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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 20 July 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.CONSCIENCE (noun): अंतरात्मा की आवाज
Pronunciation: kawn•shns
Meaning: an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one’s behavior.
Synonyms: sense of right, moral sense, inner voice
Antonyms: defiance, disdain, happiness
Sentence: Her conscience told her to find the lost wallet’s owner.
2.TRAPPINGS (noun) : ताम-झाम
Pronunciation: trap•uhngz
Meaning: the outward signs, features, or objects associated with a particular situation, role, or thing. ()
Synonyms: adornment, beautifier, caparison
Antonyms: blemish, defacement, disfigurement
Sentence: Despite its democratic trappings, the country’s government was a dictatorship.
3.FALLIBLE (adj.) : दोषक्षम
Pronunciation: fa•luh•bl
Meaning: capable of making mistakes or being erroneous.
Synonyms: error-prone, erring, errant
Antonyms: faultless, flawless, impeccable
Sentence: This method is more fallible than most because it depends on careful and accurate timing.
4.EFFETE (adj.) : अशक्त
Pronunciation: uh•feet
Meaning: (of a person) affected, overrefined, and ineffectual.
Synonyms: affected, over-refined, ineffectual
Antonyms: undecadent, determined, mettlesome
Sentence: People said the aristocracy was effete.
5.LONGEVITY (noun) : समय सीमा
Pronunciation: lawn•jev•uh•tee
Meaning: the time period during which something exists or lasts
Synonyms: life, life span, lifetime
Antonyms: fragility, brittleness, flimsiness
Sentence: Certain species of tortoise are known for their extreme longevity.
6.PUERILE (adj.) : बचकाना
Pronunciation: pyu•rile
Meaning: having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children
Synonyms: childish, immature, infantile
Antonyms: adult, experienced, mature
Sentence: I find his sense of humor rather puerile.
7.DEPORTATION (noun) : निर्वासन
Pronunciation: dee•pawt•ay•shn
Meaning: the action of deporting a foreigner from a country.
Synonyms: expulsion, expelling, banishment
Antonyms: repatriation, return, immigration
Sentence: Several of the asylum seekers now face deportation.
8.DISTRAUGHT (adj.) : व्याकुल
Pronunciation: duh•strawt
Meaning: deeply upset and agitated.
Synonyms: worried, upset, distressed
Antonyms: calm, peaceful, placid
Sentence: Her distraught mother had spent all night waiting by the phone.
9.CATACLYSMIC (adj.) : दुर्घटना
Pronunciation: ka•tuh•kliz•muhk
Meaning: relating to or denoting a violent natural event.
Synonyms: disastrous, catastrophic, calamitous
Antonyms: non-destructive, protective
Sentence: These countries are on the brink of cataclysmic famine.
10.SLAPDASH (adj.) : किसी न किसी तरह
Pronunciation: slap·dash
Meaning: done too hurriedly and carelessly.
Synonyms: careless, slipshod, lackadaisical
Antonyms: methodical, organized, systematic
Sentence: She has a very slapdash approach to keeping accounts.
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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