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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 21 January 2022
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. REITERATE (verb) : बार बार दहुराना
Pronunciation: ree•i•tr•ayt
Meaning: to repeat an opinion, statement etc
Synonyms: repeat, recapitulate, echo, duplicate
Antonyms: abjure, call off, cancel
Sentence: Let me reiterate the Important points of today’s class.
2. IMPASSE (verb) : गतिरोध
Pronunciation : im•pas
Meaning: a difficult situation in which no progress can be made
Synonyms: deadlock, standstill, stalemate
Antonyms: acceding, accord, agreement
Sentence: Negotiation seemed to have reached an impasse.
3. EMBARK (verb) : प्रारंभ
Pronunciation: uhm•baark
Meaning: to get on a ship, Set out on
Synonyms: enter, send, recruit, insert, venture
Antonyms: back off, close, quit, end, land
Sentence: She is about to embark on a new business venture.
4. PENURIOUS (adj) : दररद्र, गरीब, लोभी
Pronunciation: puh•nur•ee•uhs
Meaning: extremely Stingy or poor
Synonyms: destitute, bankrupt, broke, miserly, niggardly
Antonyms: extravagant, lavish, selfless, benevolent
Sentence: The penurious man could not afford to buy food.
5. BENEVOLENCE (noun) : भलाई
Pronunciation: buh•neh•vuh•luhns
Meaning: the quality of being well meaning or kindness
Synonyms: mercy, favor, indulgence, boon, benefit
Antonyms: hindrance, hurdle, concord, interference
Sentence: He did it out of pure benevolence.
6. MITIGATE (verb) : कम करना
Pronunciation: mi•tuh•gayt
Meaning: make less severe, serious or painful
Synonyms: reduce, alleviate, diminish, lessen
Antonyms: sharpen, intensify, exacerbate
Sentence: It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of COVID on Tourism.
7. REVERBERATION (noun) : प्रतिध्वतन
Pronunciation: ruh•vur•br•ay•shn
Meaning: prolongation of a sound
Synonyms: repercussion, echo, replication, reflection
Antonyms: hollow, low, smothered, muted
Sentence: The building shook with the reverberation of the bomb.
8. REPERCUSSION (noun) : प्रतिक्रिया, प्रभाव
Pronunciation: ree•pr•kuh•shn
Meaning: the Effect of an action or decision
Synonyms: reverberation, rebound, recoil
Antonyms: inability, ineptitude, cowardice
Sentence: The failure of Banks is the repercussion of the whole economy.
9. SABOTAGE (verb) : तोड़-फोड़
Pronunciation: sa•buh•taazh
Meaning : deliberately destroy, damage or obstruct etc
Synonyms: demolishing, destruction, ravage
Antonyms: conservation, protection, salvage
Sentence: They tried to sabotage the ceasefire.
10. SALVAGE (verb) : उबार
Pronunciation: sal•vuhj
Meaning: rescue or retrieve
Synonyms: save, retrieve, retain, conserve
Antonyms: endangered, risk, compromise
Sentence: Officials tried to salvage the situations
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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