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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 26 March 2024
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.UNABASHED (adj.): अचल
Pronunciation: uhn·uh·basht
Meaning: not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
Synonyms: unashamed, shameless, unembarrassed
Antonyms: abashed, ashamed, embarrassed
Sentence: He seems unabashed by his recent defeat.
2.BROWBEAT (verb): धमकाना
Pronunciation: brau·beet
Meaning: intimidate (someone), typically into doing something, with stern or abusive words.
Synonyms: bully, hector, intimidate
Antonyms: cheer, comfort, console
Sentence: They browbeat him into signing the document.
3.COGNATE (adj.): सजाति
Pronunciation: kawg·nayt
Meaning: having qualities in common
Synonyms: alike, analogous, comparable
Antonyms: different, dissimilar, unlike
Sentence: German and Dutch are cognate languages.
4.EXCRUCIATE (verb): कष्ट पहुंचाना
Pronunciation: uhk·skroo·shee·ayt
Meaning: to cause persistent suffering to
Synonyms: torment, torture, afflict
Antonyms: benefit, aid, comfort
Sentence: When I bend my arm, the pain is excruciating.
5.GRANDIOSE (adj.): दिखावटी
Pronunciation: gran·dee·ose
Meaning: impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so.
Synonyms: magnificent, impressive, grand
Antonyms: modest, unpretentious
Sentence: He’s always producing grandiose plans that never work.
6.PUNY (adj.): छोटा
Pronunciation: pyoo·nee
Meaning: small and weak.
Synonyms: diminutive, dinky, dwarfish
Antonyms: large, massive, big
Sentence: What a puny little creature!
7.CLEMENCY (adj.): दया
Pronunciation: kleh·muhn·see
Meaning: mercy; lenience.
Synonyms: mercy, mercifulness, leniency
Antonyms: atrocity, barbarity, brutality
Sentence: He appealed to the judge for clemency.
8.REMORSE (noun): पछतावा
Pronunciation: ruh·maws
Meaning: deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
Synonyms: contrition, deep regret, repentance
Antonyms: impenitence, remorselessness
Sentence: His remorse is just an artifice to gain sympathy.
9.ECSTASY (noun): परमानंद
Pronunciation: uhk·stuh·see
Meaning: an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement.
Synonyms: rapture, bliss, elation
Antonyms: depression, misery, sadness
Sentence: My father was in ecstasy when I won my scholarship.
10.TIRADE (noun): भाषण
Pronunciation: tai·rayd
Meaning: a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
Synonyms: diatribe, harangue, jeremiad
Antonyms: encomium, eulogy, panegyric
Sentence: She launched into a tirade against the policies that ruined her business.
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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