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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 23 October 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. VIRILE (adj.) : साहसी
Pronunciation: vi·rile
Meaning: of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men
Synonyms: daring, adventurous, brave
Antonyms: unmanly, impotent
Sentence: He wanted his sons to become strong, virile, and athletic like himself.
2. CARICATURED (verb) : नक़ल बनाना
Pronunciation: ka·ruh·kuh·chuhd
Meaning: make or give a comically or grotesquely exaggerated representation of (someone or something).
Synonyms: parody, satirize, lampoon
Antonyms: flattery, praise, seriousness.
Sentence: He caricatured political leaders of his time.
3. DIMINUTION (noun) : कमी
Pronunciation: di·muh·nyoo·shn
Meaning: a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something.
Synonyms: reduction, lessening, lowering
Antonyms: boost, raise, gain
Sentence: Regular exercise can result in a general diminution in stress levels.
4. CAPRICE (noun) : अप्रत्याशित परिवर्तन
Pronunciation: kuh·prees
Meaning: a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.
Synonyms: whim, vagary, fancy
Antonyms: firmness, solidity, steadiness
Sentence: An out-of-character caprice led him to take the day off from work and go to the beach.
5. FLIMFLAM (noun) : बकवास
Pronunciation: flim·flam
Meaning: nonsensical or insincere talk.
Synonyms: balderdash, baloney, idiocy
Antonyms: reasonableness, sensibleness
Sentence: I was sick of his intellectual flimflam.
6. APPENDED (verb) : जुड़ा हुआ
Pronunciation: uh·pend·uhd
Meaning: to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase
Synonyms: added, adjoined, annexed
Antonyms: deducted, knocked off, removed
Sentence: Footnotes have been appended to the document.
7. INADMISSIBLE (adj.) : अस्वीकार्य
Pronunciation: in·uhd·mis·uh·bl
Meaning: (especially of evidence in court) not accepted as valid.
Synonyms: not allowable, invalid, not acceptable
Antonyms: admissible, allowable, permissible
Sentence: The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible.
8. INVIOLABLE (adj.) : अनुल्लंघनीय
Pronunciation: uhn·vai·uh·luh·bl
Meaning: not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with
Synonyms: inalienable, absolute, unbreakable
Antonyms: alienable, breakable, profane
Sentence: Everyone has an inviolable right to protection by a fair legal system.
9. DELINEATING (verb) : का वर्णन किया
Pronunciation: duh·li·nee·ayt·uhng
Meaning: describe or portray (something) precisely.
Synonyms: describe, set forth, depicting
Antonyms: confuse, distort
Sentence: The law should delineate and prohibit behavior that is socially abhorrent.
10. FRAILTY (adj.) : निर्बलता
Pronunciation: frayl·tee
Meaning: the condition of being weak and delicate.
Synonyms: infirmity, infirmness, weakness
Antonyms: robustness, strength, vigor
Sentence: Despite increasing physical frailty, he continued to write stories.
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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