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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 22 October 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.SEQUESTERED (adj.): एकान्त
Pronunciation: suh·kveh·stuhd
Meaning: (of a place) isolated and hidden away.
Synonyms: secluded, cloistered, hidden away
Antonyms: desegregate, integrate, assimilate
Sentence: I found a sequestered spot at the bottom of the garden and lay down with my book.
2.PRESIDIUM (noun) : सभापतिमंडल
Pronunciation: presidium
Meaning: a standing executive committee in a country.
Synonyms: administration, council, authority
Antonyms: doormat, employee, flunkie
Sentence: The presidium has decided to hold this evening’s meeting elsewhere.
3.YOKED (verb) : जोड़ना
Pronunciation: yoket
Meaning: to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
Synonyms: catenated, chained, compounded
Antonyms: disconnected, disjoined, disunited
Sentence: He yoked several ideas together to come up with a new theory
4.RESIDUUM (noun) : बाक़ी
Pronunciation: ruh·zi·joo·uhm
Meaning: a substance or thing that remains or is left behind
Synonyms: leftovers, remainder, remains
Antonyms: body, bulk
Sentence: Even highly decaffeinated coffee contains a tiny residuum of caffeine.
5.FILLIP (noun) : प्रोत्साहन
Pronunciation: fi·luhp
Meaning: something which acts as a stimulus or boost to activity.
Synonyms: boost, encouragement, incitement
Antonyms: restraint, restriction, check
Sentence: The news gave the stock market a big fillip.
6.SHENANIGANS (noun) : धोखाधड़ी
Pronunciation: shuh·na·nuh·gnz
Meaning: secret or illegal activity or maneuvering.
Synonyms: buffoonery, clownery, foolery
Antonyms: behavior,manners,obedience
Sentence: More political shenanigans were exposed in the newspapers today.
7.CONTENTIOUS (adj.) : विवादास्पद
Pronunciation: kuhn·ten·shuhs
Meaning: causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable
Antonyms: noncontroversial, incontestable, indisputable
Sentence: Both views are highly contentious.
8.LIAISON (noun) : मेल जोल
Pronunciation: lee·ay·zawn
Meaning: communication or cooperation facilitates a close working relationship between people or organizations.
Synonyms: cooperation, contact, association
Antonyms: disaffiliation, dissociation, incompatibility
Sentence: We maintained a close liaison with the trade union.
9.CORRALLED (verb) : इकट्ठा करना
Pronunciation: kuh·raald
Meaning: gather together and confine (a group of people or things).
Synonyms: accumulated, amassed, assembled
Antonyms: dispelled, dispersed, dissipated
Sentence: They corralled the cattle before loading them onto the truck.
10.COUNTENANCING (verb) : स्वीकार करना
Pronunciation: kawn·tuhn·uhnst
Meaning: admit as acceptable or possible.
Synonyms: tolerate, permit, allow
Antonyms: disapproving (of), discountenancing, disfavoring
Sentence: I don’t countenance such behavior in children of any age
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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