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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 28 July 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. What’s more, take the test given at the last to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. CONCEITED (adjective) – अभिमानी
Pronunciation: kuhn·see·tuhd
Meaning: excessively proud of oneself; vain
Synonyms: vain, narcissistic, self-centered, egotistical, proud, arrogant, boastful
Antonyms: modest, self-effacing
Usage: The conceited man would not stop talking about himself.
2. CASTIGATE (verb) – फटकारना, सज़ा देना
Pronunciation: ka·stuh·geit
Meaning: reprimand someone severely
Synonyms: reprimand, scold, punish, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide
Antonyms: praise, commend
Usage: If you want better results, you should praise your children and not castigate them.
3. NEGATE (verb) – खंडन करना
Pronunciation: nuh·geit
Meaning: make ineffective; nullify
Synonyms: invalidate, nullify, neutralize, revoke, abrogate
Antonyms: confirm, validate
Usage: These facts negate your theory.
4. OMIT (verb) – छोड़ देना
Pronunciation: uh·mit
Meaning: leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully
Synonyms: exclude, except, shut out, leave off, take out, miss out, drop
Antonyms: add, include
Usage: Janice was angry because she thought I chose to purposely omit her name from my party list.
5. UNTENABLE (adjective) – अस्थिर, असमर्थनीय
Pronunciation: uhn·teh·nuh·bl
Meaning: not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
Synonyms: indefensible, undefendable, unarguable, insupportable, unsustainable
Antonyms: tenable, defensible
Usage: The mayor’s proposal is untenable and will not gain the support of the city council.
6. SANGUINE (adjective) – आशावादी
Pronunciation: sang·gwn
Meaning: optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
Synonyms: optimistic, bullish, hopeful, buoyant, positive, confident, cheerful
Antonym: pessimistic, gloomy
Usage: He seemed quite sanguine about his chances of success.
7. IMPREGNABLE (adjective) – अभेद्य
Pronunciation: im·preg·nuh·bl
Meaning: unable to be captured or broken into
Synonyms: invulnerable, impenetrable, inviolable, secure, strong, stout, safe
Antonyms: vulnerable, conquerable
Usage: During the battle, the soldiers were unable to breach the impregnable castle walls.
8. SPENDTHRIFT (noun) – अपव्ययी
Pronunciation: spend·thrift
Meaning: a person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way
Synonyms: profligate, prodigal, waster, big spender, wastrel, improvident,extravagant
Antonyms: miser, frugal
Usage: Because the lottery winner was a spendthrift, he spent his winnings in less than a year.
9. CONFISCATE (verb) – ज़ब्त करना
Pronunciation: kon·fuh·skeit
Meaning: take or seize someone's property with authority
Synonyms: impound, seize, commandeer, requisition, expropriate
Antonyms: return, release
Usage: The police have the right to confiscate any forbidden objects they find.
10. SAGACIOUS (adjective) – मेधावी
Pronunciation: suh·gei·shuhs
Meaning: having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd
Synonyms: wise, clever, intelligent, knowledgeable, sensible, sage, discerning
Antonym: stupid, foolish
Usage: The sagacious inventor went from rags to riches with one great idea.
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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