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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 26 April 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.MUSTER (verb): एकत्र करना
Pronunciation: muh·stuhd
Meaning: a body of people come together in one place
Synonyms: assemble, bring together, call together
Antonyms: disperse, demobilize
Sentence: He could muster only 154 votes at the election.
2.HAPPENSTANCE (noun): संयोग
Pronunciation: ha·puhn·staans
Meaning: formal + literary something that happens by chance
Synonyms: happenchance, coincidence, incident
Antonyms: harmony
Sentence: We met each other by happenstance.
3.DISSENSION (noun): मतभेद
Pronunciation: duh·sen·shn
Meaning: disagreement that leads to discord.
Synonyms: disagreement, difference of opinion, dispute
Antonyms: accord, agreement, concord
Sentence: You won’t sow dissension between us.
4.EXIGUOUS (adj.): अल्प
Pronunciation: uhg·zi·gyoo·uhs
Meaning: very small in size or amount.
Synonyms: inadequate, insufficient
Antonyms: abundant, ample, bountiful
Sentence: The rest of the old man’s exiguous savings are donated to that boy.
5.SCORNER (noun): उच्छृंखल
Pronunciation: skawn·uh
Meaning: a person who expresses contempt or disdain for someone or something.
Synonyms: decriers, denigrators, derider
Antonyms: comforters, soother, succorer
Sentence: I would not sit in the scorner’s seat, nor hurl the cynic’s ban
6.THUMPING (adj): अति
Pronunciation: thump·ing
Meaning: of an impressive size, extent, or amount.
Synonyms: extremely, very, exceedingly
Antonyms: scarcely, little
Sentence: He told a thumping lie to all of us.
7.MINATORY (adj.): धमकी
Pronunciation: mi·na·to·ry
Meaning: expressing or conveying a threat.
Synonyms: menacing, threatening, baleful
Antonyms: unthreatening
Sentence: The novel’s protagonist is haunted by a minatory black specter.
8.ECSTASY (noun): परमानंद
Pronunciation: uhk·stuh·see
Meaning: an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement.
Synonyms: rapture, bliss, elation
Antonyms: depression, misery, sadness
Sentence: My father was in ecstasy when I won my scholarship.
9.PHILIPPIC (noun): निंदापूर्ण वाक्य
Pronunciation: phi·lip·pic
Meaning: a bitter attack or denunciation, especially a verbal one.
Synonyms: tirade, diatribe, invective
Antonyms: praise, complement, commendation
Sentence: The lecture was a tremendous philippic against our culture.
10.RECIDIVIST (noun): मुजरिम
Pronunciation: ruh·si·duh·vuhst
Meaning: formal a person who continues to commit crimes even after being caught and punished
Synonyms: criminal, culprit, lawbreaker
Antonyms: lawman, lawful
Sentence: Six prisoners are still at large along with four dangerous recidivists.
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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