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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 21 May 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.
Happy learning!!!
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1. ENERVATE (verb) : कमज़ोर
Pronunciation: enervate
Meaning: cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.
Synonyms: exhaust, tire, fatigue
Antonyms: strengthen, fortify, energize
Sentence: The hot sun enervated her to the point of collapse.
2. PRIM (adj.) : नैतिक
Pronunciation: prim
Meaning: stiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper.
Synonyms: puritanical, proper, moral
Antonyms: permissive, improper, indecent
Sentence: A very prim and proper matron was in charge of the girls’ dorm.
3. VAUNT (verb) : अपनी बड़ाई करना
Pronunciation: vawnt
Meaning: boast about or praise (something), especially excessively.
Synonyms: boast, brag, pride
Antonyms: belittle, underrate
Sentence: Even the noblest of fellows have been known to vaunt a bit.
4. UNSCATHED (adj.) : अहानिकर
Pronunciation: uhn·skaydhd
Meaning: without suffering any injury, damage, or harm.
Synonyms: unharmed, unhurt, uninjured
Antonyms: damaged, injured, hurt
Sentence: He escaped unscathed from the accident.
5. HALE AND HEARTY (adj.) : चुस्त और तंदुरुस्त
Pronunciation: hayl uhn haat·ee
Meaning: (of a person, especially an elderly one) strong and healthy.
Synonyms: healthy, well, fit
Antonyms: ill, feeble, sick
Sentence: She was still hale and hearty in her nineties.
6. HANKER (verb) : लालायित होना
Pronunciation: hang·kuh
Meaning: feel a strong desire for or to do something.
Synonyms: yearn, crave, desire
Antonyms: abhor, abominate, despise
Sentence: What did you hanker after most when you were in prison?
7. STARTLING (adj.) : चौंकाने
Pronunciation: staat·ling
Meaning: very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable.
Synonyms: surprising, astonishing, amazing
Antonyms: unsurprising, common, usual
Sentence: Her technical accomplishment on the piano is startling.
8.SEDENTARY (adj.) : निष्क्रिय
Pronunciation: seh·duhn·tree
Meaning: (of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.
Synonyms: dormant, immobile, inanimate
Antonyms: active, mobile, busy
Sentence: They led a sedentary life after retirement, spending their days in front of the television.
9. AUTONOMOUS (adj.) : स्वायत्तशासी
Pronunciation: aw·taw·nuh·muhs
Meaning: (of a country or region) having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs.
Synonyms: independent, self-governed, self-governing
Antonyms: dependent, non-self-governing, subject, unfree
Sentence: They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.
10. MORATORIUM (noun) : रोक
Pronunciation: maw·ruh·taw·ree·uhm
Meaning: a temporary prohibition of an activity.
Synonyms: stop, ban
Antonyms: continuance, continuation
Sentence: The debt was to be subject to a five-year moratorium.
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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