for long time.
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