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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 23 September 2024
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.BEWAIL (verb): शोक मनाना
Pronunciation: buh·vayl
Meaning: express great regret, disappointment, or bitterness over (something).
Synonyms: lament, bemoan, sorrow for
Antonyms: delight, glory, joy
Sentence: She bewailed her misfortune.
2.MILIEU (noun): प्रतिवेश
Pronunciation: muh·lyoo
Meaning: a person’s social environment.
Synonyms: environment, ambient, atmosphere
Antonyms: advantage,boon,calm
Sentence: Coming from another milieu, she found life as an actor’s wife very strange at first.
3.STRENUOUS (adj.): ज़ोरदार
Pronunciation: streh·nyoo·uhs
Meaning: requiring or using great exertion.
Synonyms: aggressive, forceful, muscular
Antonyms: effortless, nonemphatic, unemphatic
Sentence: The doctor advised Ken to avoid strenuous exercise.
4.ERELONG (adv.): कुछ ही समय बाद
Pronunciation: ere·long
Meaning: before long; soon.
Synonyms: before long, presently, shortly
Antonyms: after, afterward, later
Sentence: Lawrence, Jr. was a founding member of the American Rocket Society in the 1930s and erelong was named President in 1946.
5.OBDURACY (noun): हठ
Pronunciation: awb·joo·ruh·see
Meaning: a steadfast adherence to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
Synonyms: obdurateness, obstinacy, stubbornness
Antonyms: broad-mindedness, open-mindedness, reasonability
Sentence: His error was sheer obduracy in refusing to admit a mistake.
6.FORSOOTH (adv.): वास्तव में
Pronunciation: fuh·sooth
Meaning: indeed (often used ironically or to express surprise or indignation).
Synonyms: actually, frankly, honestly
Antonyms: redeemed, rescued, saved
Sentence: Forsooth, there is no one I trust more.
7.FEIGN (verb): ढोंग करना
Pronunciation: fayn
Meaning: to present a false appearance of
Synonyms: simulate, fakes, ham
Antonyms: heartfelt,wholehearted,profound
Sentence: Some animals feign death when in danger.
8.FALLIBLE (adj.): दोषक्षम
Pronunciation: fa·luh·bl
Meaning: capable of making mistakes or being erroneous.
Synonyms: error-prone, erring, errant
Antonyms: faultless, flawless, impeccable
Sentence: This method is more fallible than most because it depends on careful and accurate timing.
9.GLEANED (verb): से प्राप्त
Pronunciation: gleend
Meaning: extract (information) from various sources.
Synonyms: obtain, get, take
Antonyms: disperse, banish, besprinkle
Sentence: What do you glean from the news?
10.FRITTERING (verb): व्यर्थ नष्ट करना
Pronunciation: fri·tuh·ruhng
Meaning: waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters.
Synonyms: squander, waste, misspend
Antonyms: penurious, acquisitive
Sentence: I seem to fritter my time away in coffee mornings.
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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