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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 24 August 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.
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1. VINDICTIVE (adjective) – प्रतिशोधी
Pronunciation: vuhn·dik·tuhv
Meaning: having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge
Synonyms: vengeful, revengeful, avenging, unforgiving, resentful, implacable, unrelenting
Antonyms: forgiving, merciful
Usage: After reading the cutting article, Virginia was certain the editor was being vindictive towards her.
2. CANDID (adjective) – स्पष्टवादी
Pronunciation: kan·duhd
Meaning: truthful and straightforward
Synonyms: frank, outspoken, forthright, blunt, open, honest, truthful
Antonyms: secretive, guarded, insincere
Usage: The book reviewer had no trouble giving his candid review of the awful novel.
3. NOISOME (adjective) – दुर्गंध
Pronunciation: noy·sm
Meaning: having an extremely offensive smell
Synonyms: unpleasant, smelly, stinking, nifty, reeking, fetid
Antonyms: pleasant, sweet-smelling
Usage: The homeless man has a noisome odor because he has not showered in months.
4. UNEARTH (verb) – खोदकर निकालना
Pronunciation: uh·nuhth
Meaning: find (something) in the ground by digging
Synonyms: excavate, exhume, disinter, mine, quarry
Antonyms: bury, entomb
Usage: The scientists were able to unearth several fossils from the bottom of the river bed.
5. TRENCHANT (adjective) – प्रखर
Pronunciation: tren·chnt
Meaning: vigorous or incisive in expression or style
Synonyms: incisive, cutting, pointed, piercing, penetrating, sharp, keen
Antonyms: woolly, vague
Usage: The scientist’s trenchant observations made him the toast of the scientific community.
6. GRANDILOQUENT (adjective) – शब्दाडंबरपूर्ण
Pronunciation: gran·di·luh·kwnt
Meaning: pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner
Synonyms: pompous, bombastic, magniloquent, pretentious, ostentatious, rhetorical, orotund
Antonyms: unpretentious, concise
Usage: Jack’s use of grandiloquent terminology failed to impress the job interviewer.
7. DIVULGE (verb) – प्रकट करना
Pronunciation: dai·vuhlj
Meaning: make known
Synonyms: disclose, reveal, tell, impart, expose, uncover
Antonyms: conceal, hide
Usage: Doctors must be careful to not divulge confidential information about their patients.
8. IMPIETY (noun) – नास्तिकता
Pronunciation: im·pai·uh·tee
Meaning: lack of piety or reverence
Synonyms: irreligion, immorality, apostasy, atheism, paganism
Antonyms: piety, faith
Usage: He blamed the fall of the city on the impiety of the people.
9. SHRILL (adjective) – तेज़
Pronunciation: shril
Meaning: high-pitched and piercing
Synonyms: piercing, high, sharp, penetrating, shattering, strident
Antonyms: low, soft, dulcet
Usage: The sound of the shrill whistle made everyone stand still.
10. DUCTILE (adjective) – तार खींचने योग्य
Pronunciation: duhk·tail
Meaning: able to be drawn out into a thin wire
Synonyms: pliable, pliant, flexible, supple, plastic, tensile, bendy
Antonyms: brittle
Usage: Copper is often used to make wire because it is ductile and bends easily but doesn’t break.
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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