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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 25 September 2020
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. ENTHRALL (verb) – मंत्रमुग्ध करना
Pronunciation: uhn·thrawl
Meaning: capture the fascinated attention of
Synonyms: captivate, charm, enchant, bewitch, fascinate, beguile, entrance
Antonyms: bore, repel, dull
Usage: This book will enthrall readers of all ages.
2. TRUCE (noun) – युद्धविराम
Pronunciation: troos
Meaning: a time period in which opposing sides agree to stop fighting
Synonyms: ceasefire, armistice, peace, break, respite, lull, moratorium
Antonyms: fighting, hostilities
Usage: When the truce ends at noon tomorrow, it will only be a matter of time before gunfire is heard again.
3. RETICENT (adjective) – अल्पभाषी
Pronunciation: reh·tuh·snt
Meaning: not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
Synonyms: reserved, withdrawn, introverted, restrained, inhibited, diffident, shy
Antonyms: garrulous, talkative, verbose
Usage: Because Ann is so reticent, you hardly ever know what she's thinking.
4. SATURNINE (adjective) – उदास
Pronunciation: sa·tuh·nain
Meaning: sad and solemn
Synonyms: gloomy, melancholy, melancholic, moody, miserable, lugubrious
Antonyms: cheerful, jovial
Usage: Since Natasha has been ill, she has been in a saturnine mood.
5. INSCRUTABLE (adjective) – गूढ़
Pronunciation: uhn·skroo·tuh·bl
Meaning: impossible to understand or interpret
Synonyms: enigmatic, mysterious, unreadable, impenetrable, cryptic, unexpressive
Antonyms: expressive, transparent
Usage: The riddle remains inscrutable to us.
6. EBULLIENCE (noun) – उल्लास
Pronunciation: uh·buh·lee·uhns
Meaning: a state of energetic happiness
Synonyms: exuberance, buoyancy, cheerfulness, joy, merriment, jollity, exhilaration
Antonyms: depression, melancholy, sadness
Usage: Ebullience filled the air as the newly married couple, and their excited guests danced the night away.
7. INSULARITY (noun) – संकीर्णता
Pronunciation: in·syoo·la·ruh·tee
Meaning: ignorance of or lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience
Synonyms: parochialism, provincialism, localism, narrowness, pettiness, myopia, inflexibility
Antonyms: tolerance, accessibility
Usage: It was a typical case of British chauvinism and insularity.
8. COMPACT (adjective) – सघन
Pronunciation: kuhm·pakt
Meaning: closely and neatly packed together
Synonyms: dense, thick, tight, firm, solid
Antonyms: loose
Usage: The compact design of the machine allows it to be stored easily.
9. SELDOM (adverb) – कभी कभी
Pronunciation: sel·dm
Meaning: not often
Synonyms: rarely, infrequently, hardly, scarcely, sporadically
Antonyms: often, frequently
Usage: Barking dogs seldom bite.
10. INSENSIBLE (adjective) – बेसुध
Pronunciation: in·sen·suh·bl
Meaning: incapable of physical sensation
Synonyms: unconscious, insensate, senseless, insentient, comatose, inert, numbed
Antonyms: conscious, responsive
Usage: He fell on the ground, insensible.
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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