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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 21 October 2021
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 usages. 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. PLUNGE (verb) – डुबाना
Pronunciation: pluhnj
Meaning: jump or dive quickly and energetically.
Synonyms: sink, dive, jump
Antonyms: emerge, sore, rescue
Sentence: Our daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea.
2. BLASPHEMY (noun) – ईश – निंदा
Pronunciation: blas·fuhm·ee
Meaning: the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk.
Synonyms: profanity, profaneness, sacrilege
Antonyms: adoration, glorification, worship
Sentence: He was detained on charges of blasphemy.
3. AUDACITY (noun) – धृष्टता
Pronunciation: aw·da·suh·tee
Meaning: a willingness to take bold risks.
Synonyms: boldness, daring, fearlessness
Antonyms: shyness, timidity, hesitancy
Sentence: Her audacity came in handy during our most recent emergency.
4. SANCTITY (noun) – पवित्रता
Pronunciation: sangk·tuh·tee
Meaning: the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly.
Synonyms: holiness, godliness, sacredness
Antonyms: sanctimony, godlessness, impiety
Sentence: The site of the tomb was a place of sanctity for the ancient Egyptians.
5. ELUCIDATED (verb) – स्पष्ट
Pronunciation: uh·loo·suhd·ayt·uhd
Meaning: make (something) clear; explain.
Synonyms: explain, make clear, clarify
Antonyms: obscured, confused, obfuscated
Sentence: Work such as theirs will help to elucidate this matter.
6. ADROIT (adj) – निपुण
Pronunciation: uh·droyt
Meaning: clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
Synonyms: skillful, adept, dexterous
Antonyms: amateur, unprofessional, unskillful
Sentence: He was adroit at tax avoidance.
7. OBLIVIOUS (adj) – बेख़बर
Pronunciation: uh·bli·vee·uhs
Meaning: not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one.
Synonyms: unaware, unconscious, heedless
Antonyms: aware, cognizant, conscious
Sentence: She became absorbed, oblivious to the passage of time.
8. FRIVOLOUS (adj) – तुच्छ
Pronunciation: fri·vuh·luhs
Meaning: not having any serious purpose or value.
Synonyms: flippant, glib, waggish
Antonyms: sober, unfrivolous, serious
Sentence: My mother often spends her monthly pension on frivolous purchases she never uses.
9. OPULENT (adj) – धनी
Pronunciation: aw·pyoo·luhnt
Meaning: ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish.
Synonyms: luxurious, sumptuous, palatial
Antonyms: penurious, poor, needy
Sentence: The duke built an opulent palace for himself nearby.
10. PROSAIC (adj) – नीरस
Pronunciation: proh·zay·uhk
Meaning: having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty.
Synonyms: unimaginative, uninspired, dull
Antonyms: abnormal, exceptional, extraordinary
Sentence: Prosaic language can’t convey the experience.
Now, choose any 2 or 3 words and try to use them in your own sentences, this way you can retain the learnt words in your memory for long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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