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Some exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read their usages to learn how to use them in sentences. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. SIMPLISTIC (adjective) – साधारण
Pronunciation: sim-plistik
Meaning: treating complex issues and problems as if they were much simpler than they really are
Synonyms: facile, superficial, oversimple, oversimplified, schematic
Usage: This is a very simplistic approach to the problem.
2. PECUNIARY (adjective) – धन संबंधी
Pronunciation: pik-yoo-ni-uri
Meaning: relating to or consisting of money
Synonyms: financial, monetary, money, fiscal, economic, capital
Usage: She is so independent that she refused all pecuniary aids.
3. DECENCY (noun) – शिष्टता
Pronunciation: dee-s(u)nsi
Meaning: behaviour that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability
Synonyms: propriety, decorum, respectability, dignity, correctness, good form, etiquette, appropriateness
Antonyms: indecency, rudeness
Usage: At least she had the decency to apologize.
4. EXIGENCY (noun) – ज़रूरत, अत्यावश्यकता
Pronunciation: eksi-junsi
Meaning: an urgent need or demand
Synonyms: need, demand, requirement, want, necessity, essential
Usage: In the hot summer months, a bottle of water is an exigency if you are planning on running several miles.
5. QUERULOUS (adjective) – विलापी
Pronunciation: kweru-lus / kweryu-lus
Meaning: easily annoyed and complaining in a rude way like a child
Synonyms: petulant, complaining, pettish, touchy, testy, tetchy
Antonyms: uncomplaining
Usage: He became increasingly dissatisfied and querulous in his old age.
6. STRIFE (noun) – कलह, विवाद
Pronunciation: straif
Meaning: angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues
Synonyms: conflict, friction, discord, disagreement, dissension, variance
Antonyms: harmony, peace, cooperation
Usage: Racial strife is tearing our country apart.
7. EFFRONTERY (noun) – धृष्टता
Pronunciation: if-run-t(u)ri
Meaning: extreme rudeness without any ability to understand that your behaviour is not acceptable to other people
Synonyms: impudence, impertinence, cheek, insolence
Antonym: timidity
Usage: One juror had the effrontery to challenge the coroner's decision.
8. WHINE (verb) – कराहना
Pronunciation: wain
Meaning: give or make a long, high-pitched complaining cry or sound
Synonyms: hum, drone
Usage: The dog whined and scratched at the back door.
9. WHITTLE (verb) – छीलना, काटना
Pronunciation: wit(u)l
Meaning: carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it; reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps
Synonyms: pare, shave, peel, hew, carve, shape; erode, consume, reduce, diminish, undermine
Antonyms: increase, augment
Usage:
- He was whittling a piece of wood with a knife.
- The shortlist of fifteen was whittled down to five.
10. INDIGENCE (noun) – निर्धनता
Pronunciation: indi-juns
Meaning: a state of extreme poverty
Synonyms: poverty, penury, impoverishment, destitution
Antonym: wealth
Usage: His indigence is sufficient punishment for his sin.
Now choose any 2-3 words that you liked out of these ten words and try to make sentences on your own. This will make you familiar with these words. Let others know your usage of words by sharing them in the comment section.
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