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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 26 January 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.HUMONGOUS (adjective) – विशालकाय, भारी
Pronunciation: hyoo·muhng·guhs
Meaning: very large
Synonyms: huge, enormous, immense, prodigious, giant
Antonyms: small, tiny, little
Usage: An active galaxy is a star system with a humongous black hole at its centre.
2.STRIDENT (adjective) – श्रुतिकठोर
Pronunciation: strai·dnt
Meaning: loud and harsh
Synonyms: harsh, raucous, rough, grating, rasping
Antonyms: soft, dulcet, mild
Usage: His voice had become increasingly strident.
3.DISPEL (verb) – हटाना, दूर करना
Pronunciation: duh·spel
Meaning: to cause to depart
Synonyms: banish, eliminate, dismiss, disintegrate, scatter
Antonyms: accumulate, gather, collect
Usage: The National Guard was sent into the town to dispel the violent protests.
4.REITERATE (verb) – दोहराना
Pronunciation: ree·i·tuh·reit
Meaning: say something again, typically for emphasis or clarity
Synonyms: repeat, restate, ingeminate, recap, reprise
Antonyms: withdraw, reverse, retract
Usage: Let me reiterate the most important points.
5.CLEMENCY (noun) – दया
Pronunciation: kleh·muhn·see
Meaning: an act or instance of leniency
Synonyms: forgiveness, compassion, indulgence, leniency, mercy
Antonyms: cruelty, meanness
Usage: My wife is always quick to give our son her forgiveness and clemency when he misbehaves.
6.OBSOLETE (adjective) – अप्रचलित
Pronunciation: ob·suh·leet
Meaning: no longer in use
Synonyms: outdated, outmoded, bygone, outworn, antiquated
Antonyms: contemporary, modern, new
Usage: Many people believe the Internet has made the postal service obsolete.
7.UNDERCOVER (adjective) – गुप्त
Pronunciation: uhn·duh·kuh·vuh
Meaning: involved in secret work as part of an organization
Synonyms: covert, secret, clandestine, private, confidential, conspiratorial
Antonyms: open, overt, public
Usage: They had undercover agents everywhere in the hotel.
8.PROLIFIC (adjective) – बहुफलदायक
Pronunciation: pruh·li·fuhk
Meaning: producing abundant results or works
Synonyms: fruitful, productive, creative, abundant, bountiful
Antonyms: fruitless, unproductive, impotent
Usage: In the spring, the flowers in our yard are prolific producers of pollen.
9.BOLSTER (verb) – आधार देना, प्रबल करना
Pronunciation: bowl·stuh
Meaning: support or strengthen
Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, boost, fortify, uphold, revitalize
Antonyms: undermine, weaken, erode
Usage: Falling interest rates may help to bolster up the economy.
10.UNISON (noun) – सामंजस्य
Pronunciation: yoo·nuh·sn
Meaning: the condition of being in agreement or occurring at the same time
Synonyms: harmony, accord, agreement, conjunction, cooperation
Antonyms: discord, dissension, separation
Usage: Because the singers sung in unison, it sounded like only one person was performing.
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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