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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 26 June 2020
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. What’s more, take the test given at the last to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
Happy learning!!!
Happy learning!!!
1. DEPREDATON (noun) – अपहरण, लूट, डकैती
Pronunciation: deh•pruh•dei•shn
Meaning: an act of attacking or plundering
Synonyms: kidnapping, abduction, deprivation, despoilment, robbery, ransacking, devastation
Antonyms: boon, rescue, protection, goodness
Usage: The town survived the depredation of gangs.
Pronunciation: deh•pruh•dei•shn
Meaning: an act of attacking or plundering
Synonyms: kidnapping, abduction, deprivation, despoilment, robbery, ransacking, devastation
Antonyms: boon, rescue, protection, goodness
Usage: The town survived the depredation of gangs.
2. ALLAY (verb) – कम करना, घटाना
Pronunciation: a•lei
Meaning: diminish or reduce (fear, suspicion, or worry)
Synonyms: detract, lower, slacken, decrease, minify, calm, soothe, repress
Antonyms: increase, intensify
Usage: The police tried to allay her fears but failed.
3. PERFIDY (noun) – नमकहरामी, दगा, विश्वासघात
Pronunciation: puh•fuh•dee
Meaning: the quality or state of being faithless or disloyal
Synonyms: treachery, duplicity, deceit, disloyalty, infidelity, dishonesty, betrayal
Antonyms: fidelity, faithfulness, loyalty
Usage: If you do business with criminals, their perfidy comes back to you in the form of a bullet in the back.
4. MIFFED (adjective) – नाराज़, परेशान, गुस्से में, चिढ़ा हुआ
Pronunciation: mift
Meaning: annoyed at someone's behaviour towards you
Synonyms: offended, aggrieved, vexed, irritated, upset, hurt, pained, discontented, resentful
Antonyms: pleased, happy, contented
Usage: I felt a bit miffed that no one had told me about the trip.
Pronunciation: mift
Meaning: annoyed at someone's behaviour towards you
Synonyms: offended, aggrieved, vexed, irritated, upset, hurt, pained, discontented, resentful
Antonyms: pleased, happy, contented
Usage: I felt a bit miffed that no one had told me about the trip.
5. NAIVETY (noun) – भोलापन, सरलता, सादगी
Pronunciation: nai•ee•vuh•tee
Meaning: lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement
Synonyms: innocence, gullibility, simplicity, credulity, immaturity
Antonyms: maturity, carefulness , caution
Usage: They laughed at the naivety of his suggestion.
Pronunciation: nai•ee•vuh•tee
Meaning: lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement
Synonyms: innocence, gullibility, simplicity, credulity, immaturity
Antonyms: maturity, carefulness , caution
Usage: They laughed at the naivety of his suggestion.
6. FRENETIC (adjective) – अत्यधिक उत्तेजित
Pronunciation: fruh•neh•tuhk
Meaning: fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way
Synonyms: hyperactive, manic, intense, fast and furious, turbulent
Antonym: calm, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, unperturbed
Usage: After the concert, the frenetic crowd began to dance in the street.
Pronunciation: fruh•neh•tuhk
Meaning: fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way
Synonyms: hyperactive, manic, intense, fast and furious, turbulent
Antonym: calm, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, unperturbed
Usage: After the concert, the frenetic crowd began to dance in the street.
7. HINDSIGHT (noun) – बाद में समझ आना
Pronunciation: haind•sait
Meaning: understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed
Synonyms: recollection, remembering, wisdom, 20/20 vision
Antonym: ignorance
Usage: With hindsight, I should have taken the job.
Pronunciation: haind•sait
Meaning: understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed
Synonyms: recollection, remembering, wisdom, 20/20 vision
Antonym: ignorance
Usage: With hindsight, I should have taken the job.
8. RESPLENDENT (adjective) – चमकीला, रोशन, प्रतापी
Pronunciation: ruh•splen•dnt
Meaning: shining brightly, full of splendor
Synonyms: splendid, magnificent, brilliant, dazzling, glittering, glowing, radiant, gorgeous, impressive, spectacular
Antonyms: dull, ugly, gloomy, withering
Usage: The queen was resplendent with jewels.
Pronunciation: ruh•splen•dnt
Meaning: shining brightly, full of splendor
Synonyms: splendid, magnificent, brilliant, dazzling, glittering, glowing, radiant, gorgeous, impressive, spectacular
Antonyms: dull, ugly, gloomy, withering
Usage: The queen was resplendent with jewels.
9. DISTRAUGHT (adjective) – व्याकुल, परेशान
Pronunciation: duh•strawt
Meaning: very worried and upset
Synonyms: upset, distressed, shattered, frantic, hysterical, delirious
Antonyms: tranquil, unconcerned, balanced, composed, calm
Usage: His mother's death left him utterly distraught.
10. JEOPARDY (noun) – ख़तरा
Pronunciation: jeh•puh•dee
Meaning: danger of loss, harm, or failure
Synonyms: peril, endangerment, imperilment, insecurity, riskiness, precariousness, uncertainty, instability, vulnerability, threat, menace
Antonyms: safety, security
Usage: Thousands of jobs are in jeopardy.
Now take a test!!!
Fill up the Blanks:
1. A series of setbacks have put the whole project in ______.
2. Government is trying to_____ fears about the spread of the disease.
3. Although the mansion has deteriorated over the centuries, it still looks ______from a distance.
4. When Aditya is ______, he eats a lot of food.
5. After weeks of _____activity, the job was finally finished.
4. When Aditya is ______, he eats a lot of food.
5. After weeks of _____activity, the job was finally finished.
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