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Some exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read their usages to learn how to use them in sentences. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. ASCEND (verb) – ऊपर जाना; चढ़ना
Pronunciation: usend
Meaning: go up or climb
Synonyms: arise, mount, scale, conquer
Antonym: descend
Usage:
- My child stopped crying when I told him his dead puppy would ascend to heaven and live with the puppy angels.
- The divers have begun to ascend to the surface of the water.
2. SEDATE (adjective, verb) – गंभीर, शांत
Pronunciation: si-deit
Meaning: calm, dignified, and unhurried; calm (someone) or make them sleep by administering a sedative drug
Synonyms: calm, tranquil, placid, composed, serene; tranquillize, quieten, pacify, soothe, relax
Antonyms: exciting, wild, fast; invigorate, energize
Usage:
- We spent a sedate evening at home.
- She was heavily sedated.
3. GLUM (adjective) – अप्रसन्न, मलिनमुख
Pronunciation: glum
Meaning: looking or feeling sad and depressed
Synonyms: morose, gloomy, downcast, downhearted, dejected, disconsolate
Antonyms: cheerful, merry
Usage: Finding out that their field trip was cancelled, the students’ moods took a glum turn.
4. RESPONSIVE (adjective) – अनुक्रियाशील
Pronunciation: ris-pon-siv
Meaning: reacting quickly and positively
Synonyms: reactive, receptive, amenable, flexible, accessible
Antonyms: apathetic, insensitive
Usage: She is fairly responsive to new ideas.
5. ENIGMA (noun) – रहस्य, पेचदार
Pronunciation: enig-maa
Meaning: a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
Synonyms: mystery, puzzle, riddle, conundrum, paradox, problem
Usage: Iran remains an enigma for the outside world.
6. ANTEDATE (verb) – पूर्व दिनांकित करना
Pronunciation: anti-deit
Meaning: precede in time; come before (something) in date
Synonyms: precede, predate
Antonym: postdate
Usage: The economic troubles antedate the current administration.
7. KISMET (noun) – किस्मत, भाग्य
Pronunciation: kiz-met
Meaning: destiny; fate
Synonyms: fortune, providence
Usage: Bill believes kismet caused him to miss the plane that crashed into the ocean.
8. SENILE (adjective) – जरा-जीर्ण
Pronunciation: see-nail
Meaning: (of a person) having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties
Synonyms: doddering, doddery, decrepit, aged
Usage: He spent many years caring for his senile mother.
9. SLICK (adjective) – धाराप्रवाह पर प्रभावहीन; चिकना
Pronunciation: slik
Meaning: done or operating in an impressively smooth and efficient way; smooth and superficially impressive but insincere or shallow; (of skin or hair) smooth and glossy; (of a surface) smooth, wet, and slippery
Synonyms: efficient, smooth, smooth-running, polished, well organized; glib, smooth, fluent, plausible; shiny, glossy, shining, sleek, smooth, silky, silken; slippery, wet, greasy, oily
Antonyms: amateurish, clumsy, inexpert; profound, thoughtful; dry, rough
Usage:
- The dancers gave a very slick performance.
- She's very slick, but I don't believe a word she says.
- His hair dark looked slick after shower.
- The roads were slick with rain.
10. PRESCIENT (adjective) – भविष्य ज्ञानी
Pronunciation: presi-unt
Meaning: having or showing knowledge of events before they take place
Synonyms: prophetic, predictive, visionary, psychic, clairvoyant
Antonym: undiscerning
Usage: Extraordinarily prescient, the 1905 book accurately predicted what is going on in today’s times.
Now choose any 2-3 words that you liked out of these ten words and try to make sentences on your own. This will make you familiar with these words. Let others know your usage of words by sharing them in the comment section.
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