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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 23 January 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.
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1. HINTERLAND (noun) : आंतरिक इलाके
Pronunciation: hin·tuh·land
Meaning: the often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river’s banks.
Synonyms: the middle of nowhere, the backwoods, the wilds
Antonym: civilization
Sentence: Early settlers were driven from the coastal areas into the hinterland.
2. LOFTY (adj.) : बुलंद
Pronunciation: lawft·ee
Meaning: of imposing height.
Synonyms: tall, high, giant
Antonyms: low-lying, short, squat
Sentence: The lofty walls of the castle seemed impregnable.
3. IMMINENT (adj.) : करीब
Pronunciation: i·muh·nuhnt
Meaning: about to happen.
Synonyms: close, near, approaching
Antonyms: distant, far-off, remote
Sentence: They were in imminent danger of being swept away.
4. INFLUX (noun) : तांता
Pronunciation: in·fluhks
Meaning: an arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things.
Synonyms: inundation, inrush, rush
Antonyms: outflow, outpouring
Sentence: A massive influx of tourists come here every day.
5. EMBOLDEN (verb) : प्रोत्साहित करना
Pronunciation: uhm·boled·uhn
Meaning: give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way.
Synonyms: give courage, make brave, encourage
Antonyms: daunt, discourage, dishearten
Sentence: His poor showing in his first swim meet just emboldened him to train even harder.
6. ALLEGIANCE (noun) : निष्ठा
Pronunciation: uh·lee·jns
Meaning: loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause.
Synonyms: loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity
Antonyms: disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness
Sentence: Those wishing to receive citizenship must swear allegiance to the republic.
7. ABSCOND (verb) : फ़रार होना
Pronunciation: uhb·skawnd
Meaning: leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful act such as theft.
Synonyms: run away, escape, bolt
Antonyms: abide, dwell, return
Sentence: She absconded with the remaining thousand dollars.
8. DANGLE (verb) : लटकना
Pronunciation: dang·gl
Meaning: hang or swing loosely.
Synonyms: hang (down), droop, sag
Antonyms: unfasten, work, inaction.
Sentence: His attempts to dangle babies on his knee had proved disastrous.
9. FAMISHED (adj.) : भूखों मरना
Pronunciation: fa·muhsht
Meaning: feeling a desire or need for food
Synonyms: empty, hungry, peckish
Antonyms: engorged, glutted, gorged
Sentence: After a full day of skiing, I was feeling absolutely famished.
10. LOATHE (verb) : घृणा करना
Pronunciation: lodhe
Meaning: feel intense dislike or disgust for.
Synonyms: hate, detest, abhor
Antonyms: love, desire, like
Sentence: She loathed him on sight.
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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