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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 21 August 2020
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. What’s more, take the test given at the last to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. MERCURIAL (adjective) – अस्थिर
Pronunciation: muh·kyuor·ree·uhl
Meaning: subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind
Synonyms: volatile, capricious, excitable, fickle, changeable, unpredictable,variable
Antonyms: stable, steady, constant
Usage: The trending topics on Twitter are mercurial because they often change within seconds.
2. CANTANKEROUS (adjective) – झगड़ालू
Pronunciation: kan·tang·kuh·ruhs
Meaning: bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
Synonyms: irascible, irritable, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, tetchy, testy
Antonyms: pleasing, likeable
Usage: The leading character in the movie was a cantankerous old man who hated the world.
3. RUMPLE (verb) – अस्त-व्यस्त
Pronunciation: ruhm·pl
Meaning: give a creased, ruffled, or disheveled appearance to
Synonyms: crumple, crease, wrinkle, tumble, crush, crinkle
Antonyms: smooth, even
Usage: You will rumple your jacket if you don't hang it up properly.
4. ULTERIOR (adjective) – गुप्त
Pronunciation: uhl·teeuh·ree·uh
Meaning: existing beyond what is obvious or admitted
Synonyms: secondary, underlying, undisclosed, unexpressed, unapparent, unrevealed, secret
Antonyms: visible, noticeable
Usage: The accountant’s ulterior motives led her to stealing bank funds under the company radar.
5. SODDEN (adjective) – तर
Pronunciation: so·dn
Meaning: saturated with liquid, especially water; soaked through
Synonyms: soaking, soaked, saturated, drenched, waterlogged, swampy, miry
Antonyms: dry, arid
Usage: After the marathon, Harold’s clothing was sodden with sweat.
6. APOTHEOSIS (noun) – पराकाष्ठा
Pronunciation: uh·po·thee·ow·suhs
Meaning: the highest point in the development of something
Synonyms: culmination, climax, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith, apex
Antonyms: nadir
Usage: When she walked down the aisle in her wedding gown, everyone thought she was the apotheosis of beauty.
7. VAIN (adjective) – व्यर्थ
Pronunciation: vein
Meaning: producing no result
Synonyms: futile, useless, pointless, worthless, nugatory, ineffective, ineffectual
Antonyms: successful, productive
Usage: The toddler’s attempt to reach the cookie jar on the counter was in vain.
8. AUSPICIOUS (adjective) – शुभ
Pronunciation: aw·spi·shuhs
Meaning: conducive to success; favorable
Synonyms: favorable, propitious, promising, bright, optimistic, encouraging, opportune
Antonyms: inauspicious, unpromising
Usage: Everybody knows the end of the year is an auspicious time to buy a car!
9. INIMICAL (adjective) – हानिकारक
Pronunciation: uh·ni·muh·kl
Meaning: tending to obstruct or harm
Synonyms: harmful, injurious, detrimental, deleterious, pernicious, damaging, hurtful
Antonyms: helpful, advantageous
Usage: These policies are inimical to the interests of society.
10. STENTORIAN (adjective) – बुलंद
Pronunciation: sten·taw·ree·uhn
Meaning: loud and powerful
Synonyms: loud, booming, thundering, thunderous, trumpeting, blaring, roaring
Antonyms: quiet, soft
Usage: He spoke in a stentorian tone.
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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