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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 25 May 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 much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
Happy learning!!!
Happy learning!!!
1.SAPPING (verb) : निर्बल बनाना
Pronunciation: sap·uhng
Meaning: gradually weaken or destroy (a person’s strength or power).
Synonyms: draining, weakening, debilitating
Antonyms: reviving, rejuvenating, stimulating
Sentence: Our energy is being sapped by bureaucrats and politicians.
2.THY (article) : तेरा
Pronunciation: thy
Meaning: archaic or dialect form of your.
Synonyms: thine, thee, yours
Antonyms: its, mine, theirs
Sentence: Hide nothing from thy physician.
3. EKE (verb) : बड़ी मुश्किल से पाना
Pronunciation: Eke
Meaning: manage to support oneself or make a living with difficulty.
Synonyms: earn, obtain, scrounge
Antonyms: waste, misspend, misuse
Sentence: They had to eke out a living on a tiny income.
4. GINGERLY (adv.) : सावधानी से
Pronunciation: jin·juh·lee
Meaning: in a careful or cautious manner.
Synonyms: cautiously, carefully, circumspectly
Antonyms: careless, heedless, unmindful
Sentence: He opened the box gingerly and looked inside.
5.SHAM (noun) : दिखावा
Pronunciation: shaam
Meaning: a thing that is not what it is purported to be.
Synonyms: pretense, fake, act
Antonyms: real, genuine, authentic
Sentence: The latest crime figures are a complete sham.
6. VICTUAL (noun) : अन्न
Pronunciation: vi·tl
Meaning: food or provisions.
Synonyms: food, meal, viand
Antonyms: diet, fast, starve
Sentence: “I can’t bear to see good victuals wasted, ” said Martha.
7. IMPRESARIO (noun) : आयोजक
Pronunciation: im·pruh·saa·ree·oh
Meaning: a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas.
Synonyms: organizer, manager, producer
Antonyms: adversary, antagonist
Sentence: It was the actor’s dream to work under the renowned impresario.
8. CON (verb) : ठगना
Pronunciation: kawn
Meaning: persuade (someone) to do or believe something, typically by use of a deception.
Synonyms: swindle, defraud, cheat
Antonyms: undeceive, disclose
Sentence: Tried to con me into thinking that he had won the lottery.
9. INCOMMODIOUS (adj.) : असुविधाजनक
Pronunciation: in·kuh·moh·dee·uhs
Meaning: causing inconvenience or discomfort.
Synonyms: limited, restricted
Antonyms: commodious, capacious
Sentence: The harbour is unsafe and incommodious.
10. GAZILLION (noun) : अधिक
Pronunciation: guh·zi·lee·uhn
Meaning: a very large number or quantity (used for emphasis).
Synonyms: million, thousands, excess
Antonyms: little, inadequacy, deficiency
Sentence: I have a gazillion things to do.
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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