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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 26 August 2022
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. QUIESCENT (adj.) : मौन
Pronunciation: kvee·es·uhnt
Meaning: in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy.
Synonyms: inactive, inert, latent
Antonyms: active, busy
Sentence: The political situation was now relatively quiescent.
2. POSTHASTE (adv.) : बहुत तेज़ी से
Pronunciation: poset·hayst
Meaning: with great speed or immediacy.
Synonyms: immediately, promptly, readily
Antonyms: slowly, ploddingly, sluggishly
Sentence: Medical aid must be sent to the stricken area posthaste.
3. DISBURSE (verb) : चुकाना
Pronunciation: duhs·buhs
Meaning: pay out (money from a fund).
Synonyms: pay out, spend, expend
Antonyms: acquire, earn, gain
Sentence: The funds were to be disbursed in two installments.
4. PROCLIVITY (noun) : झुकाव
Pronunciation: pruh·kli·vuh·tee
Meaning: a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.
Synonyms: tendency, leaning, propensity
Antonyms: aversion, disfavor, disinclination
Sentence: The child showed no proclivity towards aggression.
5. SUBTLETY (noun) : सूक्ष्मता
Pronunciation: suh·tuhl·tee
Meaning: the quality or state of being subtle.
Synonyms: delicacy, delicateness, subtleness
Antonyms: artless, guileless, ingenuous
Sentence: He argued his case with considerable subtlety.
6. ENAMOR (verb) : आनंदित करना
Pronunciation: en·am·or
Meaning: be filled with a feeling of love for.
Synonyms: in love with, infatuated with, besotted with
Antonyms: allergic, averse
Sentence: Her beauty enamored the prince.
7. VANTAGE (noun) : सहूलियत
Pronunciation: vaan·tuhj
Meaning: a place or position affording a good view of something.
Synonyms: viewpoint, standpoint, stance
Antonyms: detriment, stranglehold
Sentence: The whole dispute looked silly from my vantage point.
8. FLAWED (adj.) : त्रुटिपूर्ण
Pronunciation: flawd
Meaning: blemished, damaged, or imperfect in some way.
Synonyms: unsound, defective, faulty
Antonyms: faultless, flawless, impeccable
Sentence: The material is flawed throughout.
9. DAWDLE (verb) : समय नष्ट करना
Pronunciation: daw·dl
Meaning: waste time; be slow.
Synonyms: linger, dally, be slow
Antonyms: drudge, grind, grub
Sentence: Don’t dawdle – we’re late already!
10. EXPEDIENCY (noun) : मुनाफ़ा
Pronunciation: uhk·spee·dee·uhns·ee
Meaning: the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral; convenience.
Synonyms: convenience, advantage, usefulness
Antonyms: imprudence, inadvisability, inexpedience
Sentence: The government is torn between principle and expediency.
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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