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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 24 January 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. RETROSPECTIVE (adj) : पूर्वप्रभावी
Pronunciation: reh•truh•spek•tiv
Meaning: looking again at the past/effective from past date
Synonyms: introspective, analytic
Antonyms: farsighted, forward, unreflecting
Sentence: Teachers settled for a 4.2% pay rise with retrospective effect from 1 April.
2. AMNESTY (noun) : आम माफ़ी
Pronunciation: am•nuh•stee
Meaning: a time when a government forgives political crime
Synonyms: parole, acquittal, exculpation
Antonyms: conviction, sentence, assessment, charge, fine
Sentence: President granted the amnesty to some prisoners.
3. SLUMP (verb) : मंदी
Pronunciation: sluhmp
Meaning: to fall suddenly and by a large amount
Synonyms: depressing, recession, crash
Antonyms: development, growth, advancement
Sentence: What cause the price of Real Estate slump?
4. DELINEATE (verb) : चित्रित करना
Pronunciation: duh•li•nee•ayt
Meaning: describe precisely
Synonyms: define, delimit, describe, draw
Antonyms: distort, misdescribe
Sentence: MRI can delineate the cause of disease easily.
5. DECEPTIVE (adj) : कपटी
Pronunciation: duh•sep•tuhv
Meaning: likely to give a false impression or to make somebody believe something that is not true
Synonyms: beguile, deceive, devious
Antonyms: candid, direct, clarifying
Sentence: Appearance can often be deceptive.
6. EXTREMISM (noun) : अतिवाद
Pronunciation: uhk•stree•mi•zm
Meaning : the holding of extreme political or religious views; fanaticism.
Synonyms: radicalism, zealotry
Antonym: moderation
Sentence: The dangers of racist extremism are present everywhere.
7. ARBITRARY (adj) : बेतरतीब
Pronunciation: aar•buh•treh•ree
Meaning : based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
Synonyms: whimsical, random
Antonym: rational
Sentence: Raja just ends up taking arbitrary decisions.
8. QUESTIONABLE (adj) : शंकास्पद
Pronunciation: kwes•chuh•nuh•bl
Meaning : doubtful as regards truth or validity.
Synonyms: contentious, doubt
Antonym: certain
Sentence: It is questionable whether any of these exceptions is genuine.
9. EXUBERANCE (noun) : उत्साह
Pronunciation: ig•zoo•br•uhns
Meaning : the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience.
Synonyms: buoyancy, cheerfulness
Antonym: gloom
Sentence : Ram has a sense of youthful exuberance.
10. CHOPPY (adj) : अशांत
Pronunciation: chaa•pee
Meaning : (of a sea, lake, or river) having many small waves.
Synonyms: turbulent, heavy
Antonym: calm
Sentence: Sea conditions are often very choppy.
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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