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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 28 December 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.ACCEDED (verb): स्वीकार कर लिया
Pronunciation: uhk•seed•uhd
Meaning: Agree to a demand, request, or treaty.
Synonyms: agree to, consent to, accept
Antonyms: dissented, rebuffed, refused
Sentence: The government acceded to public pressure to review the tax.
2.INSUPERABLE (adj.) : अजेय
Pronunciation: uhn•soo•pruh•bl
Meaning: (of difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome.
Synonyms: insurmountable, unconquerable, invincible
Antonyms: superable, surmountable, vincible
Sentence: The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.
3.COUNSELED (verb) : सलाह दी
Pronunciation: kawn•sld
Meaning: give advice to (someone).
Synonyms: advised, confabbed, confabulated
Antonyms: heedlessness, ignorance, neglect.
Sentence: He was counseled by his supporters to return to Germany.
4.EVANESCENT (adj.) : क्षणभंगुर
Pronunciation: eh•vuh•nes•uhnt
Meaning: soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.
Synonyms: vanishing, fading, fleeting
Antonyms: endless, eternal, everlasting
Sentence: Talk is evanescent but the writing leaves footprints.
5.INSCRUTABLE (adj.) : गूढ़
Pronunciation: uhn•skroo•tuh•bl
Meaning: impossible to understand or interpret.
Synonyms: enigmatic, unreadable, impenetrable
Antonyms: transparent, intelligible, understandable
Sentence: There are many inscrutable beliefs of that ancient religion.
6.DEPLORE (verb) : विलाप करना
Pronunciation: duh•plaw
Meaning: feel or express strong disapproval of (something).
Synonyms: abhor, be shocked by, be offended by
Antonyms: delight, exult, enjoy
Sentence: We deeply deplore the loss of life.
7.TRADUCE (verb) : बदनाम करना
Pronunciation: truh•dyoos
Meaning: speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation.
Synonyms: defame, slander, malign
Antonyms: glorify, honor, acclaim
Sentence: It was regarded as a respectable political tactic to traduce him.
8.PUGNACIOUS (adj.) : झगड़ालू
Pronunciation: puhg•nay•shuhs
Meaning: eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
Synonyms: combative, aggressive, antagonistic
Antonyms: nonaggressive, gentle, calm
Sentence: I found him pugnacious and arrogant.
9.OSTENSIBLY (adv.) : प्रत्यक्ष तौर पर
Pronunciation: aw•sten•suh•blee
Meaning: apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually.
Synonyms: apparently, seemingly, on the face of it
Antonyms: genuinely, really, truly
Sentence: Troops were sent in, ostensibly to protect the civilian population.
10.NIMBLE (adj.) : चतुर
Pronunciation: nim•bl
Meaning: quick and light in movement or action; agile.
Synonyms: agile, lithe, sprightly
Antonyms: vacuous, weak-minded, witless
Sentence: She showed some nimble footwork and looked like a promising player.
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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