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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 25 September 2024
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.DEFIED (verb): अवहेलना करना
Pronunciation: duh•fide
Meaning: openly resist or refuse to obey.
Synonyms: resist, withstand, confront
Antonyms: complied (with), conformed (to), followed
Sentence: I wouldn’t have dared to defy my teachers.
2.ABYSMAL (adj.) : बहुत बुरा
Pronunciation: uh•biz•muhl
Meaning: extremely bad; appalling.
Synonyms: very bad, dreadful, awful
Antonyms: cheering, comforting, soothing
Sentence: The film was so abysmal that I fell asleep.
3.DISMAY (noun) : बेचैनी
Pronunciation: duh•smay
Meaning: consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected.
Synonyms: shock, surprise, consternation
Antonyms: contentment, gratification
Sentence: She could not hide her dismay at the result.
4.INDIGNATION (noun) : रोष
Pronunciation: in•duhg•nay•shn
Meaning: anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.
Synonyms: resentment, umbrage, affront
Antonyms: delight, pleasure
Sentence: The old gentleman was spluttering with indignation.
5.APOSTATE (noun) : स्वधर्मत्यागी
Pronunciation: uh•paw•stayt
Meaning: a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle.
Synonyms: dissenter, heretic, nonconformist
Antonyms: conformist, loyalist
Sentence: The most furious anarchist becomes the most barefaced apostate.
6.INDECENCY (noun) : अभद्रता
Pronunciation: uhn•dee•suhn•see
Meaning: indecent behavior.
Synonyms: rudeness, coarseness, dirtiness
Antonyms: priggery, primness, prudery
Sentence: They were found guilty of acts of gross indecency.
7.REBUFF (verb) : हटाना
Pronunciation: ruh•buhf
Meaning: reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner.
Synonyms: reject, turn down, spurn
Antonyms: accept, agree (to), approve
Sentence: He received a humiliating rebuff from his manager.
8.DEPORTATION (noun) : निर्वासन
Pronunciation: dee•pawt•ay•shn
Meaning: the action of deporting a foreigner from a country.
Synonyms: expulsion, expelling, banishment
Antonyms: repatriation, return, immigration
Sentence: The government issued a deportation order against the four men.
9.UNNERVE (verb) : असमर्थ करना
Pronunciation: uhn•nuhv
Meaning: make (someone) lose courage or confidence.
Synonyms: demoralize, discourage, dishearten
Antonyms: fortify, strengthen, embolden
Sentence: The journey over the bridge had unnerved me.
10.FASTIDIOUS (adj.) : दुराराध्य
Pronunciation: fa•sti•dee•uhs
Meaning: very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
Synonyms: scrupulous, punctilious, assiduous
Antonyms: undemanding, unfastidious, unfussy
Sentence: Everything was planned in fastidious detail.
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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