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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 23 May 2022
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. EXODUS (noun): प्रस्थान
Pronunciation: ek·suh·duhs
Meaning: a situation in which many people leave a place at the same time.
Synonyms: outflow, drain, diaspora
Antonyms: deluge, influx, inflow
Sentence: Due to No job, there has been a mass exodus of workers from city to village.
2. HOSTILE (noun): शत्रुतापूर्ण
Pronunciation: haw·stile
Meaning: having very strong feeling against somebody
Synonyms: adverse, antagonist, belligerent
Antonyms: affable, amiable, convivial
Sentence: The PM had a hostile reception in Bengal.
3. DENOUNCE (verb): आरोप लगा देना
Pronunciation: duh·nawns
Meaning: to say publicly that something is wrong.
Synonyms: censure, condemn, decry
Antonyms: approve, endorse, sanction
Sentence: We must denounce injustice.
4. INCARNATION (noun): अवतार
Pronunciation: uhn·kaa·nay·shn
Meaning: a period of life on earth in a particular form
Synonyms: epitome, abstract, image
Antonyms: disembodiment, spiritualization, abstraction
Sentence: She is very incarnation of goodness.
5. BOMBASTIC (adj.): बडे बडे शब्दों से भरा हुआ
Pronunciation: bawm·baa·stuhk
Meaning: high sounding but little meaning
Synonyms: flatulent, pompous, tumid
Antonyms: eloquent, well- spoken
Sentence: His bombastic style made him unpopular.
6. CORROBORATE (verb): मंडित कतना
Pronunciation: kuh·raw·buh·rayt
Meaning: establish or strength as with new evidence or facts
Synonyms: certify, confirm, support
Antonyms: contradict, deny, disclaim
Sentence: Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.
7. AUTOCRATIC (adj.): निरंकुश
Pronunciation: aw·toh·kra·tuhk
Meaning: exercising power or authority without interference by others
Synonyms: absolute, arbitrary, dictator
Antonyms: circumscribed, restricted, democratic
Sentence: The autocratic govt call out the army to suppress the protest.
8. AVERSE (adj.): प्रतिकूल
Pronunciation: uh·vuhs
Meaning: strongly opposed
Synonyms: against, opposite to, antipathetic
Antonyms: keen, fond, admiring
Sentence: He seems to averse to hard work
9. APPARENT (adj.): स्पष्ट
Pronunciation: uh·pa·ruhnt
Meaning: clear
Synonyms: assumed, evident, prima facie
Antonyms: hidden, impossible, implausible
Sentence: Her Happiness is apparent to everyone.
10. QUACK (noun): अनाड़ी
Pronunciation: kvak
Meaning: a person who dishonestly claim to have special knowledge & skill
Synonyms: charlatan, fake, fraud
Antonyms: ace, adept, expert
Sentence: That doctor’s a quack.
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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