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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 21 February 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. INCURSION (noun) : आक्रमण
Pronunciation: uhng·kuh·shn
Meaning: an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one.
Synonyms: attack on, assault on, raid on
Antonyms: retreat, settlement, repulsion
Sentence: There were incursions from the border every summer.
2. CONFEDERATE (noun) : साथी
Pronunciation: con·fed·er·ate
Meaning: a person one works with, especially in something secret or illegal; an accomplice.
Synonyms: associate, partner, accomplice
Antonyms: cleave, rend, rip
Sentence: The police were able to track down his confederates once the thief started talking.
3. ELUCIDATIVE (adj.) : स्पष्ट
Pronunciation: elu·ci·date
Meaning: serving to explain
Synonyms: exegetical, explanative, explanatory
Antonyms: cloud, complicate, confuse
Sentence: Most editions of Shakespeare’s plays now have elucidative footnotes to help the modern reader.
4. ETHOS (noun) : प्रकृति
Pronunciation: ee·thaws
Meaning: the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.
Synonyms: spirit, character, tenor
Antonyms: body, physicality
Sentence: The revolution in the ethos of agriculture must also involve the farmers’ unions.
5. PORTENTOUS (adj.) : अमंगल
Pronunciation: paw·tent·uhs
Meaning: of or like a portent.
Synonyms: ominous, warning, foreshadowing
Antonyms: unthreatening, auspicious, benign
Sentence: There was nothing portentous or solemn about him.
6. DECIMATION (noun) : बरबादी
Pronunciation: deh·suh·may·shn
Meaning: the state or fact of being rendered non-existent
Synonyms: annihilation, demolishment, demolition
Antonyms: building, construction, protection
Sentence: The virtual decimation of the coastal town was caused by the hurricane.
7. ADDENDUM (noun) : परिशिष्ट
Pronunciation: uh·den·dm
Meaning: an item of additional material, typically omissions, added at the end of a book or other publication.
Synonyms: appendix, codicil, postscript
Antonyms: introduction, preface, prologue
Sentence: I follow this letter with the addendum duly signed for your attention.
8. PUNY (adj.) : छोटा
Pronunciation: pyoo·nee
Meaning: small and weak.
Synonyms: diminutive, dinky, dwarfish
Antonyms: large, massive, big
Sentence: What a puny little creature!
9. VAINGLORIOUS (adj.) : गुमानी
Pronunciation: vayn·glaw·ree·uhs
Meaning: excessively proud of oneself or one’s achievements; overly vain.
Synonyms: assured, biggety, complacent
Antonyms: egoless, humble, modest
Sentence: The vainglorious trainer spent more flexing his muscles than he did helping build his client’s.
10. CAGEY (adj.) : गुप्त
Pronunciation: kay·jee
Meaning: reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion.
Synonyms: secretive, guarded, noncommittal
Antonyms: disposed, open
Sentence: Manufacturers are cagey about the recipes they use to create a wine.
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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