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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 25-26 April 2020
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and usage. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
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1. INALIENABLE (adjective) – अविच्छेद्य, अपरिहार्य
Pronunciation: in-ei-li-un-ub(u)l
Meaning: not subject to being taken away from or given away by the possessor
Synonyms: inviolable, absolute, sacrosanct, unchallengeable, unassailable
Antonyms: negotiable, alienable, transferrable
Usage: Because women wanted the same inalienable rights that men had, they protested in large numbers.
2. UNIMPEACHABLE (adjective) – अनधिक्षेप्य, अधिक्षेपातीत
Pronunciation: un-im-peechub(u)l
Meaning: not able to be doubted, questioned, or criticized; entirely trustworthy
Synonyms: trustworthy, reliable, dependable, unquestionable, unassailable
Antonyms: dubious, unreliable
Usage: Their actions are selfless and unimpeachable.
3. RECRIMINATE (verb) – आरोप लगाना
Pronunciation: rikrimineit
Meaning: make counter accusations
Synonyms: accusation, blame, reaction
Antonyms: pep talk, absolution
Usage: It's natural to recriminate against someone who has tried to put the blame on you.
4. TRIUMPHALISM (noun) – आत्मप्रशंसा, शेखी बघारना
Pronunciation: trai-umph(u)lizm
Meaning: an attitude or feeling of victory or superiority; an unpleasant show of one’s success or achievements
Synonyms: high horse, flag-waving
Antonyms: humility, modesty
Usage: Her acceptance speech at the award ceremony was free from triumphalism.
5. RESTIVE (adjective) – बेचैन, बेसब्र
Pronunciation: res-tiv
Meaning: (of a person) unable to remain still, silent, or submissive, especially because of boredom or dissatisfaction
Synonyms: restless, fidgety, edgy, on edge, tense, uneasy, ill at ease
Antonyms: calm, biddable, peaceable
Usage: The crowd had been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive.
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6. CHAUVINISTIC (adjective) – अंधराष्ट्रीय, देश-प्रेमपूर्ण
Pronunciation: sho-vinis-tik
Meaning: feeling or displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism
Synonyms: nationalistic, xenophobic, jingo
Antonyms: multicultural, tolerant, non-biased
Usage: Your chauvinistic behaviour has troubled us.
7. VOCIFEROUSLY (adverb) – चीखते हुए
Pronunciation: vosi-f(u)rusli
Meaning: in a loud and forceful manner
Synonyms: noisily, loudly
Antonyms: gently, peacefully, mutely, noiselessly
Usage: They are arguing vociferously over who should pay the bill.
8. OVERBLOWN (adjective) – अतिशयोक्तिपूर्ण
Pronunciation: ovuh-blo-n
Meaning: made to seem more impressive or important than is the case
Synonyms: exaggerated, pretentious, overwritten, florid, grandiose, pompous
Antonyms: simple, plain
Usage: News outlets are calling the illness outbreak an overblown epidemic, but doctors swear that the danger isn’t exaggerated.
9. EERILY (adjective) – भयपूर्वक
Pronunciation: ee-ur-ili
Meaning: in a strange and frightening manner
Synonyms: spookily, uncannily, creepily
Antonyms: harmoniously, agreeably
Usage: Her voice was eerily similar to her dead grandmother's.
10. TRUMP (verb) – बेहतर होना, बेहतर प्रदर्शन करना
Pronunciation: trump
Meaning: be better than something by saying or doing something better
Synonyms: outshine, outclass, upstage, surpass, outdo, outperform
Usage: Using his years of experience to trump his partner, the attorney insisted that he should be the first chair on the case.
Now, choose any 2 or 3 words and try to use them in your own sentences, this way you can retain the learnt words in your memory for long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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