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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 25 October 2021
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and Sentence. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
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1. INCARCERATION (noun) – क़ैद कर देना
Pronunciation: in•kaa•suh•ray•shn
Meaning: the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.
Synonyms: imprisonment, internment, confinement
Antonyms: freedom, independence, liberty
Sentence: A Manhattan court sentenced him to two to four years of incarceration.
2. INSOLENCE (noun) – बदतमीजी
Pronunciation: in•suh•luhns
Meaning: rude and disrespectful behavior.
Synonyms: impertinence, impudence, cheek
Antonyms: civility, graciousness, politeness
Sentence: She was sacked for insolence.
3. RELY (verb) – भरोसा करना
Pronunciation: ruh•lai
Meaning: depend on with full trust or confidence.
Synonyms: trust, be confident of, reckon
Antonyms: distrust, mistrust, suspect
Sentence: I know I can rely on your discretion.
4. CHASM (noun) – खाई
Pronunciation: ka•zm
Meaning: a deep fissure in the earth, rock, or another surface.
Synonyms: gorge, abyss, canyon
Antonyms: closing, closure, junction, juncture.
Sentence: He stood at the edge of the chasm and stared into the void.
5. SHUN (verb) – त्यागना
Pronunciation: shuhn
Meaning: persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution.
Synonyms: avoid, evade, eschew
Antonyms: accept, embrace, pursue
Sentence: He shunned fashionable society.
6. DEBAR (verb) – निषेध करना
Pronunciation: duh•baa
Meaning: exclude or prohibit (someone) officially from doing something.
Synonyms: exclude, ban, prevent
Antonyms: admit, include
Sentence: They have debarred entry to the port.
7. GELID (adj) – ठंढा
Pronunciation: gel•id
Meaning: icy; extremely cold.
Synonyms: frozen, freezing, icy
Antonyms: ardent, blazing, boiling
Sentence: The Titanic passengers could not long survive the gelid waters of the North Atlantic.
8. FORBORNE (verb) – रोकना
Pronunciation: faw•bawn
Meaning: politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain.
Synonyms: refrain, abstain, desist
Antonyms: bow (to), give in (to), submit (to)
Sentence: He modestly forbears to include his own work.
9. QUEER (adj) – विचित्र
Pronunciation: kveeuh
Meaning: strange; odd.
Synonyms: odd, strange, unusual
Antonyms: common, ordinary, familiar
Sentence: She had a queer feeling that they were being watched.
10. DODDER (verb) – डगमगाना
Pronunciation: daw•duh
Meaning: move in a feeble or unsteady way, especially because of old age.
Synonyms: totter, teeter, toddle
Sentence: An elderly couple gave us a concerned glance as they doddered past.
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.
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