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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 25 May 2021
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.Cumulative (adj) - संचयी
Pronunciation: kyoo·myoo·luht·uhv
Meaning: increasing steadily in amount, degree, etc.
Synonyms: accretive, accumulative, additive, increscent, progressive
Antonyms: decremental, decrescent, degressive, regressive
Usage: Depression is often caused by the cumulative effects of stress and overwork.
2.Parched (adj) - सूखा
Pronunciation: paacht
Meaning: dried out with heat
Synonyms: desiccated, dehydrated, dry, arid, desert
Antonyms: wet, soaking, drenched, dripping, saturated
Usage: The grass parched up in summer.
3.Perspicacious (adj) - भेदक
Pronunciation: puh·spuh·ke·shuhs
Meaning: having a ready insight into and understanding of things
Synonyms: alert, aware, bright, brilliant, ingenious, judicious, prudent
Antonyms: inattentive, dull, stupid, ignorant, illiterate
Usage: The CBI officers are always perspicacious with their case.
4.Chagrin (verb) - चिढ़
Pronunciation: sha·gruhn
Meaning: feel distressed or humiliated
Synonyms: annoyed, irritated, angry, vexed, disappointment, dismay
Antonyms: amusing, delightful, fine, calm, bliss, felicity
Usage: He was chagrined when his friend poured scorn on him.
5 Dilatory (adj) - धीमा
Pronunciation: di·luht·uh·ree
Meaning: slow to act
Synonyms: sluggish, laggard, slow, lax, dragging, lingering
Antonyms: expeditious, prompt, ready, hastened, quickened, breathless, brisk
Usage: The boss sacked a dilatory worker.
6.Flabbergast (adj) - हैरत में डालना
Pronunciation: fla·buh·gaast
Meaning: very surprised or shocked
Synonyms: astonish, astound, amaze, surprise, startle, stun
Antonyms: calm, expect, indifferent
Usage: He was flabbergasted when we told him how cheap it was.
7.Baulked (verb) - स्र्कावट डालना
Pronunciation: bawkt
Meaning: hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
Synonyms: eschew, resist, refuse, hindrance, obstacle
Antonyms: accept, stay, push, dissuade
Usage: He baulked at the idea of telling his parents where he was going.
8.Abysmally (adv) - घोर रूप से
Pronunciation: uh·biz·muhl·ee
Meaning: in an extremely bad way
Synonyms: Awfully, appallingly , terribly. deficiently, inadequately, lousily
Antonyms: superbly, wonderfully, correctly, decently, decorously
Usage: She treats me abysmally at times.
9.Bolster (verb) - आधार
Pronunciation: boul·stuh
Meaning: support or strengthen
Synonyms: support, reinforce, fortify, buttress, brace
Antonyms: undermine, weaken, enfeeble, debilitate
Usage: Raising your voice is not a good way to bolster your position during an argument.
10.Opprobrium (noun) - अपमान
Pronunciation: uh·proh·bree·uhm
Meaning: harsh criticism or censure
Synonyms: vilification, abuse, criticism, disgrace, dishonor, reflection
Antonyms: credit, honor, admiration, appreciation
Usage: His political opinions have attracted the opprobrium of the Left.
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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