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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 20 November 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.HARROWING (adj.) : शोकजनक
Pronunciation: ha·roh·uhng
Meaning: acutely distressing.
Synonyms: agonizing, excruciating, racking
Antonyms: gratifying, pleasing, acceptable
Sentence: There was a harrowing portrayal of the ravages of war.
2.WONT (noun) : स्वभाव
Pronunciation: vonet
Meaning: a usual manner of behaving or doing
Synonyms: habit, habitude, second nature
Antonyms: unlikely, unwonted, unaccustomed
Sentence: He got up early, as is his wont.
3.MINATORY (adj.) : धमकी
Pronunciation: minatory
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.
4.VIE (verb) : स्पर्धा करना
Pronunciation: vie
Meaning: compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something.
Synonyms: compete, contend, contest
Antonyms: agree, aid, assist
Sentence: Several political parties vie with each other in pulling more votes for themselves.
5.SNUGLY (adv.) : आराम से
Pronunciation: snuhg·lee
Meaning: in a comfortable, warm, and cozy or well-protected manner.
Synonyms: comfortable, comfy, cozy
Antonyms: uncomfortable, troubled
Sentence: I left the children tucked up snugly in bed.
6.PRIM (adj.) : नैतिक
Pronunciation: prim
Meaning: stiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper.
Synonyms: puritanical, proper, moral
Antonyms: permissive, improper, indecent
Sentence: A very prim and proper matron was in charge of the girls’ dorm.
7.VAUNT (verb) : अपनी बड़ाई करना
Pronunciation: vawnt.uhd
Meaning: boast about or praise (something), especially excessively.
Synonyms: boast, brag, pride
Antonyms: belittle, underrate
Sentence: Even the noblest of fellows have been known to vaunt a bit.
8.HALE AND HEARTY (adj.) : चुस्त और तंदुरुस्त
Pronunciation: hayl uhnd haa.tee
Meaning: (of a person, especially an elderly one) strong and healthy.
Synonyms: healthy, well, fit
Antonyms: ill, feeble, sick
Sentence: She was still hale and hearty in her nineties.
9.TRAMMEL (noun) : प्रतिबंध
Pronunciation: tra·muhl
Meaning: a restriction or impediment to someone’s freedom of action.
Synonyms: restraint, obstacle, barrier
Antonyms: freedom, latitude
Sentence: We will forge our own future, free from the trammels of materialism.
10.IFFY (adj.): अनिश्चितता
Pronunciation: if·ee
Meaning: full of uncertainty; doubtful.
Synonyms: doubtful, undecided, questionable
Antonyms: sure, convinced, certain
Sentence: Simon’s still kind of iffy about going to Columbia.
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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