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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 26 June 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. CAJOLE (verb) : मीठी बातों से मिला लेना
Pronunciation: kuh•jole
Meaning: persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
Synonyms: persuade, wheedle, coax
Antonyms: bugged, nagged, pestered
Sentence: He hoped to cajole her into selling the house.
2. APROPOS (adj.) : उचित
Pronunciation: a•pruh•poh
Meaning: very appropriate to a particular situation.
Synonyms: appropriate, pertinent, relevant
Antonyms: inapposite, irrelevant, pointless
Sentence: The composer’s reference to child’s play is apropos.
3. ARRAIGNMENT (noun) : आक्षेप
Pronunciation: uh•rayn•muhnt
Meaning: the action of arraigning someone in court.
Synonyms: indictment, accusation, denunciation
Antonyms: guiltlessness, innocence
Sentence: They are scheduled for arraignment October 5th.
4. SALUBRIOUS (adj.) : स्वास्थ्यप्रद
Pronunciation: suh•loo•bree•uhs
Meaning: health-giving; healthy.
Synonyms: healthy, beneficial
Antonyms: insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful
Sentence: He doesn’t live in a very salubrious part of town.
5. IMPIETY (noun) : नास्तिकता
Pronunciation: uhm•pai•uh•tee
Meaning: lack of piety or reverence, especially for a god.
Synonyms: godlessness, ungodliness, unholiness
Antonyms: adoration, glorification, worship
Sentence: He blamed the fall of the city on the impiety of the people.
6. REVEL (verb) : आनंद लेना
Pronunciation: reh•vl
Meaning: enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing.
Synonyms: celebrate, make merry, have a party
Antonyms: fast, abstain, nauseate
Sentence: They spent the evening reveling with their guests.
7. DENOUEMENT (noun) : उपसंहार
Pronunciation: day•noo•mawn
Meaning: the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.
Synonyms: final act, climax, epilogue
Antonyms: beginning, start
Sentence: The film’s denouement was unsatisfying and ambiguous.
8. CLAMOR (noun) : कोलाहल
Pronunciation: clam•or
Meaning: a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently.
Synonyms: babel, uproar, loud noise
Antonyms: quiet, silence, calm
Sentence: There was a clamor of voices outside the office.
9. SCORCH (verb) : जलाकर राख कर देना
Pronunciation: skawch
Meaning: burn the surface of (something) with flame or heat.
Synonyms: burn, sear, singe
Antonyms: hydrate, wash, dampen
Sentence: Surrounding houses were scorched by heat from the blast.
10. ERUDITE (adj.) : वैज्ञानिक
Pronunciation: eh•roo•dite
Meaning: having or showing great knowledge or learning.
Synonyms: learned, scholarly, well educated
Antonyms: illiterate, uneducated, unlearned
Sentence: He could turn any conversation into an erudite discussion.
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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