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Some exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read their usages to learn how to use them in sentences. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. STRIDENT (adjective) – श्रुतिकठोर
Pronunciation: strai-d(u)nt
Meaning: (of a sound) loud and harsh
Synonyms: harsh, raucous, rough, grating, rasping
Antonyms: soft, dulcet
Usage: His voice had become increasingly strident.
2. DISPEL (verb) – लुप्त करना
Pronunciation: dis-pel
Meaning: make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear
Synonyms: banish, eliminate, dismiss
Antonym: engender
Usage: The National Guard was sent into the town to dispel the violent protests.
3. PREDISPOSE (verb) – मनाना, भड़काना
Pronunciation: pree-dis-po-z
Meaning: make someone inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition
Synonyms: lead, incline, move, persuade, influence, induce
Usage: Parents who smoke predispose their children to smoking.
4. LACERATE (verb) – चीरना, फाड़ना
Pronunciation: lasur-eit
Meaning: tear or make deep cuts in (flesh or skin); criticize forcefully or severely
Synonyms: gash, slash, tear, rip, rend, mangle
Usage: The man's face was severely lacerated in the accident.
5. EXPUNGE (verb) – हटाना
Pronunciation: iks-punj
Meaning: remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant)
Synonyms: erase, remove, delete, wipe out, efface
Usage: He could not expunge the incident from his memory.
6. MISDEMEANOR (noun) – अपराध, दुराचार
Pronunciation: misdi-mee-nur
Meaning: a minor wrongdoing
Synonyms: wrongdoing, crime, felony
Antonyms: blamelessness, faultlessness, guiltlessness, impeccability, innocence, irreproachability
Usage: He was charged with committing a misdemeanor.
7. DISSIDENT (noun, adjective) – असहमत, विरोधी
Pronunciation: disi-d(u)nt
Meaning: a person who opposes official policy; in opposition to official policy
Synonyms: dissenter, objector, protester; dissentient, dissenting, disagreeing, opposing
Antonym: conformist
Usage:
- There were many dissidents in the population. (noun)
- With the government arrests continuing, dissident groups are becoming weaker every day. (adjective)
8. MISCREANT (noun, adjective) – बदमाश
Pronunciation: mis-kri-unt
Meaning: a person who has done something wrong or unlawful; behaving badly or unlawfully
Synonyms: criminal, culprit, wrongdoer, malefactor
Antonyms: angel, innocent, saint
Usage:
- We need tougher penalties to discourage miscreants. (noun)
- The person was punished for some miscreant act. (adjective)
9. AFTERMATH (noun) – दुष्परिणाम
Pronunciation: after-math
Meaning: the consequences or after-effects of a significant unpleasant event
Synonyms: repercussions, after-effects, by-product, fallout, backwash
Usage: The aftermath of a terrorist attack is the toughest time.
10. OVERSTATE (verb) – अत्युक्ति करना
Pronunciation: over-steit
Meaning: state too strongly
Synonyms: exaggerate, overdo, overemphasize, overplay
Antonym: understate
Usage: I overstated my case to make my point.
Now choose any 2-3 words that you liked out of these ten words and try to make sentences on your own. This will make you familiar with these words. Let others know your usage of words by sharing them in the comment section.
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