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Some exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read their usages to learn how to use them in sentences. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. MOMENTOUS (adjective) – सबसे अहम
Pronunciation: mo-men-tus
Meaning: of great importance or significance, especially in having a bearing on future events
Synonyms: important, significant, epoch-making, historic, apocalyptic
Antonyms: unimportant, trivial, insignificant
Usage: It was a momentous occasion when the development team finished the project on time.
2. GRIEVOUS (adjective) – पीड़ाकर; कष्टदायक
Pronunciation: gree-vus
Meaning:(of something bad) very severe or serious
Synonyms: serious, severe, grave, bad, critical, dreadful, terrible
Antonyms: slight, trivial, good, venial
Usage: Sometimes, a verbal insult can cause a more grievous injury than any physical assault.
3. PREPONDERANT (adjective) – प्रमुख
Pronunciation: pri-pon-d(u)r(u)nt
Meaning: predominant in influence, number, or importance
Synonyms: dominant, predominant, prevalent, in control
Usage: Yellow was the preponderant color in the room.
4. TURPITUDE (noun) – दुष्टता
Pronunciation: tuh-pi-tyood
Meaning: wicked behaviour or character
Synonyms: wickedness, immorality, depravity, corruption
Antonyms: virtue, honour
Usage: He was considered unfit to hold office because of moral turpitude.
5. REVERBERATE (verb) – गूंजना
Pronunciation: ri-vuh-bur-eit
Meaning: (of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo
Synonyms: resound, echo, re-echo, repeat, resonate, pulsate
Usage: The noise seemed to reverberate in the cave.
6. SCAVENGE (verb) – ढूंढना
Pronunciation: skav-inj
Meaning: search for and collect (anything usable) from discarded waste
Synonyms: rummage, search, hunt, look, forage
Usage: We managed to scavenge a lot of furniture from the local rubbish dump.
7. GUTTURAL (adjective) – कण्ठ से उच्चारित
Pronunciation: gut(u)r(u)l
Meaning: (of a speech sound) produced in the throat; harsh-sounding
Synonyms: throaty, husky, gruff, gravelly, growly, growling, croaky
Usage: He made a few guttural sounds.
8. ANIMOSITY (noun) – द्वेष, वैर
Pronunciation: ani-mos-iti
Meaning: strong dislike, opposition, or anger
Synonyms: antipathy, hostility, friction, antagonism, enmity, animus
Antonyms: goodwill, friendship
Usage: He felt no animosity towards his critics.
9. WARP (verb) – मुड़ जाना
Pronunciation: wo-p
Meaning: make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp
Synonyms: buckle, twist, bend, distort, deform, misshape
Antonym: straighten
Usage: Moisture had warped the box.
10. MIEN (noun) – चेहरे का भाव; रूप या ढंग
Pronunciation: meen
Meaning: a person's appearance or manner, especially as an indication of their character or mood
Synonyms: appearance, look, expression, countenance, face, front
Usage: I was impressed by her calm mien.
Now choose any 2-3 words that you liked out of these ten words and try to make sentences on your own. This will make you familiar with these words. Let others know your usage of words by sharing them in the comment section.
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