Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 25 May 2020

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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.

1. HASSLE (noun, verb) – परेशानी; तंग करना

Pronunciation: has(u)l

Meaning: a situation causing difficulty or trouble; harass

Synonyms: inconvenience, bother, nuisance, problem, struggle, difficulty, annoyance; pester, nag, badger, hound

Antonyms: convenience, comfort

Usage:

It was such a hassle trying to get my bank account changed. (noun)
I want to sit and relax and not get hassled. (verb)

2. SLUGGARD (noun) – आलसी, सुस्त, कामचोर

Pronunciation: slugud

Meaning: a lazy, sluggish person

Synonyms: inactive, lethargic, unenergetic

Antonyms: busy, brisk, vigorous, energetic, active

Usage: Jonas was a typical sluggard who loved nothing more than laying in his bed and playing video games all day.

3. BLOWHARD (noun) – शेख़ीबाज़

Pronunciation: blo-haad

Meaning: a person who boasts about their achievements or possessions

Synonyms: braggart, gasconader

Usage: I don't want to sit next to that old blowhard.

4. AGGRANDIZE (verb) – प्रतिष्ठा बढ़ाना

Pronunciation: ugrandaiz

Meaning: enhance the reputation of someone beyond what is justified by the facts

Synonyms: dignify, elevate, exalt, honor, promote, raise, uplift, canonize, deify

Antonyms: abase, bring low, cast down, debase, degrade, depress, discredit, disgrace, dishonor

Usage: He hoped to aggrandize himself by dying a hero's death.

5. MOLLYCODDLE (verb) – लाड़ प्यार करना

Pronunciation: molikod(u)l

Meaning: treat someone in an overprotective way

Synonyms: pamper, cosset, coddle

Antonyms: neglect, overlook, molest, outrage, violate, harass, harm, hurt, oppress, torment, torture, victimize

Usage: You should not mollycoddle your kids.

6. HURLY-BURLY (noun) – हलचल

Pronunciation: huhli-buhli

Meaning: busy, noisy, energetic, and cheerful activity

Synonyms: bustle, hustle, commotion, hubbub, confusion, chaos, disorder

Antonyms: calm, order

Usage: He enjoys the hurly-burly of political debate.

7. ASININE (adjective) – बेअक़ल, नासमझ, मूर्खतापूर्ण

Pronunciation: asi-nain

Meaning: extremely stupid or foolish

Synonyms: brainless, mindless, senseless, doltish, imbecilic, imbecile, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous, fatuous, silly

Antonyms: intelligent, brainy, clever, brilliant, intellectual

Usage: Chris would exhibit his asinine behavior by throwing garbage at the protestors.

8. DEADEN (verb) – कम करना

Pronunciation: dedun

Meaning: make a noise or sensation less strong or intense

Synonyms: numb, abate, suppress, alleviate, weaken, diminish

Antonyms: intensify, amplify

Usage:

Thick walls deaden the noise from the street.
He was given drugs to deaden the pain.

9. GRANDILOQUENT (adjective) – शब्दाडंबरपूर्ण

Pronunciation: gran-diluk-wunt

Meaning: pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress

Synonyms: bombastic, magniloquent, pretentious, ostentatious

Antonyms: unpretentious, concise

Usage: Her speech was full of grandiloquent language, but it contained no new ideas.

10. CALLOUS (adjective) – निरादर करने वाला

Pronunciation: kal-us

Meaning: showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others

Synonyms: heartless, unfeeling, uncaring, cold, cold-hearted, hard

Antonyms: kind, compassionate

Usage: His behavior on that occasion was extremely callous.

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.