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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 20 October 2023
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. BEGUILE (adj.) : मोहना
Pronunciation: buh·gile
Meaning: charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.
Synonyms: charm, attract, enchant
Antonyms: disgust, offend, undeceive
Sentence: Games are usually used to beguile small children.
2. STURDY (adj.) : तगड़ा
Pronunciation: stuh·dee
Meaning: (of a person or their body) strongly and solidly built.
Synonyms: strapping, muscular, athletic
Antonyms: delicate, nonhardy, weak
Sentence: He had a sturdy, muscular physique
3. OSTRACISM (noun) : समाज से निकाला
Pronunciation: aw·struh·si·zm
Meaning: exclusion from a society or group.
Synonyms: exclusion, rejection, repudiation
Antonyms: acceptance, embrace, welcome
Sentence: He suffered years of ostracism.
4. SURMISE (verb) : अंदाज़ा लगाना
Pronunciation: surmise
Meaning: suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
Synonyms: guess, conjecture, suspect
Antonyms: ascertain, determine, find out
Sentence: He surmised that something must be wrong
5. DESCRY (verb) : पता लगा लेना
Pronunciation: duh·skrai
Meaning: to make note of (something) through the use of one’s eyes
Synonyms: spot, notice, observe
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, neglect
Sentence: He can descry a way of overcoming the difficulty.
6. OBSEQUIOUS (adj.) : चापलूस
Pronunciation: uhb·see·kvee·uhs
Meaning: obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
Synonyms: servile, ingratiating, unctuous
Antonyms: insurgent, mutinous, errant
Sentence: The waiter was polite and efficient, but not obsequious.
7. REMINISCE (verb) : याद दिलाना
Pronunciation: reh·muh·nis
Meaning: indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events.
Synonyms: recall, recollect, remember
Antonyms: forget, unlearn, disregard
Sentence: My grandfather used to reminisce about his years in the navy.
8. DELIRIOUS (adj.) : भ्रांतचित्त
Pronunciation: duh·leeuh·ree·uhs
Meaning: in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
Synonyms: incoherent, raving, babbling
Antonyms: tranquil, undisturbed
Sentence: He became delirious and couldn’t recognize people.
9. HECTIC (adj.) : अतिव्यस्त
Pronunciation: hek·tuhk
Meaning: full of incessant or frantic activity.
Synonyms: buzzing, bustling, very active
Antonyms: calm, quiet, peaceful
Sentence: I’ve found the past few weeks rather hectic.
10. SINISTER (adj.): भयानक
Pronunciation: si·nuh·stuh
Meaning: strange and frightening.
Synonyms: uncanny, sinister, ghostly
Antonyms: normal, ordinary, usual
Sentence: The ruined house had a sinister appearance.
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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