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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 24 March 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. RUBRIC (noun) : शीर्ष
Pronunciation: roo•bruhk
Meaning: a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize
Synonyms: caption, head, header
Antonyms: unimportance, roughness.
Sentence: The rubrics at the beginning of the chapters are intended to be humorous.
2. REPUDIATED (verb) : को अस्वीकार नहीं किया
Pronunciation: ruh•pyoo•dee•ayt•uhd
Meaning: refuse to accept or be associated with.
Synonyms: reject, renounce, abandon
Antonyms: accepted, adopted, embraced
Sentence: Socialism had been repudiated at the polls.
3. DIURNAL (adj.) : प्रतिदिन
Pronunciation: dai•uh•nuhl
Meaning: occurring, done, produced, or appearing every day
Synonyms: daily, day-to-day, quotidian
Antonyms: monthly, weekly, yearly
Sentence: A love as constant and certain as the diurnal tides.
4. RECALCITRANT (adj.) : आज्ञा न माननेवाला
Pronunciation: ruh•kal•suh•truhnt
Meaning: having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.
Synonyms: uncooperative, obstinately disobedient, intractable
Antonyms: amenable, biddable, compliant
Sentence: The University suspended the most recalcitrant students.
5. INCENDIARY (adj.) : आग लगाने वाला
Pronunciation: uhn•sen•deeuh•ree
Meaning: (of a device or attack) designed to cause fires.
Synonyms: combustible, flammable, inflammable
Antonyms: loyal, peacemaking.
Sentence: Five incendiary devices were found in her house.
6. NAUGHT (noun) : शून्य
Pronunciation: nawt
Meaning: the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it
Synonyms: nil, nothing, zero
Antonym: everything.
Sentence: He’s naught but a worthless fool.
7. EMPYREAN (adj.) : स्वर्ग
Pronunciation: em·py·re·a
Meaning: relating to heaven or the sky.
Synonyms: heavenly, celestial, ethereal
Antonyms: hellish, infernal
Sentence: Movie scenes set in heaven often suggest that harps are the favored instruments for empyrean music.
8. OBSEQUIOUS (adj.) : चापलूस
Pronunciation: uhb•see•kvee•uhs
Meaning: obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
Synonyms: servile, ingratiating, unctuous
Antonyms: insurgent, mutinous, mulish
Sentence: The salesman’s obsequious manner was beginning to irritate me.
9. SEDATE (adj.) : गंभीर
Pronunciation: suh•dayt
Meaning: calm, dignified, and unhurried.
Synonyms: calm, tranquil, placid
Antonyms: facetious, kittenish, ludic
Sentence: The wedding was rather a sedate occasion.
10. PERPETUITY (noun) : अनंत काल
Pronunciation: puh•puh•tyoo•uh•tee
Meaning: the state or quality of lasting forever.
Synonyms: eternity, everlasting, limitlessness
Antonyms: ephemerality, impermanence, temporariness
Sentence: These lands were granted to our family in perpetuity.
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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