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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 24 February 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. UNASSAILABLE (adj.) : अभेद्य
Pronunciation : uhn·uh·sayl·uh·bl
Meaning: unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated.
Synonyms: impregnable, invulnerable, impenetrable
Antonyms: blasphemous, irreverent, profane
Sentence: That is one of the unassailable beliefs of that political party.
2. CITADEL (noun) : गढ़
Pronunciation : si·tuh·del
Meaning: a fortress, typically on high ground, protecting or dominating a city.
Synonyms: fortress, fort, stronghold
Antonyms : fast, movableness, looseness
Sentence: The town has a 14th-century citadel overlooking the river.
3. SKULDUGGERY (noun) : छल
Pronunciation : skuhl·duh·guh·ree
Meaning: underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; trickery.
Synonyms: trickery, swindling, fraudulence
Antonyms: artlessness, sincerity, candidness
Sentence: He is serving a prison sentence for financial skulduggery.
4. BEREAVE (verb) : वंचित करना
Pronunciation : buh·reev
Meaning: be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, especially due to the loved one’s death.
Synonyms: deprive, dispossess, strip
Antonyms : satisfy, enrich, hold
Sentence: The plane crash bereaved her of her husband.
5. SQUANDERED (verb) : गंवाना
Pronunciation: skvawn·duhd
Meaning: waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.
Synonyms: waste, misspend, misuse
Antonyms: conserved, preserved
Sentence: He’s squandered all his savings on drink.
6. SPRAWLING (verb) : फैलाना
Pronunciation: sprawl·uhng
Meaning: spreading out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way.
Synonyms: radiating, extending, splaying
Antonyms: limiting, restricting, contracting
Sentence: There were weeds sprawling in the yard.
7. PIOUS (adj.) : धर्मनिष्ठ
Pronunciation: pai·uhs
Meaning: devoutly religious.
Synonyms: religious, devout, devoted
Antonyms: faithless, impious, irreligious
Sentence: Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.
8. CAVILING (verb) : गुस्ताखी करना
Pronunciation: ka·vuhl·uhng
Meaning: make petty or unnecessary objections.
Synonyms: complaint, carp, grumble
Antonyms: approving, supporting
Sentence: They caviled at our calculations.
9. INIMITABLE (adj.) : अनोखी
Pronunciation: uhn·i·muh·tuh·bl
Meaning: so good or unusual as to be impossible to copy; unique.
Synonyms: unique, distinctive, idiosyncratic
Antonyms: common, familiar, ordinary
Sentence: He entertained us in his inimitable style.
10. ABSTRUSE (adj.) : अव्यक्त
Pronunciation: uhb·stroos
Meaning: difficult to understand; obscure.
Synonyms: obscure, arcane, esoteric
Antonyms: easy, facile, simple
Sentence: Einstein’s theory of relativity is very abstruse.
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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