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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 25 July 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.AUTONOMOUS (adj.): स्वायत्तशासी
Pronunciation: aw·taw·nuh·muhs
Meaning: (of a country or region) having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs.
Synonyms: independent, self-governed, self-governing
Antonyms: dependent, non-self-governing, subject, unfree
Sentence: They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.
2.SOLACE (verb) : आश्वासन
Pronunciation: saw·luhs
Meaning: give comfort or consolation.
Synonyms: comfort, console, cheer
Antonyms: anguish, distress
Sentence: She smiled, as though solaced by the memory.
3.FLEDGLING (noun) : अनुभवहीन मनुष्य
Pronunciation: flej·luhng
Meaning: a person who is just starting out in a field of activity
Synonyms: learner, student, trainee
Antonyms: expert, master, veteran
Sentence: He trained his fledgling stewardesses in Miami, Florida.
4.INSOLVENCY (noun) : दिवालियापन
Pronunciation: uhn·sawl·vuhn·see
Meaning: The state of being insolvent.
Synonyms: bankruptcy, insolvency, failure
Antonyms: increase, solvency, achievement
Sentence: We look at your options if you are facing insolvency.
5.EFFRONTERY (noun) : गुस्ताख़ी
Pronunciation: uh·fruhn·tuh·ree
Meaning: insolent or impertinent behavior.
Synonyms: impudence, impertinence, audacity
Antonyms: civility, courtesy, gentility
Sentence: One juror had the effrontery to challenge the coroner’s decision.
6.MORATORIUM (noun) : रोक
Pronunciation: maw·ruh·taw·ree·uhm
Meaning: a temporary prohibition of an activity.
Synonyms: stop, ban
Antonyms: continuance, continuation
Sentence: The debt was to be subject to a five-year moratorium.
7.PRUDENCE (noun) : विवेक
Pronunciation: proo·dns
Meaning: the quality of being prudent; cautiousness.
Synonyms: wisdom, judgment, sagacity
Antonyms: carelessness, heedlessness, incaution
Sentence: We need to exercise prudence in such important matters.
8.ARDENT (adj.) : उत्साही
Pronunciation: aa·dnt
Meaning: enthusiastic or passionate.
Synonyms: passionate, avid, impassioned
Antonyms: dispassionate, emotionless, impassive
Sentence: All her life she was an ardent feminist.
9.PRODIGIOUS (adj.) : अद्भुत
Pronunciation: pruh·di·juhs
Meaning: remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
Synonyms: enormous, colossal, immense
Antonyms: unimpressive, common, ordinary
Sentence: What a prodigious opportunity you have missed.
10.BEGUILE (adj.) : मोहना
Pronunciation: buh·gile
Meaning: charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.
Synonyms: charm, attract, enchant
Antonyms: disgust, offend, undeceive
Sentence: Games are usually used to beguile small children.
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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