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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 20 September 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. MENACE (verb) : खतरा
Pronunciation: meh·nuhs
Meaning: threaten, especially in a malignant or hostile manner.
Synonyms: threaten, scare, imperil
Antonyms: guard, protect, save
Sentence: Africa’s elephants are still menaced by poaching.
Pronunciation: meh·nuhs
Meaning: threaten, especially in a malignant or hostile manner.
Synonyms: threaten, scare, imperil
Antonyms: guard, protect, save
Sentence: Africa’s elephants are still menaced by poaching.
2. COMPLACENCY (noun) : शालीनता
Pronunciation: kuhm·play·suhns·ee
Meaning: a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.
Synonyms: smugness, self-satisfaction, self-approval
Antonyms: humbleness, humility, modesty
Sentence: Doctors have warned against complacency in fighting common diseases.
3. SYNCHRONOUS (adj.) : एक समय का
Pronunciation: sing·kruh·nuhs
Meaning: existing or occurring at the same time.
Synonyms: coetaneous, coeval, coexistent
Antonyms: asynchronous, noncontemporary, nonsimultaneous
Sentence: Thus, tidal forces can lead to synchronous rotation.
4. AMASSED (verb) : जमा कर रखे
Pronunciation: uh·mast
Meaning: gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of valuable material or things) over a period of time.
Synonyms: gather, collect, assemble
Antonyms: dispelled, dispersed, dissipated
Sentence: They amassed huge wealth by plundering the colonies.
5. FORTUITOUS (adj.) : आकस्मिक
Pronunciation: faw·tyoo·uh·tuhs
Meaning: happening by accident or chance rather than design.
Synonyms: chance, unexpected, unanticipated
Antonyms: hapless, intentional, planned
Sentence: The similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous.
6. UNABATED (adj.) : अक्षीण
Pronunciation: uhn·uh·bayt·uhd
Meaning: without any reduction in intensity or strength.
Synonyms: assiduous, conscientious, diligent
Antonyms: indolent, lackadaisical, laggard
Sentence: Their effort continued unabated despite the many pitfalls they faced.
7. MEDIOCRITY (noun) : सामान्यता
Pronunciation: mee·dee·aw·kruh·tee
Meaning: the quality or state of being mediocre.
Synonyms: ordinariness, commonplaceness, averageness
Antonyms: distinction, excellence, excellency
Sentence: She’s a perfectionist who refuses to settle for mediocrity.
8. SOUVENIR (noun) : यादगार
Pronunciation: soo·vuh·neeuh
Meaning: a thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event.
Synonyms: memento, keepsake, reminder
Antonym: forgotten
Sentence: The recording provides a souvenir of a great production.
9. CORROBORATE (verb) : की पुष्टि
Pronunciation: kuh·raw·buh·rayt
Meaning: confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
Synonyms: confirm, verify, endorse
Antonyms: confuting, disproving, refuting
Sentence: Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.
10. MINUSCULE (adj.) : छोटा
Pronunciation: mi·nuh·skyool
Meaning: extremely small; tiny.
Synonyms: tiny, minute, microscopic
Antonyms: mammoth, massive, gigantic
Sentence: All she gave him to eat was two minuscule pieces of toast.
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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