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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 23 September 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. SHEEN (noun) : चमक
Pronunciation: sheen
Meaning: a soft luster on a surface.
Synonyms: shine, luster, gleam
Antonyms: dimness, dinginess, dirtiness
Sentence: The conditioner gives the hair a beautiful soft sheen.
Pronunciation: sheen
Meaning: a soft luster on a surface.
Synonyms: shine, luster, gleam
Antonyms: dimness, dinginess, dirtiness
Sentence: The conditioner gives the hair a beautiful soft sheen.
2. RUMBLINGS (noun) : गड़गड़ाहट
Pronunciation: ruhm·buhl·uhngz
Meaning: a continuous deep, resonant sound.
Synonyms: mumbles, murmurs, rumbles
Antonyms: clamor, howl, hubbub
Sentence: There were rumblings of discontent among the students.
3. PROPHYLACTIC (adj.) : प्रतिबंधक
Pronunciation: praw·fuh·lak·tuhk
Meaning: concerned with or serving to keep something from happening
Synonyms: precautionary, preventative, preventive
Antonyms: aiding, assisting, easing
Sentence: The many prophylactic measures that city officials could have taken to reduce the scope of the disaster
4. THRONG (noun) : भीड़
Pronunciation: thrawng
Meaning: a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.
Synonyms: crowd, mass, gathering
Antonyms: prosecution, spread, few
Sentence: A huge throng had gathered around the speaker.
5. PELLUCID (adj.) : पारदर्शक
Pronunciation: peh·loo·suhd
Meaning: translucently clear.
Synonyms: translucent, transparent, clear
Antonyms: cloudy, opaque
Sentence: They sat there watching the water of the pellucid stream rush by.
6. SCHISM (noun) : फूट
Pronunciation: ski·zm
Meaning: a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
Synonyms: division, split, rift
Antonyms: accord, agreement, concord
Sentence: Schism within the charitable organization was preventing it from achieving its goals.
7. REPINE (verb) : विलाप करना
Pronunciation: ruh·pine
Meaning: feel or express discontent; fret.
Synonyms: fret, be/feel unhappy, mope
Antonyms: delight, rejoice
Sentence: The old woman repined at her misfortune.
8. PRECARIOUS (adj.) : अनिश्चित
Pronunciation: pruh·keuh·ree·uhs
Meaning: not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.
Synonyms: treacherous, uncertain, dicey
Antonyms: innocent, innocuous, nonhazardous
Sentence: The world is a precarious and unstable place.
9. CONNOTATION (noun) : अर्थ
Pronunciation: kaw·nuht·ay·shn
Meaning: an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Synonyms: undertone, undercurrent, implication
Antonyms: meaninglessness, insignificant, insignificance
Sentence: A good dictionary will give us the connotation of a word as well as its denotation.
10. ORNITHOLOGIST (noun) : पक्षी विज्ञानी
Pronunciation: aw·nuh·thaw·luh·juhst
Meaning: a person who studies or is an expert on birds.
Synonyms: ornithologist, bird watcher
Antonym: flora
Sentence: His father had been an avid ornithologist.
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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