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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 26 October 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. SUMPTUOUS (adj.): वैभवशाली
Pronunciation: suhmp•tyoo•uhs
Meaning: splendid and expensive-looking.
Synonyms: lavish, luxurious, deluxe
Antonyms: austere, humble, spartan
Sentence: The interior is decorated in sumptuous reds and gold.
Pronunciation: suhmp•tyoo•uhs
Meaning: splendid and expensive-looking.
Synonyms: lavish, luxurious, deluxe
Antonyms: austere, humble, spartan
Sentence: The interior is decorated in sumptuous reds and gold.
2.PARSIMONY (noun): बचत
Pronunciation: paa•suh•muh•nee
Meaning: extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources.
Synonyms: meanness, miserliness, parsimoniousness
Antonyms: diseconomy, wastefulness, lavishness
Sentence: Due to official parsimony, only one machine was built.
3.COMMISERATED (verb): हमदर्दी रखना
Pronunciation: kuh.meh.muh.rayt
Meaning: express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize.
Synonyms: offer sympathy to, feel pity for, condole with
Antonyms: distressed, tormented, irritated
Sentence: They commiserated the misfortune of their teacher.
4.BRAGGART (noun) : शेख़ीबाज़ मनुष्य
Pronunciation: brae•gaat
Meaning: a person who boasts about achievements or possessions.
Synonyms: boaster, brag, bragger
Antonyms: humble, modest, uncomplacent
Sentence: A braggart who was always talking about how much money he made.
5.SUBTERFUGE (noun) : छल
Pronunciation: suhb•tuh•fyooj
Meaning: deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal.
Synonyms: trickery, intrigue, deviousness
Antonyms: candor, directness
Sentence: Journalists often use subterfuge to obtain material for stories
6.FATUOUS (adj.) : बुद्धिहीन
Pronunciation: fa•choo•uhs
Meaning: silly and pointless.
Synonyms: silly, foolish, stupid
Antonyms: brainy, prudent, sapient
Sentence: Television commercials seem more smug and fatuous than ever.
7.OSTRACISM (noun) : समाज से निकाला
Pronunciation: aw•struh•si•zm
Meaning: exclusion from a society or group.
Synonyms: exclusion, rejection, repudiation
Antonyms: acceptance, embrace, welcome
Sentence: He suffered years of ostracism.
8.DELIRIOUS (adj.) : भ्रांतचित्त
Pronunciation: duh•leeuh•ree•uhs
Meaning: in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
Synonyms: incoherent, raving, babbling
Antonyms: tranquil, undisturbed
Sentence: He became delirious and couldn’t recognize people.
9.VAGUELY (adv.) : अनिश्च्त रूप से
Pronunciation: vayg•lee
Meaning: in a way that is uncertain, indefinite, or unclear; roughly.
Synonyms: roughly, more or less, approximately
Antonyms: considerably, extensively, significantly
Sentence: He vaguely remembered talking to her once.
10.DRACONIAN (adj.): कठोर
Pronunciation: druh•koh•nee•uhn
Meaning: (of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe.
Synonyms: harsh, severe, strict
Antonyms: lenient, merciful, pitying
Sentence: The Nazis destroyed the independence of the press with a series of draconian laws.
Meaning: (of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe.
Synonyms: harsh, severe, strict
Antonyms: lenient, merciful, pitying
Sentence: The Nazis destroyed the independence of the press with a series of draconian laws.
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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