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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 27 January 2023
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. IMBECILE (noun) : मूर्ख
Pronunciation: im•buh•seel
Meaning: a stupid person.
Synonyms: fool, idiot, cretin
Antonyms: genius, intellect
Sentence: The king was an imbecile.
2. PROFLIGATE (adj.) : अपव्ययी
Pronunciation: praw•fluh•guht
Meaning: recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.
Synonyms: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift
Antonyms: conserving, economical, economizing
Sentence: Their profligate lifestyle resulted in bankruptcy.
3. PULVERIZE (verb) : छिटकाना
Pronunciation: pʌlvəraɪz
Meaning: reduce to fine particles.
Synonyms: grind, crush, pound
Antonyms: build, construct, raise
Sentence: The seeds can be used whole or pulverized into flour.
4. FLEETING (adj.) : क्षणभंगुर
Pronunciation: fleet•uhng
Meaning: lasting for a very short time.
Synonyms: rushed, transient, rapid
Antonyms: ceaseless, dateless, deathless
Sentence: Hoping to get a fleeting glimpse of a whale underwater.
5. FISCAL (adj.) : राजकोषीय
Pronunciation: fi•skl
Meaning: relating to government revenue, especially taxes.
Synonyms: tax, budgetary, revenue
Antonyms: nonfinancial, non-taxable, debt
Sentence: The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.
6. FUTILE (adj.) : व्यर्थ
Pronunciation: fyoo•tile
Meaning: incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.
Synonyms: vain, pointless, useless
Antonyms: effective, efficient, fruitful
Sentence: It would be futile to protest.
7. ENGROSS (verb) : तल्लीन
Pronunciation: uhn•grose
Meaning: absorb all the attention or interest of.
Synonyms: preoccupy, absorb, engage
Antonyms: eject, release
Sentence: The notes totally engrossed him.
8. RAVISHING (adj.) : सुंदर
Pronunciation: ra•vuhsh•uhng
Meaning: delightful; entrancing.
Synonyms: gorgeous, stunning, wonderful
Antonyms: homely, ugly
Sentence: You look simply ravishing in that dress!
9. MURKY (adj.) : अंधेरा
Pronunciation: muhk•ee
Meaning: dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.
Synonyms: dark, gloomy, gray
Antonyms: bright, sunny, light
Sentence: The sky was murky and a thin drizzle was falling.
10. TUMULT (noun) : कोलाहल
Pronunciation: tyoo•muhlt
Meaning: a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.
Synonyms: loud noise, racket, uproar
Antonyms: calm, peace, quiet
Sentence: A tumult of shouting and screaming broke out.
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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