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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 24 July 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.
Happy learning!!!
Happy learning!!!
1. COERCE (verb) – मजबूर करना
Pronunciation: kow•uhs
Meaning: persuade an unwilling person to do something by using force or threats
Synonyms: pressure, pressurize, constrain, lean on, press, push, force, compel, oblige
Antonyms: allow, encourage
Usage: The bully tried to coerce the small kids into giving him their lunch money.
2. FLURRIED (adjective) – परेशान, उत्तेजित
Pronunciation: fluh•reed
Meaning: agitated, nervous, or anxious
Synonyms: flustered, ruffled, overwrought, perturbed, agitated
Antonyms: calm, composed
Usage: Keep calm! Don't get flurried.
Pronunciation: fluh•reed
Meaning: agitated, nervous, or anxious
Synonyms: flustered, ruffled, overwrought, perturbed, agitated
Antonyms: calm, composed
Usage: Keep calm! Don't get flurried.
3. TREMOR (noun) – कंपन
Pronunciation: treh•muh
Meaning: an involuntary quivering movement
Synonyms: tremble, shake, quiver, twitch, convulsion, quaver
Antonyms: stillness, steadiness
Usage: There was a slight tremor in her voice.
Pronunciation: treh•muh
Meaning: an involuntary quivering movement
Synonyms: tremble, shake, quiver, twitch, convulsion, quaver
Antonyms: stillness, steadiness
Usage: There was a slight tremor in her voice.
4. ARCANE (verb) – रहस्यमय
Pronunciation: aa•kein
Meaning: understood by few; mysterious or secret
Synonyms: mysterious, secret, hidden, concealed, covert, esoteric, obscure
Antonyms: well known, open
Usage: The elderly teacher had an arcane way of teaching mathematics.
Pronunciation: aa•kein
Meaning: understood by few; mysterious or secret
Synonyms: mysterious, secret, hidden, concealed, covert, esoteric, obscure
Antonyms: well known, open
Usage: The elderly teacher had an arcane way of teaching mathematics.
5. INEPT (adjective) – अयोग्य
Pronunciation: uh•nept
Meaning: having or showing no skill; clumsy
Synonyms: incompetent, unskillful, unskilled, inexpert, amateurish, crude, rough
Antonyms: competent, adroit
Usage: The inept detective could not see the most obvious clues.
Pronunciation: uh•nept
Meaning: having or showing no skill; clumsy
Synonyms: incompetent, unskillful, unskilled, inexpert, amateurish, crude, rough
Antonyms: competent, adroit
Usage: The inept detective could not see the most obvious clues.
6. DETEST (verb) – घृणा करना
Pronunciation: duh•test
Meaning: dislike intensely
Synonyms: abhor, hate, loathe, despise, abominate, execrate
Antonym: love, admire
Usage: I detest any form of cruelty toward animals.
Pronunciation: duh•test
Meaning: dislike intensely
Synonyms: abhor, hate, loathe, despise, abominate, execrate
Antonym: love, admire
Usage: I detest any form of cruelty toward animals.
7. ORATE (verb) – भाषण देना
Pronunciation: aw•reit
Meaning: make a speech, especially pompously or at length
Synonyms: declaim, speak, discourse, pontificate, preach, sermonize, spiel
Antonyms: whisper
Usage: It certainly is a fine thing to be able to orate.
Pronunciation: aw•reit
Meaning: make a speech, especially pompously or at length
Synonyms: declaim, speak, discourse, pontificate, preach, sermonize, spiel
Antonyms: whisper
Usage: It certainly is a fine thing to be able to orate.
8. GLISTEN (verb) – चमकना
Pronunciation: gli•sn
Meaning: shine with a sparkling light
Synonyms: sparkle, twinkle, glint, glitter, glimmer, shimmer, glow
Antonym: absorb
Usage: The leaves glisten with dew.
Pronunciation: gli•sn
Meaning: shine with a sparkling light
Synonyms: sparkle, twinkle, glint, glitter, glimmer, shimmer, glow
Antonym: absorb
Usage: The leaves glisten with dew.
9. GOSSAMER (adjective) – पतला
Pronunciation: go•suh•muh
Meaning: a light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate material or substance
Synonyms: ultra-fine, diaphanous, transparent, silken, wispy, thin, light
Antonyms: heavy, opaque
Usage: Jan’s white gossamer scarf was practically transparent.
Pronunciation: go•suh•muh
Meaning: a light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate material or substance
Synonyms: ultra-fine, diaphanous, transparent, silken, wispy, thin, light
Antonyms: heavy, opaque
Usage: Jan’s white gossamer scarf was practically transparent.
10. SUBJUGATE (verb) – अधीन करना
Pronunciation: suhb•joo•geit
Meaning: bring under domination or control, especially by conquest
Synonyms: enslave, conquer, vanquish, defeat, crush, quell, quash
Antonym: liberate
Usage: Good pet owners are unwilling to subjugate their dogs by placing them in cages.
Pronunciation: suhb•joo•geit
Meaning: bring under domination or control, especially by conquest
Synonyms: enslave, conquer, vanquish, defeat, crush, quell, quash
Antonym: liberate
Usage: Good pet owners are unwilling to subjugate their dogs by placing them in cages.
Now choose any 2 or 3 words, try to use them in your own sentences and share your sentences in the comment section. This way you can retain the learnt words for long time.
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