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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 26 September 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. 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. CAPTIVE (adjective) – बंदी
Pronunciation: kap·tuhv
Meaning: imprisoned or confined
Synonyms: confined, caged, incarcerated, chained, shackled, fettered, ensnared
Antonyms: free
Usage: She was held captive in a castle.
2. INTUTION (noun) – सहज बोध
Pronunciation: in·tyoo·i·shn
Meaning: an abilility to immediately understand something without reasoning or
proof
Synonyms: instinct, divination, clairvoyance, hunch, feeling, inkling
Antonyms: intellect, intelligence, understanding
Usage: His intuition told him that something was not right with the situation.
3. CONVICTION (noun) – दृढ विश्वास
Pronunciation: kuhn·vik·shn
Meaning: a firmly held belief or opinion
Synonyms: certainty, certitude, assurance, confidence, sureness
Antonyms: uncertainty, doubt
Usage: The more you speak with conviction, the more your audience will value what you have to say.
4. CONFESS (verb) – कबूल करना
Pronunciation: kuhn·fes
Meaning: admit that one has committed a crime or done something wrong
Synonyms: admit, acknowledge, reveal, disclose, divulge, avow, declare
Antonyms: conceal, deny
Usage: We persuaded her to confess her crime.
5. GENIUS (noun) – प्रतिभाशाली
Pronunciation: jee·nee·uhs
Meaning: an exceptionally intelligent person or one with exceptional skill in a particular area of activity
Synonyms: mastermind, intellectual, intellect, brain, highbrow, expert, master
Antonyms: dunce, fool, idiot
Usage: Andrew is a mathematical genius.
6. CREDULITY (noun) – विश्वासशीलता
Pronunciation: kruh·joo·luh·tee
Meaning: a tendency to believe something regardless of evidence
Synonyms: gullibility, naivety, innocence, simplicity, ignorance
Antonyms: worldliness, suspicion
Usage: Tom’s astounding credulity led him to believe that the world really is
flat.
7. HUMBLE (adjective) – विनयपूर्ण
Pronunciation: huhm·bl
Meaning: having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's importance
Synonyms: meek, modest, respectful, submissive, unassertive, unpresuming
Antonyms: proud,overbearing
Usage: Despite his accomplishments, he maintained a humble attitude.
8. HEADWAY (noun) – प्रगति
Pronunciation: hed·wei
Meaning: progress or forward movement
Synonyms: progress, advance, proceed, move, get on, get ahead
Antonyms: retrogress, stagnate
Usage: He has made remarkable headway in his writing skills.
9. DAYDREAM (noun) –कल्पना
Pronunciation: dei·dreem
Meaning: pleasant thoughts that distract one from what is going on in the present
Synonyms: reverie, trance, fantasy, vision, fancy, hallucination, musing
Antonyms: concentration, attentiveness
Usage: I was just enjoying a daydream about winning the Nobel Prize for literature.
10. INNOCUOUS (adjective) –अहानिकर
Pronunciation: uh·no·kyoo·uhs
Meaning: not harmful or offensive
Synonyms: harmless, safe, innocent, edible, eatable, wholesome, innoxious
Antonyms: harmful, obnoxious
Usage: The scientist poured the innocuous liquid into the vial.
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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