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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 20 September 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. STAVE OFF (verb):टालना
Pronunciation: STAVE OFF
Meaning: cause or arrange for (something bad) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled.
Synonyms: avert, prevent, avoid
Antonyms: forward, let , aid
Sentence: The company managed to stave off bankruptcy for another few months.
2.SQUALOR (noun):गंदगी
Pronunciation:skvaw·luh
Meaning: the state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
Synonyms: dirtiness, squalidness, filth
Antonyms: purity, cleanliness, spotlessness
Sentence: I was shocked by the squalor of their surroundings.
3.PRECARITY (noun) :अनिश्चितता
Pronunciation: Precarity
Meaning: the state of being precarious or uncertain.
Synonyms: dicey, insecure, risky
Antonyms: advantageous, beneficial, good
Sentence: Many older workers face employment precarity as the job opportunities they once had have disappeared.
4.BELLICOSE (adj.) :लड़ाकू
Pronunciation:beh·luh·kose
Meaning: demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
Synonyms: belligerent, aggressive, hostile
Antonyms: nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, pacific
Sentence: The general made some bellicose statements about his country’s military strength.
5.FORLORN (adj.) :अनाथ
Pronunciation:fuh·lawn
Meaning: pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.
Synonyms: unhappy, sad, miserable
Antonyms: cheerful, accompanied, hopeful
Sentence: She was forlorn when she found out the trip had been canceled.
6.AUSTERITY (noun) :कठोरता
Pronunciation:uh·steh·ruh·tee
Meaning: sternness or severity of manner or attitude.
Synonyms: sternness, austereness, severity
Antonyms: forbearance, indulgence, kindness
Sentence: His family spent years living in austerity during the recession.
7.SENILE (adj.) :बूढ़ा
Pronunciation:see·nile
Meaning: (of a person) having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties.
Synonyms: aged, doddery, decrepit
Antonyms: adolescent, immature, young
Sentence: He is suffering from senile dementia.
8.BIDDABLE (adj.) :आज्ञाकारी
Pronunciation:bid·uh·bl
Meaning: meekly ready to accept and follow instructions.
Synonyms: obedient, tractable, amenable
Antonyms: contumacious, defiant, disobedient
Sentence: Kate was the most biddable of daughters.
9.VERITY (noun) :सचाई
Pronunciation:veh·ruh·tee
Meaning: a true principle or belief, especially one of fundamental importance.
Synonyms: facticity, factuality, truth
Antonyms: falseness, falsity, fallacy
Sentence: no one can question your verity.
10.DEPREDATION (noun) :लूट-पाट
Pronunciation:deh·pruh·day·shn
Meaning: an act of attacking or plundering.
Synonyms: plunder, looting, pillaging
Antonyms: rescue, salvage, salvation
Sentence: The entire area has suffered the depredations of war.
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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