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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 25 June 2023
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 mucah you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
Happy learning!!!
Happy learning!!!
1. IMPANELED (verb) : सूची में रखना
Pronunciation: uhm·pa·nuhld
Meaning: as in enlisted
Synonyms: inducted, enlisted, enrolled
Antonyms: excluded, rejected, omitted
Sentence: A new grand jury is to be impaneled Wednesday.
2. VOICING (verb) : व्यक्त करना
Pronunciation: voys·uhng
Meaning: to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)
Synonyms: expressing, stating, announcing
Antonyms: suppressing, restricting
Sentence: They had no inhibitions about voicing their feelings.
3. PREROGATIVE (noun) : विशेषाधिकार
Pronunciation: pruh·raw·guh·tuhv
Meaning: a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.
Synonyms: entitlement, right, privilege
Antonyms: duty, obligation
Sentence: Education was once the prerogative of the elite.
4. CONFLUENCE (noun) : संगम
Pronunciation: kawn·floo·uhns
Meaning: the coming together of two or more things to the same point
Synonyms: convergence, merging, combination
Antonym: divergence
Sentence: The Coalition was not really a confluence of parties.
5. WRITS (noun) : प्रादेश
Pronunciation: rits
Meaning: a written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way.
Synonyms: warrants, summonses, subpoenas
Antonyms: cancel, ignore, neglect
Sentence: There have been at least seven writs issued against him for late payment of bills.
6. IMPROMPTU (adj.) : बिना तैयारी के
Pronunciation: im·prawmp·too
Meaning: done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed.
Synonyms: unprepared, unscripted, extempore
Antonyms: prepared, planned, rehearsed
Sentence: The announcement was made in an impromptu press conference at the airport.
7. DECOY (verb) : लुभाना
Pronunciation: decoy
Meaning: to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.
Synonyms: lure, tempt, entice
Antonyms: turn away, repulse
Sentence: He used a whistle to decoy the birds within range.
8. DALLY (verb) : विलंब करना
Pronunciation: da·lee
Meaning: act or move slowly.
Synonyms: dawdle, delay, loiter
Antonyms: hurry, hasten
Sentence: Don’t dally along the way! We haven’t got much time.
9. THY (article) : तेरा
Pronunciation: THY
Meaning: archaic or dialect form of yours.
Synonyms: thine, thee, yours
Antonyms: mine, its, their
Sentence: Hide nothing from thy physician.
10. RECHRISTENED (verb) : नामकरण
Pronunciation: re·chris·ten
Meaning: give a new name to.
Synonyms: renamed, relabelled, called
Antonyms: anonymous, conf, faceless
Sentence: He rechristened Zaire the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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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