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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 21 June 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.CONTEMPLATE (verb): मनन करना
Pronunciation: kawn·tuhm·playt
Meaning: look thoughtfully for a long time.
Synonyms: look at, view, regard
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, overlook
Sentence: The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.
2.BAITING (verb) : उत्पीड़न
Pronunciation: bayt·uhng
Meaning: deliberately annoy or taunt (someone).
Synonyms: taunt, goad, provoke
Antonyms: appease, conciliate, mollify
Sentence: I wished the candidates would stop baiting each other and instead address the real issues
3.VOLITION (noun) : इच्छाशक्ति
Pronunciation: vuh·li·shn
Meaning: the faculty or power of using one’s will.
Synonyms: accord, autonomy, self-determination
Antonyms: coercion, compulsion
Sentence: Oftentimes the dialect we speak is completely beyond our volition.
4.MIRTHFUL (adj.) : आनंदित
Pronunciation: muhth·ful
Meaning: full of mirth; merry or amusing.
Synonyms: merry, high-spirited, cheery
Antonyms: miserable, woebegone, dull
Sentence: A mirthful laugh echoed in the big hall.
5.CREDENCE (noun) : विश्वास
Pronunciation: kree·dns
Meaning: belief in or acceptance of something as true.
Synonyms: belief, faith, trust
Antonyms: distrust, mistrust
Sentence: I don’t give any credence to these rumors.
6.STAUNCH (adj.) : निष्ठावान
Pronunciation: ˈstȯnch
Meaning: loyal and committed in attitude.
Synonyms: stalwart, loyal, faithful
Antonyms: disloyal, faithless, false
Sentence: She’s a staunch advocate of free trade.
7.PERUSAL (noun) : अध्ययन
Pronunciation: puh·rooz·uhl
Meaning: the action of reading or examining something.
Synonyms: reading, scrutiny, inspection
Antonyms: ignorance, neglect,
Sentence: I continued my perusal of the instructions.
8.INIMICAL (adj.) : विरोधी
Pronunciation: uh·ni·muh·kl
Meaning: tending to obstruct or harm.
Synonyms: adversarial, adversary, antagonistic
Antonyms: friendly, hospitable, nonantagonistic
Sentence: These policies are inimical to the interests of society.
9.IMMURED (verb) : क़ैद करना
Pronunciation: uh·myawd
Meaning: enclose or confine (someone) against their will.
Synonyms: caged, imprisoned, enclosed
Antonyms: free, loose, unbound
Sentence: He was immured in a dark room.
10.EVINCE (verb) : जताना
Pronunciation: uh·vins
Meaning: reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling).
Synonyms: reveal, show, make clear
Antonyms: conceal, cover, hide
Sentence: His letters evince the excitement he felt at undertaking this journey.
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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