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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 22 April 2020
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and usage. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
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1. SOBERING (adjective) – गंभीर
Pronunciation: so-bur-ing
Meaning: creating a more serious or sensible mood
Synonyms: serious, alerting, severe
Antonyms: light-hearted, cheerful, jovial
Usage: The news had a sobering effect.
2. LOWBROW (adjective) – साधारण
Pronunciation: lo-brao
Meaning: not highly intellectual or cultured
Synonyms: simple, simplistic, uncultured, unsophisticated, unpretentious
Antonyms: highbrow, intellectual
Usage: I like a lowbrow action movie once in a while.
3. TRIFLE (noun, verb) – तुच्छ
Pronunciation: trai-f(u)l
Meaning: a thing of little value or importance; treat without seriousness or respect
Synonyms: triviality, bagatelle, inessential; sneer, mess about/around
Usage:
- We needn't trouble the headmaster over such trifles. (noun)
- You should not trifle with someone's affection. (verb)
4. GIMCRACK (adjective, noun) – केवल दिखावट का
Pronunciation: jim-krak
Meaning: showy but cheap or badly made; something that looks nice but is of poor quality; a cheap and showy ornament
Synonyms: shoddy, jerry-built, flimsy, insubstantial, rickety
Antonym: sound
Usage:
- If you buy a gimcrack product, you will quickly find that it is nowhere near as functional as it seemingly appears. (adjective)
- I prefer to make sure I am not buying a gimcrack before I spend my money, as I do not want to buy something just because it looks nice if it really is not. (noun)
5. FLEDGLING (noun) – अपरिपक्व; अनुभवहीन; अविकसित
Pronunciation: flej-ling
Meaning: a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped
Synonyms: emerging, emergent, arising, sunrise, dawning, beginning, developing, in the making
Antonyms: declining, mature
Usage: The fledgling country just declared its independence a few months ago.
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6. AFRESH (adverb) – नए सिरे से
Pronunciation: uf-resh
Meaning: in a new or different way
Synonym: anew
Usage: She tore up the letter and started writing afresh.
7. EXTORTIONATE (adjective) – अत्यधिक क़ीमत
Pronunciation: iksto-sh(u)nut
Meaning: (of a price) much too high
Synonyms: exorbitant, sky-high, preposterous, immoderate, unreasonable, inordinate
Antonym: reasonable
Usage: The prices in this shop are extortionate.
8. ASHEN (adjective) – फीका, कमज़ोर
Pronunciation: ash(u)n
Meaning: (of a person's face) very pale with shock, fear, or illness
Synonyms: wan, pasty, grey, leaden, colourless, sallow
Usage: His face was ashen.
9. GENESIS (noun) – उत्पत्ति
Pronunciation: jenisis
Meaning: the origin or mode of formation of something
Synonyms: source, root, beginning, commencement, start, outset
Usage: The project had its genesis two years earlier.
10. UPBEAT (adjective) – प्रफुल्ल; आशावादी
Pronunciation: up-beet
Meaning: cheerful; optimistic
Synonyms: cheery, positive, confident, hopeful, sanguine
Antonyms: pessimistic, negative, cynical
Usage: He was upbeat about the company's future.
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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