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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 22 July 2020
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. What’s more, take the test given at the last to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
Happy learning!!!
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1. PATRON (noun) – ग्राहक
Pronunciation: pei•truhn
Meaning: a customer of a shop, restaurant, etc., especially a regular one
Synonyms: sponsor, financier, customer, client, frequenter, supporter, subscriber
Antonyms: boycott
Usage: Because Laura is an avid reader, she is a frequent patron at my bookstore.
Pronunciation: pei•truhn
Meaning: a customer of a shop, restaurant, etc., especially a regular one
Synonyms: sponsor, financier, customer, client, frequenter, supporter, subscriber
Antonyms: boycott
Usage: Because Laura is an avid reader, she is a frequent patron at my bookstore.
2. UPROAR (noun) – कोलाहल
Pronunciation: uhp•raw
Meaning: a loud and impassioned noise or disturbance
Synonyms: turmoil, disorder, confusion, chaos, commotion, disturbance, mayhem
Antonyms: calm, peace
Usage: She could hear the uproar in the room.
Pronunciation: uhp•raw
Meaning: a loud and impassioned noise or disturbance
Synonyms: turmoil, disorder, confusion, chaos, commotion, disturbance, mayhem
Antonyms: calm, peace
Usage: She could hear the uproar in the room.
3. COVET (verb) – लालच करना
Pronunciation: kuh•vuht
Meaning: yearn to possess something, especially something belonging to another
Synonyms: desire, crave, want, fancy, long for, yearn for
Antonyms: abhor, despise, dislike
Usage: Mr. Bruce does not covet power.
Pronunciation: kuh•vuht
Meaning: yearn to possess something, especially something belonging to another
Synonyms: desire, crave, want, fancy, long for, yearn for
Antonyms: abhor, despise, dislike
Usage: Mr. Bruce does not covet power.
4. NIBBLE (noun, verb) – कुतरना
Pronunciation: ni•bl
Meaning: take small bites out of
Synonyms: bite, gnaw, peck, taste, toy with
Antonyms: gobble, guzzle
Usage:
Pronunciation: ni•bl
Meaning: take small bites out of
Synonyms: bite, gnaw, peck, taste, toy with
Antonyms: gobble, guzzle
Usage:
- I felt a nibble on the end of my line. (noun)
- He started to nibble his biscuit. (verb)
5. ARTICULATE (noun, verb) – स्पष्ट; साफ़ साफ़ बोलना
Pronunciation: aa•ti•kyoo•leit
Meaning: having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently
Synonyms: eloquent, fluent, communicative, effective, persuasive, coherent, lucid
Antonyms: inarticulate, hesitant
Usage:
Pronunciation: aa•ti•kyoo•leit
Meaning: having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently
Synonyms: eloquent, fluent, communicative, effective, persuasive, coherent, lucid
Antonyms: inarticulate, hesitant
Usage:
- She's unusually articulate for a ten-year-old. (noun).
- The pupil articulated each word carefully. (verb)
6. STINT (noun) – कार्यकाल
Pronunciation: stint
Meaning: a person's fixed or allotted period of work
Synonyms: period, session, term, time, turn, run
Antonym: discontinuation, time off
Usage: Mark did a three-year stint in the army.
Pronunciation: stint
Meaning: a person's fixed or allotted period of work
Synonyms: period, session, term, time, turn, run
Antonym: discontinuation, time off
Usage: Mark did a three-year stint in the army.
7. OPINE (verb) – राय देना
Pronunciation: ow•pain
Meaning: hold and state as one's opinion
Synonyms: suggest, submit, advance, propose, comment, remark
Antonyms: know, ascertain
Usage: The headmistress opined that the trip would make a nice change.
Pronunciation: ow•pain
Meaning: hold and state as one's opinion
Synonyms: suggest, submit, advance, propose, comment, remark
Antonyms: know, ascertain
Usage: The headmistress opined that the trip would make a nice change.
8. MILITATE (verb) – विरोध करना
Pronunciation: mi•luh•teit
Meaning: be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing
Synonyms: resist, hinder, discourage, oppose, counter, foil, prejudice
Antonyms: reinforce, harmonize
Usage: Environmental factors militate against building the power station in this area.
Pronunciation: mi•luh•teit
Meaning: be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing
Synonyms: resist, hinder, discourage, oppose, counter, foil, prejudice
Antonyms: reinforce, harmonize
Usage: Environmental factors militate against building the power station in this area.
9. IMPECUNIOUS (adjective) – दरिद्र
Pronunciation: im•puh•kyoo•nee•uhs
Meaning: having little or no money
Synonyms: penniless, penurious, poor, impoverished, indigent, broke
Antonyms: wealthy, rich
Usage: Since Janice grew up in an impecunious household, she knew a great deal about surviving on very little.
Pronunciation: im•puh•kyoo•nee•uhs
Meaning: having little or no money
Synonyms: penniless, penurious, poor, impoverished, indigent, broke
Antonyms: wealthy, rich
Usage: Since Janice grew up in an impecunious household, she knew a great deal about surviving on very little.
10. EXODUS (noun) – निष्क्रमण, कूच
Pronunciation: ek•suh•duhs
Meaning: a mass departure of people
Synonyms: evacuation, leaving, exit, migration, emigration, hegira
Antonyms: arrival, inrush
Usage: There has been a mass exodus of workers from the villages to the towns.
Pronunciation: ek•suh•duhs
Meaning: a mass departure of people
Synonyms: evacuation, leaving, exit, migration, emigration, hegira
Antonyms: arrival, inrush
Usage: There has been a mass exodus of workers from the villages to the towns.
Now choose any 2 or 3 words, try to use them in your own sentences and share your sentences in the comment section. This way you can retain the learnt words for long time.
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