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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 24 February 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. MALIGN (adj.) : दुष्ट
Pronunciation: muh•line
Meaning: evil in nature or effect.
Synonyms: evil, nasty, harmful
Antonyms: benignant, loving, unmalicious
Sentence: I wish to malign no one.
2. PENDULOUS (adj.) : दुविधा में पड़ा हुआ
Pronunciation: pen•joo•luhs
Meaning: hanging down loosely.
Synonyms: undecided, unconvincing, indeterminate
Antonyms: unbending, upright
Sentence: He wanted to hang a pendulous lamp on the ceiling.
3. TARDY (adj.) : आलसी
Pronunciation: taa•dee
Meaning: slow or late in happening or arriving
Synonyms: lazy, sluggish, slow
Antonyms: hurrying, dizzy, fast
Sentence: Please forgive this tardy reply.
4. LIMPING (adj.) : लंगड़ा
Pronunciation: limp•uhng
Meaning: walking with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot.
Synonyms: droopy, flaccid, floppy
Antonyms: inflexible, resilient, rigid
Sentence: The dog was limping slightly.
5. DOFFS (verb) : उतारना
Pronunciation: dawfs
Meaning: remove.
Synonyms: take off, put off, remove
Antonyms: put on, slip, throw
Sentence: He had doffed tie and jacket and rolled up his shirtsleeves.
6. THUMPING (adv.) : बहुत
Pronunciation: thuhmp•uhng
Meaning: impressively large, great, or excellent.
Synonyms: extremely, very, perfectly
Antonyms: little, slightly, nominally
Sentence: They won by a thumping majority.
7. EFFICACIOUS (adj.) : प्रभावशाली
Pronunciation: eh•fuh•kay•shuhs
Meaning: effective.
Synonyms: impressive, effective, powerful
Antonyms: unproductive, useless, ineffective
Sentence: The vaccine has proved to be both efficacious and safe.
8. HESITATE (verb) : हिचकिचाना
Pronunciation: heh•zuh•tayt
Meaning: pause before saying or doing something, especially through uncertainty.
Synonyms: wait, pause, delay
Antonyms: hurry, dive, plunge
Sentence: He hesitated about accepting the job.
9. STRIVE (verb) : प्रयास करना
Pronunciation: strive
Meaning: make great efforts to achieve or obtain something.
Synonyms: practice, attempt, endeavor
Antonyms: skip, rest, laze
Sentence: National movements were striving for independence.
10. BOTCHED (adj.) : असफल
Pronunciation: bawcht
Meaning: carried out badly or carelessly.
Synonyms: awkward, inexpert, clumsy
Antonyms: adroit, deft, dexterous
Sentence: A botched attempt to steal a car.
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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