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Some exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read their usages to learn how to use them in sentences. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. DOLDRUMS (noun) – विकासहीनता; उदासी
Pronunciation: dol-drumz
Meaning: unsuccessful or showing no activity or development; a state or period of depression
Synonyms: depression, melancholy, gloom
Antonyms: happiness, busy, lively
Usage: The property market has been in the doldrums for months.
2. SUPERFLUITY (noun) – अधिकता
Pronunciation: sooper-floo-iti
Meaning: an unnecessarily or excessively large amount or number of something
Synonyms: surplus, excess, overabundance, glut
Antonyms: lack, shortage
Usage: There is also a superfluity of stop signals.
3. MARAUDER (noun) – लूटेरा, डाकू
Pronunciation: muro-dur
Meaning: an unpleasant and dangerous person who wanders around looking for opportunities to steal or kill
Synonyms: raider, outlaw, bandit, pirate
Antonyms: benefactor, provider
Usage: They were raided by roaming bands of marauders.
4. INIQUITY (noun) – अधर्म
Pronunciation: inikwiti
Meaning: immoral or unfair behaviour
Synonyms: wickedness, immorality, impropriety, vice, evil, sin, villainy, crime
Antonyms: goodness, virtue
Usage: Those who are quick to criticize the bad deeds of others should first look at their own acts of iniquity.
5. DOLOROUS (adjective) – कष्टजनक, दु:खद
Pronunciation: dol(u)rus
Meaning: feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress
Synonyms: mournful, woeful, doleful, sorrowful, sad, unhappy
Antonym: cheerful
Usage: At the funeral, the dolorous widow could not stop crying.
6. MEPHITIC (adjective) – बदबूदार
Pronunciation: mifi-tik
Meaning: (especially of a gas or vapour) foul-smelling
Synonyms: evil-smelling, fetid, smelly, stinking, reeking
Antonym: fragrant
Usage: Burning trash produced a mephitic odour that was extremely foul.
7. DICEY (adjective) – अप्रत्याशित, संकटमय
Pronunciation: dai-si
Meaning: unpredictable and potentially dangerous
Synonyms: risky, uncertain, unpredictable, precarious, unsafe
Antonyms: safe, simple
Usage: The future looks pretty dicey for small businesses.
8. FORESIGHT (noun) – पूर्वदृष्टि, पूर्वज्ञान
Pronunciation: fo-sait
Meaning: the ability to predict what will happen or be needed in the future
Synonyms: forethought, anticipation
Antonym: hindsight
Usage: They had the foresight to invest in new technology.
9. EUPHONIOUS (adjective) – श्रुतिमधुर, सुरीला
Pronunciation: yu-fo-ni-us
Meaning: (of sound, especially speech) pleasing to the ear
Synonyms: pleasant-sounding, sweet-sounding, mellow, mellifluous, dulcet
Antonym: cacophonous
Usage: He was mesmerised with the euphonious music.
10. RUFFIAN (noun) – बदमाश, गुण्डा
Pronunciation: rufi-un
Meaning: a violent person, especially one involved in crime
Synonyms: thug, roughneck, scoundrel, villain, rogue
Usage: The ruffian was frequently visited by members of the law enforcement community.
Now choose any 2-3 words that you liked out of these ten words and try to make sentences on your own. This will make you familiar with these words. Let others know your usage of words by sharing them in the comment section.
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