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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 20 March 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.BICKER (verb): झगड़ना
Pronunciation: bi·kuh
Meaning: argue about petty and trivial matters.
Synonyms: squabble, argue, quarrel
Antonyms: accept, agree, assent
Sentence: I wish you two would stop bickering.
2.COVENANT (noun): प्रतिज्ञापत्र
Pronunciation: kuh·vuh·nuhnt
Meaning: an agreement.
Synonyms: contract, compact, treaty
Antonyms: disagreement, denial, misunderstanding
Sentence: There was a covenant between them that her name was never to be mentioned.
3. FIDGETY (adj): बेचैन
Pronunciation: fidg·et·y
Meaning: inclined to fidget; restless or uneasy.
Synonyms: restless, restive, uneasy
Antonyms: calm, still, peaceful
Sentence: I get nervous and fidgety.
4.BUSTLING (adj.): हलचल
Pronunciation: buh·suhl·uhng
Meaning: (of a place) full of activity.
Synonyms: busy, crowded, swarming
Antonyms: idle, inactive, unbusy
Sentence: The sidewalks are bustling with people.
5.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.
6.SUBSUME (verb): किसी नियम के अंतर्गत करना
Pronunciation: suhb·syoom
Meaning: include or absorb (something) in something else.
Synonyms: comprehend, contain, embrace
Antonyms: exclude, leave (out), miss out
Sentence: States subsume many of the responsibilities of governing from the county.
7.DIAPHANOUS (adj.): पारदर्शक
Pronunciation: dai·a·fuh·nuhs
Meaning: (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent.
Synonyms: sheer, fine, ultra-fine
Antonyms: opaque, thick, foggy
Sentence: The little light fades the immense and diaphanous shadows.
8.GAFFE (noun): चूक
Pronunciation: gaffe
Meaning: an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder.
Synonyms: blunder, mistake, error
Antonyms: attention, correctness, perfection
Sentence: Otherwise it's merely a gaffe, an embarrassment or a row.
9.SCUTTLED (verb): भागना
Pronunciation: skuh·tld
Meaning: run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps.
Synonyms: scamper, scurry, scramble
Antonyms: crawled, crept, dragged
Sentence: Two very small children scuttled away in front of them.
10.INDOMITABLE (adj.): अदम्य
Pronunciation: uhn·daw·muh·tuh·bl
Meaning: impossible to subdue or defeat.
Synonyms: invincible, unconquerable, unbeatable
Antonyms: surmountable, vincible, vulnerable
Sentence: Alice was a woman of indomitable spirit.
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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