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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 25 December 2024
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.RELIABLE (ADJECTIVE): (विश्वसनीय)
Pronunciation: ruh•lai•uh•bl
Meaning: consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.
Synonyms: good, well founded
Antonyms: unreliable, untrustworthy, dodgy
Example: Newspapers are no more a reliable source of information.
2. DASTARDLY (ADJECTIVE): (दुष्ट)
Meaning: wicked and cruel.
Pronunciation: daa•stuhd•lee
Synonyms: evil, iniquitous
Antonyms: noble, praise, worthy
Example: We all know the pirates and their dastardly deeds.
3. EVADE (VERB): (बचना)
Meaning: escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery.
Pronunciation: uh•vayd
Synonyms: avoid, dodge
Antonyms: confront, Face off, Battle
Example: Friends helped him to evade my woes.
4. APPREHEND (VERB): (पकड़ना)
Meaning: arrest (someone) for a crime.
Pronunciation: a•pruh•hend
Synonyms: catch, capture
Antonyms: let go, release, free
Example: A warrant was issued but he has not been apprehended.
5. CONCRETE (ADJECTIVE): (ठोस)
Meaning: existing in a material or physical form; not abstract.
Pronunciation: kawng•kreet
Synonyms: specific, firm
Antonyms: abstract,theoretical,imaginary
Example: I haven’t got any concrete proof of the killing.
6. DISBURSE (VERB): (व्यय करना)
Meaning: pay out (money from a fund).
Pronunciation: duhs•buhs
Synonyms: lay out, spend
Antonyms: Law,Commerce,Mining
Example: $107 million of the pledged aid had already been disbursed.
7. INTRUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (हस्तक्षेप करने वाले)
Meaning: causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited.
Pronunciation: uhn•troos•uhv
Synonyms: invasive, obtrusive
Antonyms: restrained,modest,understated
Example: The reporter asked an intrusive question.
8. REPARATION (NOUN): (मरम्मत)
Meaning: the action of making amends for a wrong one has done, by providing payment or other assistance to those who have been wronged.
Pronunciation: reh•puh•ray•shn
Synonyms: restitution, redress
Antonyms: sympathy,extortion,penalty.
Example: The courts required a convicted offender to make financial reparation to his victim.
9. SUPERSEDE (VERB): विषय वस्तु
Pronunciation: soo•puh•seed
Meaning: to take the place of somebody or something which existed (जगह लेना)
Synonyms: Replace, Supplant, Displace, Overrule, Repudiate
Antonyms: Retain, Support, Perpetuate, Continue
Sentence: A recently enacted Act that repeals an olderlaw is said to supersede the prior legislation.
10. SWATHE (VERB): लपेटना
Pronunciation: ˈswät͟h
Meaning: a broad strip or area of something.
Synonyms: Wrap, Envelop, Bind, Swaddle, Bandage,
Antonyms: Expose, Bare, Denude, Unbandage
Sentence: A swathe of sunlight lay across the floor.
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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