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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 27 May 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.
Happy learning!!!
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1.TUTELAGE (noun) : संरक्षण
Pronunciation: tyoo·tuhl·uhj
Meaning: protection of or authority over someone or something; guardianship.
Synonyms: shielding, shelter, safeguarding
Antonyms: improvidence, imprudence, inactivity
Sentence: A new regime was installed under French tutelage.
2. CONTENTIOUS (adj.) : विवादास्पद
Pronunciation: kuhn·ten·shuhs
Meaning: causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable
Antonyms: noncontroversial, incontestable, indisputable
Sentence: Both views are highly contentious.
3. PANEGYRIC (noun) : प्रशंसात्मक
Pronunciation: pa·nuh·ji·ruhk
Meaning: a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.
Synonyms: accolade, citation, commendation,
Antonyms: admonition, harangue
Sentence: She delivered a panegyric on the President-elect.
4. DULCET (adj.) : आनंदकर
Pronunciation: duhl·suht
Meaning: giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses
Synonyms: delightful, enjoyable, felicitous
Antonyms: unpalatable, unpleasant, disturbing
Sentence: She recorded the dulcet tones of her family and friends.
5. SEETHING (adj.) : क्रोध में
Pronunciation: seedh·uhng
Meaning: filled with or characterized by intense but unexpressed anger.
Synonyms: blazing, raging, rankling
Antonyms: cool, calmness
Sentence: He marched off, seething with frustration.
6. TAD (adv.) : अल्प
Pronunciation: TAD
Meaning: to a small extent; somewhat.
Synonyms: little, bit, ounce
Antonyms: abundance, barrel, boatload
Sentence: Could you turn the sound down just a tad?
7. ASTUTE (adj.) : चतुर
Pronunciation: uh·styoot
Meaning: having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage.
Synonyms: shrewd, sharp, ingenious
Antonyms: foolish, idiotic, moronic
Sentence: A good leader must be an astute judge of ability.
8. BUMPTIOUS (adj.) : ख़ुद-एतमाद
Pronunciation: buhmp·shuhs
Meaning: self-assertive or proud to an irritating degree.
Synonyms: self-important, conceited, arrogant
Antonyms: humble, modest, unarrogant
Sentence: She was clearly embarrassed at times by Durkin’s bumptious behaviour.
9. CORUSCATE (verb) : उज्जवल होना
Pronunciation: kaw·ruh·skayt
Meaning: (of light) flash or sparkle.
Synonyms: flash, glance, gleam
Antonyms: dim, dull
Sentence: The light was coruscating from the walls.
10. IMPRIMATUR (noun) : इजाज़त
Pronunciation: im·pruh·maa·tuh
Meaning: an acceptance of something as satisfactory
Synonyms: approbation, approval, acceptation
Antonyms: disapprobation, disapproval, disfavor
Sentence: They can also get the imprimatur of the Constitutional Court to achieve this.
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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