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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 22 July 2024
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.
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1.FRETTING (verb): बेचैन रहना
Pronunciation: fret·uhng
Meaning: be constantly or visibly worried or anxious.
Synonyms: worry, be anxious, feel uneasy
Antonyms: calm, cool, easy
Sentence: What are you fretting about?
2.RECOMPENSE (noun) : मुआवज़ा
Pronunciation: reh·kuhm·pens
Meaning: compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made.
Synonyms: compensation, reparation, indemnification
Antonyms: borrow, deny, withdraw
Sentence: She received a gift as recompense.
3.APPRENTICE (noun) : शिक्षु
Pronunciation: a·pren·tuhs
Meaning: a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages.
Synonyms: trainee, learner, adjunct
Antonyms: old hand, old-timer, old stager
Sentence: He decided to be an apprentice to an electrician after he graduated.
4.HOWBEIT (adv.) : परन्तु
Pronunciation: hau·bee·uht
Meaning: nevertheless; however.
Synonyms: even so, however, nevertheless
Antonyms: all the same
Sentence: I’ve never written a poem before; howbeit, I feel my first attempt is quite good
5.THRALL (noun) : ग़ुलाम
Pronunciation: thrawl
Meaning: the state of being in someone’s power or having great power over someone.
Synonyms: bondage, enslavement, servility
Antonyms: freedom, liberty
Sentence: He treats his wife like a thrall.
6.CALIGINOUS (adj.) : अंधेरे से
Pronunciation: ca·lig·i·nous
Meaning: being without light or without much light
Synonyms: black, dark, darkened
Antonyms: bright, brightened, illuminated
Sentence: Without a flashlight, there was no way to tell what kind of creatures lurked in the caliginous cave.
7.GIDDY (adj.) : चक्कर
Pronunciation: gi·dee
Meaning: having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy.
Synonyms: dizzy, lightheaded, faint
Antonyms: clearheaded, stable, steady
Sentence: I feel giddy; I must sit down.
8.ESURIENT (adj.) : लालची
Pronunciation: esu·ri·ent
Meaning: having a huge appetite
Synonyms: edacious, gluttonous, greedy
Antonyms: glutted, sated, satiated
Sentence: It would be silly to leave your esurient brother in charge of the three dozen cupcakes you baked for a birthday party.
9.FORGERY (noun) : जालसाजी
Pronunciation: forg·ery
Meaning: the action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art.
Synonyms: counterfeiting, fraudulent copying, fraudulent imitation
Antonyms: original
Sentence: He spent 5 years in prison for forgery.
10.ALLEY (noun) : गली
Pronunciation: a·lee
Meaning: a narrow passageway between or behind buildings.
Synonyms: passage, lane, path
Antonyms: roadblock,room,hearth
Sentence: He took a shortcut along an alley.
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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