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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. FORMALITY (noun) - औपचारिकता
Pronunciation: fo-mali-ti
Meaning: the rigid observance of convention or etiquette; strictly conventional behavior; a thing that is done simply to comply with convention, regulations, or custom
Synonyms: ceremony, ritual, conventionality, protocol, decorum; rule, regulation, convention
Antonym: informality
Usage: The loan was arranged with little formality.
2. BANAL (adjective) - घिसा-पिटा
Pronunciation: bun-aal
Meaning: boring, ordinary, and not original; too often used in the past and therefore not interesting
Synonyms: trite, hackneyed, clichéd, platitudinous, vapid
Antonym: original
Usage: It was just another banal newspaper story.
3. DISBAND (verb) - विघटित करना
Pronunciation: dis-band
Meaning: (with reference to an organized group) break up or cause to break up
Synonyms: break up, disperse, demobilize, dissolve, scatter, separate
Antonym: assemble
Usage: The government tried to disband the illegal organization.
4. DISSENT (noun, verb) - मतभेद
Pronunciation: di-sent
Meaning: the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held
Synonyms: disagreement, demur, dispute
Antonyms: agreement, acceptance; assent, agree, accept
Usage: Few historians would dissent from this view.
5. REMISS (adjective) - बेपरवाह
Pronunciation: ri-mis
Meaning: lacking care or attention to duty
Synonyms: negligent, neglectful, irresponsible, careless, thoughtless, heedless
Antonyms: careful, diligent, painstaking
Usage: It was remiss of him to forget her birthday.
6. EUPHEMISM (noun) - प्रेयोक्ति
Pronunciation: yoo-fum-izm
Meaning: a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
Synonyms: substitute, understatement, underplaying, softening, politeness, genteelism
Antonym: dysphemism
Usage: Because people felt the title of “garbage man” was unappealing, the euphemism of “sanitation engineer” was created.
7. EPIDEMIC (noun) - महामारी
Pronunciation: epi-demik
Meaning: a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
Synonyms: outbreak, scourge, infestation
Usage: Foul drinking water was blamed for the epidemic.
8. AVERT (verb) - फेर लेना
Pronunciation: avert
Meaning: turn away (one's eyes or thoughts)
Synonyms: prevent, avoid
Usage: She averted her eyes while we made conversation.
9. EVANESCENT (adjective) - शीघ्र लुप्त होनेवाला
Pronunciation: evunes(u)nt
Meaning: quickly fading or disappearing
Synonyms: vanishing, fading, evaporating, disappearing, diminishing, dwindling
Antonyms: unlimited, permanent
Usage: Talk is evanescent but writing leaves footprints.
10. OVERTHROW (noun, verb) - हटाना
Pronunciation: over-thro
Meaning: remove forcibly from power; a removal from power
Synonyms: topple, undo, depose, oust, displace; downfall, fall, collapse, toppling
Usage: Jealous of her popularity, Laura wanted to overthrow Sarah as the most popular girl in school and take her place for herself.
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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