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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 25 December 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. 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.OUTWIT (verb) – चतुराई में मात देना
Pronunciation: awt·wit
Meaning: deceive by the quality of being clever, original, and inventive
Synonyms: outsmart, trick, outfox, outplay, deceive
Antonyms: surrender, lose, give
Usage: Speeders can outwit police radar with a variety of devices.
2.COVERT (adjective) – प्रच्छन्न
Pronunciation: ko·vert
Meaning: not openly acknowledged or displayed
Synonyms: secret, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, stealthy
Antonyms: overt, open, known
Usage: I am working very hard to keep the surprise party covert.
3.FRUGALITY (noun) - कमखर्ची
Pronunciation: froo·ga·luh·tee
Meaning: the quality of being economical with money or food
Synonyms: thriftiness, prudence, cautiousness
Antonym: extravagance, lavishness, wastefulness
Usage: Abandon frugality and just buy me a real gold necklace.
4.OVERSEE (verb) – देखरेख
Pronunciation: ow·vuh·see
Meaning: to direct or supervise
Synonyms: supervise, superintend, inspect, administer, organize, manage
Antonyms: follow, ignore, neglect
Usage: The Home Secretary oversees the police service.
5.IDIOTIC (adjective) – मूर्खतापूर्ण
Pronunciation: i·dee·o·tuhk
Meaning: very stupid
Synonyms: stupid, silly, foolish, half-witted, witless, brainless, mindless, thoughtless, imprudent
Antonyms: sensible, smart, wise
Usage: Stop asking such idiotic questions.
6.BELLICOSE (adjective) – लड़ाकू
Pronunciation: beh·luh·kows
Meaning: demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
Synonyms: belligerent, aggressive, threatening, antagonistic, pugnacious
Antonyms: peaceable, peaceful, harmonious
Usage: Your bellicose nature will get you into serious trouble someday!
7.BROWBEAT (adjective) – धमकाना
Pronunciation: bro-beet
Meaning: to bully in an intimidating way
Synonyms: bully, hector, intimidate, force, coerce, compel, badger
Antonyms: cheer, comfort, soothe
Usage: The police could not browbeat him into confessing.
8.QUIXOTIC (adjective) – कल्पनायुक्त
Pronunciation: kwuh·so·tuhk
Meaning: extremely idealistic
Synonyms: idealistic, utopian, perfectionist, unrealistic, unworldly, impracticable
Antonyms: practical, pragmatic, realistic
Usage: To attempt such a thing would be quixotic.
9.HOSTILE (adjective) – शत्रुतापूर्ण
Pronunciation: ho·stail
Meaning: showing or feeling opposition or dislike
Synonyms: hateful, unfriendly, confrontational, militant, truculent
Antonyms: friendly, mild, helpful
Usage: Her speech evoked a hostile response.
10.LIMBER (adjective) – लचीला
Pronunciation: lim·buh
Meaning: lithe or flexible
Synonyms: flexible, lithe, supple, nimble, lissome, fit, spry
Antonyms: stiff, rigid, unbending
Usage: The limber gymnast was able to do the back flip with ease.
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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