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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 23 December 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. INEXORABLE (adj) : कठोर
Pronunciation: uhn.ek.suh.ruh.bl
Meaning : impossible to stop or prevent.
Synonyms: relentless , unstoppable , unending
Antonyms: improbable , uncertain , unsure
Sentence : the seemingly inexorable march of new technology.
2. INDEFATIGABLE (adj) : अथक
Pronunciation: in.duh.fa.tuh.guh.bl
Meaning : never giving up or getting tired of doing something.
Synonyms: tireless, unflagging, dynamic
Antonyms: idle , feeble , lazy
Sentence:He was indefatigable in his industry and sense of curiosity.
3. BELLICOSE (adj) : लड़ाकू
Pronunciation: beh.luh.kose
Meaning: demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
Synonyms: hostile , aggressive , threatening
Antonyms: peaceful , peaceable , pacific
Sentence : At the time, the government was very bellicose about a military campaign.
4. INDOLENT (adj) : अकर्मण्य
Pronunciation: in.duh.luhnt
Meaning: not wanting to work; lazy.
Synonyms : idle , loafing , torpid
Antonyms: diligent , active , ambitious
Sentence: cats are indolent creatures.
5. COPACETIC (adj) : बहुत संतोषजनक"
Pronunciation: koh.puh.seh.tik
Meaning: in excellent order.
Synonyms: perfect , satisfactory , great
Antonyms: bad , poor , inferior
Sentence:he said to tell you everything is copacetic.
6. ANIMUS (noun) : विरोधपूर्ण भावना
Pronunciation: a.nuh.muhs
Meaning: hostility or ill feeling.
Synonyms: hostility , bitterness , hatred
Antonyms : amity , civility , sympathy
Sentence : Shiva, rather than Brahma, is the animus behind Fight Club.
7. DISSIPATE (verb) : नष्ट करना
Pronunciation: di.suh.payt
Meaning: to slowly become less until it disappears; to make something weaker until it disappears
Synonyms: vanish , melt away , dispel
Antonyms: collect , cluster , unite
Sentence : he made an attempt to dissipate the tension in the room.
8. ASSENT (noun) : अनुमति
Pronunciation: uh.sent
Meaning: official agreement to something
Synonyms : agree to, say yes to , sanction
Antonyms: dissent , deny , refuse
Sentence : the parents had to give their assent in writing.
9. AVERSION (noun) : घृणा
Pronunciation: uh.vuh.zhn
Meaning: a strong feeling of not liking somebody/something.
Synonyms: hatred , loathing , revulsion
Antonyms: love . liking ; favor
Sentence : Most people have an aversion to spiders.
10. LATENT (adj) : गुप्त
Pronunciation: lay.tnt
Meaning: existing, but not yet very noticeable, active or well developed.
Synonyms: dormant , unused , hidden
Antonyms: on,active , alive
Sentence : there is a lot of latent talent in the school.
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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