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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 27 July 2022
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. PESSIMISM (noun) : निराशावाद
Pronunciation: peh·suhm·i·zm
Meaning: a tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen; a lack of hope or confidence in the future.
Synonyms: defeatism, negativity, cynicism
Antonyms: optimism, cheer, hopefulness
Sentence: The dispute cast an air of deep pessimism over the future of the peace talks.
2. DICHOTOMY (noun) : विरोधाभास
Pronunciation: dai·kaw·tuh·mee
Meaning: a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
Synonyms: division, separation, split
Antonyms: agreement, harmony, likeness, sameness.
Sentence: There is a dichotomy between the academic world and the industrial world.
3. SKIMPED (verb) : कंजूसी करना
Pronunciation: skimpt
Meaning: expend or use less time, money, or material on something than is necessary in an attempt to economize.
Synonyms: stint on, scrimp on, economize on
Antonyms: wasted, lavished, misspent
Sentence: we must skimp and save if we are going to afford a vacation this summer
4. INGENUITY (adj.) : सरलता
Pronunciation: in·juh·nyoo·uh·tee
Meaning: the quality of being clever, original, and inventive.
Synonyms: inventiveness, creativity, imagination
Antonyms: dryness, dullness
Sentence: We are looking for someone with ingenuity and imagination.
5. KNACK (noun) : आदत
Pronunciation: nak
Meaning: an acquired or natural skill at performing a task.
Synonyms: aptitude, aptness, skill
Antonyms: inability, incapacity
Sentence: He has a knack for saying the wrong thing.
6. SLY (adj.) : धूर्त
Pronunciation: Sly
Meaning: having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature.
Synonyms: cunning, crafty, clever
Antonyms: guileless, ingenuous, innocent
Sentence: People consider foxes as clever but sly animals.
7. CONSCIENTIOUS (adj.) : ईमानदार
Pronunciation: kuhn·sen·shee·uhs
Meaning: (of a person) wishing to do what is right, especially to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly.
Synonyms: diligent, industrious, punctilious
Antonyms: cutthroat, dishonest, immoral
Sentence: We are generally very conscientious about our work.
8. PERVERSITY (noun) : प्रतिकूलता
Pronunciation: puh·vuhs·uh·tee
Meaning: a deliberate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way; contrariness.
Synonyms: contrariness, perverseness, awkwardness
Antonyms: amiability, serenity
Sentence: She’s marrying him out of sheer perversity.
9. DECADENCE (noun) : पतन
Pronunciation: deh·kuh·dns
Meaning: moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.
Synonyms: dissipation, dissoluteness, degeneracy
Antonyms: ascent, rise, morality
Sentence: The decadence of morals is bad for a nation.
10. ASSORTMENT (noun) : वर्गीकरण
Pronunciation: uh·sawt·muhnt
Meaning: a miscellaneous collection of things or people.
Synonyms: mixture, variety, array
Antonyms: likeness, sameness, similarity
Sentence: The room was filled with an assortment of clothes.
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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