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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 26 August 2021
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. ENCOMPASS (verb) – सम्मिलित करना
Pronunciation: uhn·kuhm·puhs
Meaning: to include or contain
Synonyms: include, contain, comprise, embrace, incorporate
Antonyms: exclude, remove, evict
Usage: The course will encompass physics, chemistry and biology.
2. CANDOR (noun) – स्पष्टवादिता, निष्कपटता
Pronunciation: kan·der
Meaning: the quality of being open and honest
Synonyms: frankness, openness, honesty, sincerity, forthrightness, directness
Antonyms: deceit, dishonesty, unfairness
Usage: She spoke with remarkable candor about her experiences.
3. HURTLE (verb) – जल्दी चलना
Pronunciation: huh·tl
Meaning: move at a rapid pace in a wild manner
Synonyms: speed, rush, race, chase, bolt
Antonyms: dawdle, amble, laze
Usage: His motorboat hurtled along the river.
4. INSOUCIANT (adjective) – लापरवाह
Pronunciation: uhn·soo·see·uhnt
Meaning: showing a casual lack of concern
Synonyms: indifferent, heedless, relaxed, unconcerned, equable, carefree, unruffled
Antonyms: anxious, concerned
Usage: Since Jane is insouciant about her health, she does not bother to take her medication.
5. COLLABORATION (noun) - सहकार्यता
Pronunciation: kuh·la·buh·rei·shn
Meaning: the action of working with someone to produce something
Synonyms: cooperation, alliance, partnership, participation, combination
Antonym: resistance
Usage: The two playwrights worked in close collaboration on the script.
6. EXOTIC (adjective) – विदेशी
Pronunciation: uhg·zo·tuhk
Meaning: originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country
Synonyms: foreign, tropical, alien, imported, introduced, faraway
Antonyms: native, familiar, nearby
Usage: If you would like to buy exotic spices, you need to go to an international market.
7. INSIDIOUS (adjective) – छली
Pronunciation: uhn·si·dee·uhs
Meaning: something that is slowly and secretly causing harm
Synonyms: stealthy, subtle, surreptitious, sneaking, cunning
Antonyms: straightforward, fair, open
Usage: Even though he seemed honest and trustworthy, the cult leader was an insidious man who only wanted to trick his followers into giving him their assets.
8. MUNIFICENT (adjective) – उदार
Pronunciation: myoo·ni·fuh·snt
Meaning: characterized by or displaying great generosity
Synonyms: generous, bountiful, magnanimous, philanthropic, princely, charitable
Antonyms: mean, niggardly, miserly
Usage: The munificent woman is a well-known philanthropist who funds many university scholarships.
9. APOLOGIST (noun) – पक्षसमर्थक
Pronunciation: uh·po·luh·juhst
Meaning: a person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial
Synonyms: defender, supporter, upholder, advocate, proponent, exponent, propagandist, apostle
Antonyms: critic, disparager
Usage: An apologist at heart, Stevin will always raise his voice in opposition to anything he sees and unfair or unjust.
10. EXHILARATE (verb) – आनन्दित करना
Pronunciation: uhg·zi·luh·reit
Meaning: make someone feel very happy, animated, or elated
Synonyms: thrill, excite, intoxicate, elate, delight, gladden, brighten
Antonyms: depress, boring
Usage: Because Ellen loves chocolate, your gift of a chocolate cake will exhilarate her.
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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