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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 20 November 2022
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. WEASEL (adj.) : चालक आदमी
Pronunciation: vee·zl
Meaning: a deceitful or treacherous person.
Synonyms: scoundrel, wretch, serpent
Antonyms: innocent, saint, good
Sentence: He was a double-crossing weasel.
2. IMPRESARIO (noun) : आयोजक
Pronunciation: im·pruh·saa·ree·oh
Meaning: a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas.
Synonyms: organizer, manager, producer
Antonyms: agent, attendant, clerk
Sentence: It was the actor’s dream to work under the renowned impresario.
3. DISSENSION (noun) : मतभेद
Pronunciation: duh·sen·shn
Meaning: disagreement that leads to discord.
Synonyms: disagreement, difference of opinion, dispute
Antonyms: accord, agreement, concord
Sentence: You won’t sow dissension between us.
4. EXIGUOUS (adj.) : अल्प
Pronunciation: uhg·zi·gyoo·uhs
Meaning: very small in size or amount.
Synonyms: meagre, inadequate, insufficient
Antonyms: abundant, ample, bountiful
Sentence: The rest of the old man’s exiguous savings are donated to that boy.
5. MINATORY (adj.) : धमकी
Pronunciation: ˈmi-nə-ˌtȯr-ē
Meaning: expressing or conveying a threat.
Synonyms: menacing, threatening, baleful
Antonyms: unthreatening, propitious
Sentence: The novel’s protagonist is haunted by a minatory black spectre.
6. ATAVISTIC (adj.) : पैतृक
Pronunciation: a·tuh·vi·stuhk
Meaning: relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral.
Synonyms: bygone, erstwhile, former
Antonyms: contemporary, current, modern
Sentence: It would be wrong to interpret them as atavistic remnants.
7. ACOLYTES (noun) : अनुयायी
Pronunciation: a·kuh·lites
Meaning: one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
Synonyms: adherents, converts, disciples
Antonyms: defectors, renegades, traitors
Sentence: He is flanked by his two acolytes, Asanga and his brother, Vasubandhu.
8. PRUNED (verb) : कम कर दिए हैं
Pronunciation: proond
Meaning: to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
Synonyms: bobbed, clipped, cropped
Antonyms: elongated, extended, lengthened
Sentence: He pruned the dead branches from the old apple tree.
9. POMP (noun) : वैभव
Pronunciation: pawmp
Meaning: ceremony and splendid display, especially at a public event.
Synonyms: ceremony, grandeur, pageantry
Antonyms: simplicity, severity
Sentence: The coronation was conducted with great pomp.
10. CON (verb) : ठगना
Pronunciation: kawn
Meaning: persuade (someone) to do or believe something, typically by use of deception.
Synonyms: swindle, defraud, cheat
Antonyms: undeceive, disclose, reveal
Sentence: Tried to con me into thinking that he had won the lottery.
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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