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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 24 May 2021
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.Grit (noun) - साहस
Pronunciation: grit
Meaning: courage and resolve
Synonyms: courage, pluck, valour, backbone, determination, endurance
Antonyms: cowardice, weakness, timidity, irresolution, vacillation
Usage: At times he got discouraged , but his grit and determination kept him going.
2.Conjecture (noun) - अनुमान
Pronunciation: kuhn·jek·chuh
Meaning: an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
Synonyms: guess, speculation, assumption, hypothesis, hypothetical
Antonyms: calibrate, measure, scale,compute, work out
Usage: Please avoid general conjectures about when such unreliable assurance must doubtless have been made.
3.Veneration (noun) - उपासना
Pronunciation: veh·nuh·rei·shn
Meaning: great respect
Synonyms: reverence, respect, homage, acclamation, adoration, admiration, appreciation
Antonyms: disrespect, dishonour, contempt, disfavor, disgust
Usage: What he possesses in spades is a respect that borders on veneration.
4.Trounce (verb) - बुरी तरह से हराना
Pronunciation: trawns
Meaning: defeat heavily in a contest
Synonyms: crush, drub, eclipse, exceed, vanquish
Antonyms: lose, fail, preserve, surrender
Usage: Austraila's cricketers are back after trouncing England by 57 runs in last night`s match here.
5.Galling (adj) - दुखद
Pronunciation: gawl·uhng
Meaning: causing annoyance or resentment
Synonyms: annoying, irritating, infuriating, vexing, irksome
Antonyms: pleasing, soothing, gratifying, delightful
Usage: I find it galling to see such negativity applied to our young people.
6.Accentuate (verb) - बल देना
Pronunciation: uhk·sen·choo·eit
Meaning: to emphasize something or make it easier to notice
Synonyms: emphasize, underscore, highlight, point up, accent, promote
Antonyms: underemphasize, understate, belittle, discount, disparage, minimize
Usage: Her short hair accentuated her huge eyes.
7.Straitjacket (noun) - हथकड़ी
Pronunciation: streit·ja·kuht
Meaning: a severe restriction on freedom of action, development, or expression.
Synonyms: restriction, restraint, constraint, imprisonment, incarceration
Antonyms: freedom, liberation, expansion, allowance, enlargement, permission
Usage: The government is operating in an economic straitjacket.
8.Lucrative (adj) - लाभप्रद
Pronunciation: loo·kruh·tuhv
Meaning: producing a great deal of profit.
Synonyms: economic, fat, gainful, beneficial, favorable
Antonyms: disadvantageous, unfavourable, unprofitable
Usage: He inherited a lucrative business from his father.
9.Incursions (noun) - घुसपैठ
Pronunciation: loo·kruh·tuhv
Meaning: an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one.
Synonyms: invasions, irruptions, raids, plunders, aggressions, assaults
Antonyms: retreat, defense, repulsion, resistance
Usage: The invading troops were ordered to retreat during the deadly incursion.
10.Minuscule (adj) - बहुत छोटा
Pronunciation: mi·nuh·skyool
Meaning: so small as to be insignificant
Synonyms: minor, unimportant, trivial, nugatory
Antonyms: majuscule, major, serious, essential, important
Usage: He believed the risk of infection was minuscule.
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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