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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 23 April 2023
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.
Happy learning!!!
Happy learning!!!
1. PERDITION (noun) : विनाश
Pronunciation: puh·di·shn
Meaning: (in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death.
Synonyms: damnation, destruction, downfall
Antonyms: bliss, paradise
Sentence: Simple stupidity is not enough to doom one to perdition.
2. FOOLHARDY (adj.) : असावधान
Pronunciation: fool·haad·ee
Meaning: recklessly bold or rash.
Synonyms: reckless, careless, incautious
Antonyms: careful, cautious, heedful
Sentence: It would be foolhardy to go into the scheme without support.
3. CLUTTER (noun) : ढेरी
Pronunciation: kluh·tuh
Meaning: an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
Synonyms: agglomerate, agglomeration, mixed bag
Antonyms: order, organization, singularity
Sentence: Sorry about the clutter in the kitchen
4. EXCULPATE (verb) : निर्दोष सिद्ध करना
Pronunciation: ek·skuhl·payt
Meaning: show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing.
Synonyms: absolve, acquit, clear
Antonyms: accuse, arraign
Sentence: He exculpates himself from stealing the money.
5. CONVENE (verb) : आमन्त्रित करना
Pronunciation: kuhn·veen
Meaning: come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble.
Synonyms: assemble, call, convoke
Antonyms: disperse, divide, scatter, separate
Sentence: He had convened a secret meeting of military personnel.
6. SUPINE (adj.) : कमज़ोर
Pronunciation: soo·pine
Meaning: lacking the ability or will to act on one’s own
Synonyms: weak, feeble, yielding
Antonyms: powerful, puissant, strong
Sentence: They blamed the disaster on supine politicians who allowed large corporations to flout regulations.
7. DEMARCATE (verb) : निर्धारित करना
Pronunciation: dee·maa·kayt
Meaning: to mark the limits of
Synonyms: bound, circumscribe, delimit
Antonyms: attach, combine, connect
Sentence: A bright yellow line demarcated the county on the road map.
8. MOIETY (noun) : आधा भाग
Pronunciation: moy·uh·tee
Meaning: each of two parts into which a thing is or can be divided.
Synonyms: half, moiety, part
Antonyms: entirety, whole, full
Sentence: The tax was to be delivered in two moieties.
9. MEEKLY (adv.) : नर्मी से
Pronunciation: meek·lee
Meaning: in a quiet, gentle, and submissive manner.
Synonyms: abjectly, deferentially, modestly
Antonyms: arrogantly, audaciously, boldly
Sentence: Most have meekly accepted such advice.
10. RUMMAGE (verb) : चप्पा चप्पा छान मारना
Pronunciation: ruh·muhj
Meaning: search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle.
Synonyms: search, explore
Antonyms: hide, abandon
Sentence: Have a rummage around in the drawer and see if you can find a pen.
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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