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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 27 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. BENIGN (adjective) – सौम्य
Pronunciation: buh·nain
Meaning: gentle and kind
Synonyms: kindly, gentle, kind, friendly, warm, affectionate, agreeable, amiable
Antonyms: unfriendly, hostile
Usage: The medicine is benign in its effects and will cause you no harm.
2. SALUBRIOUS (adjective) – स्वास्थ्यप्रद
Pronunciation: suh·loo·bree·uhs
Meaning: good for mind or body
Synonyms: healthy, beneficial, wholesome, healthful, salutary
Antonyms: unhealthy, harmful
Usage: Vegetables are salubrious foods which provide essential nutrients.
3. CIRCUMSPECT (adjective) – चौकस
Pronunciation: suh·kuhm·spekt
Meaning: wary and unwilling to take risks
Synonyms: cautious, wary, careful, chary, guarded, discreet, watchful, alert
Antonyms: unguarded, incautious
Usage: He is very circumspect when dealing with strangers.
4. DEFENDANT (noun) – अभियुक्त
Pronunciation: duh·fen·dnt
Meaning: an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
Synonyms: accused, appellant, litigant, respondent, suspect
Antonyms: plaintiff
Usage: They dropped the case because the defendant is not mentally fit to stand trial.
5. SIMULATE (verb) – अनुकरण करना
Pronunciation: si·myoo·leit
Meaning: to duplicate or replicate an image or a behavior
Synonyms: imitate, reproduce, replicate, duplicate, mimic, parallel, mock
Antonyms: real, reveal
Usage: Botanists often use lamps to simulate natural sunlight.
6. DIGNITY (noun) – गरिमा
Pronunciation: dig·nuh·tee
Meaning: the quality of being worthy of honour or respect
Synonyms: nobility, majesty, regality, grandeur, magnificence, formality, decorum
Antonyms: dishonor, immorality, indecency
Usage: He is a man of dignity and calm determination.
7. VITAL (adjective) – महत्वपूर्ण
Pronunciation: vai·tl
Meaning: absolutely necessary
Synonyms: essential, indispensable, crucial, key, necessary, needed, required
Antonyms: unimportant, peripheral, secondary
Usage: Without the vital clue, we will never be able to solve the mystery.
8. RADIANT (adjective) – चमकीला
Pronunciation: rei·dee·uhnt
Meaning: shining or glowing brightly
Synonyms: shining, bright, illuminated, lit, lighted, brilliant, gleaming
Antonyms: dark, dull
Usage: The sun was radiant in a clear blue sky.
9. VALIDITY (noun) – वैधता
Pronunciation: vuh·li·duh·tee
Meaning: the state of being valid, authentic or genuine
Synonyms: soundness, credibility, believability, rationality, logic, viability
Antonyms: invalidity
Usage: The validity of the suspect’s story was questionable to those who thought he was lying.
10. RECREATION (noun) – मनोरंजन
Pronunciation: ree·kree·ei·shn
Meaning: activity done for enjoyment
Synonyms: entertainment, enjoyment, relaxation, fun, amusement, pleasure
Antonyms: work, vocation, task
Usage: My favourite recreation is reading books.
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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