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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 23 July 2020
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. What’s more, take the test given at the last to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
Happy learning!!!
Happy learning!!!
1. DISTRAUGHT (adjective) – व्याकुल, परेशान
Pronunciation: duh•strawt
Meaning: very worried and upset
Synonyms: worried, upset, distressed, fraught, devastated, shattered
Antonyms: un-agitated, relaxed
Usage: Jerry became distraught when his wife approached him with divorce papers.
2. BRINK (noun) – कगार
Pronunciation: bringk
Meaning: the extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body or water
Synonyms: edge, verge, margin, rim, lip, extremity, border, boundary, fringe, perimeter
Antonyms: middle
Usage: The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.
Pronunciation: bringk
Meaning: the extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body or water
Synonyms: edge, verge, margin, rim, lip, extremity, border, boundary, fringe, perimeter
Antonyms: middle
Usage: The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.
3. RITE (noun) – संस्कार, धार्मिक उत्सव
Pronunciation: rait
Meaning: a religious or other solemn ceremony or act
Synonyms: ceremony, ritual, ceremonial, observance, service, sacrament
Antonyms: desuetude, contravention
Usage: This festival descends from a Chinese rite.
Pronunciation: rait
Meaning: a religious or other solemn ceremony or act
Synonyms: ceremony, ritual, ceremonial, observance, service, sacrament
Antonyms: desuetude, contravention
Usage: This festival descends from a Chinese rite.
4. INCITE (verb) – उकसाना, भड़काना
Pronunciation: uhn•sait
Meaning: encourage or stir up violent or unlawful behaviour
Synonyms: stir up, encourage, fuel, ignite, inflame, stimulate, kindle
Antonyms: suppress, deter
Usage: The party agreed not to incite its supporters to violence.
Pronunciation: uhn•sait
Meaning: encourage or stir up violent or unlawful behaviour
Synonyms: stir up, encourage, fuel, ignite, inflame, stimulate, kindle
Antonyms: suppress, deter
Usage: The party agreed not to incite its supporters to violence.
5. DERELICT (adjective) – त्यागा हुआ
Pronunciation: deh•ruh•luhkt
Meaning: in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect
Synonyms: worn out, in ruins, ruined, rickety, creaky, insecure
Antonyms: safe, wholesome, secure
Usage: The theatre has been left to stand derelict.
Pronunciation: deh•ruh•luhkt
Meaning: in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect
Synonyms: worn out, in ruins, ruined, rickety, creaky, insecure
Antonyms: safe, wholesome, secure
Usage: The theatre has been left to stand derelict.
6. INSENSATE (adjective) – संवेदन-शून्य
Pronunciation: uhn•sen•suht
Meaning: lacking physical sensation
Synonyms: unconscious, insensible, senseless, insentient, blacked out, inert, numb
Antonym: conscious, responsive
Usage: The patient was permanently unconscious and insensate.
Pronunciation: uhn•sen•suht
Meaning: lacking physical sensation
Synonyms: unconscious, insensible, senseless, insentient, blacked out, inert, numb
Antonym: conscious, responsive
Usage: The patient was permanently unconscious and insensate.
7. ACTUTATE (verb) – सक्रिय करना, चालू करना
Pronunciation: ak•tyoo•eit
Meaning: cause a machine or device to operate
Synonyms: activate, trigger, initiate, operate, turn on, start up
Antonyms: impede, hinder
Usage: The flow of current is required to actuate the signal.
Pronunciation: ak•tyoo•eit
Meaning: cause a machine or device to operate
Synonyms: activate, trigger, initiate, operate, turn on, start up
Antonyms: impede, hinder
Usage: The flow of current is required to actuate the signal.
8. INCULCATE (verb) – मन में बैठाना
Pronunciation: in•kuhl•keit
Meaning: instill an idea, attitude, or habit by persistent instruction
Synonyms: instill, implant, fix, ingrain, infuse, impress, imprint, introduce
Antonyms: neglect, abjure
Usage: Our football coach has worked hard to inculcate a team spirit in the players.
Pronunciation: in•kuhl•keit
Meaning: instill an idea, attitude, or habit by persistent instruction
Synonyms: instill, implant, fix, ingrain, infuse, impress, imprint, introduce
Antonyms: neglect, abjure
Usage: Our football coach has worked hard to inculcate a team spirit in the players.
9. CALLOUS (adjective) – निर्दयी, कठोर
Pronunciation: ka•luhs
Meaning: showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others
Synonyms: heartless, insensitive, cold-hearted, hard, cold-blooded, ruthless
Antonyms: kind, compassionate
Usage: The killer was a callous man who murdered without feeling guilty.
Pronunciation: ka•luhs
Meaning: showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others
Synonyms: heartless, insensitive, cold-hearted, hard, cold-blooded, ruthless
Antonyms: kind, compassionate
Usage: The killer was a callous man who murdered without feeling guilty.
10. CONJECTURE (noun, verb) – अनुमान
Pronunciation: kuhn•jek•chuh
Meaning: an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
Synonyms: guess, speculation, surmise, fancy, hypothesis
Antonyms: fact, know
Usage:
Pronunciation: kuhn•jek•chuh
Meaning: an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
Synonyms: guess, speculation, surmise, fancy, hypothesis
Antonyms: fact, know
Usage:
- That was a conjecture, not a fact. (noun)
- She conjectured the existence of a completely new species. (verb)
Now choose any 2 or 3 words, try to use them in your own sentences and share your sentences in the comment section. This way you can retain the learnt words for long time.
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