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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 28 June 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 mucah you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
Happy learning!!!
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1. DOWNTRODDEN (adj.) : उत्पीड़ित
Pronunciation: dawn·trawd·uhn
Meaning: oppressed or treated badly by people in power.
Synonyms: oppressed, subjugated, persecuted
Antonyms: invigorated, gladdened, encouraged
Sentence: In the year 1789 the downtrodden French peasantry turned upon their oppressors.
2 .PEDANTIC (adj.) : उबाऊ
Pronunciation: puh·dant·uhk
Meaning: causing weariness or lack of interest
Synonyms: boring, dull, dusty
Antonyms: attractive, beguiling, entertaining
Sentence: His lecture was so pedantic and uninteresting.
3. COLLUSION (noun) : आपसी साँठ – गाँठ
Pronunciation: kuh·loo·zhn
Meaning: secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others.
Synonyms: conspiracy, connivance, complicity
Antonyms: disapproval, incompatibility, difference.
Sentence: The officials are in collusion with the criminals.
4. MANUMITTED (verb) : रिहा करना
Pronunciation: ma·nyoo·mit·uhd
Meaning: release from slavery; set free.
Synonyms: freed, liberated, released
Antonyms: enslaved, fettered, unfree
Sentence: Old Angus had never manumitted a single slave.
5. EXTIRPATED (verb) : समाप्त करना
Pronunciation: ek·stuh·payt·uhd
Meaning: root out and destroy completely.
Synonyms: destroy, eradicate, root out
Antonyms: conserved, preserved, protected
Sentence: The triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases.
6. OSTENTATIOUS (adj.) : दिखावटी
Pronunciation: aw·sten·tay·shuhs
Meaning: characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.
Synonyms: showy, pretentious, conspicuous
Antonyms: conservative, quiet, understated
Sentence: They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.
7. SWELTERING (adj.) : तपती
Pronunciation: svel·tuh·ruhng
Meaning: uncomfortably hot.
Synonyms: boiling, broiling, burning
Antonyms: cold, freezing, icy
Sentence: The air conditioning was broken, and it was sweltering in the office.
8. AMIABILITY (adj.) : सुशीलता
Pronunciation: ay·mee·uh·bil·uh·tee
Meaning: the quality of having a friendly and pleasant manner; geniality.
Synonyms: friendliness, affability, cordiality
Antonyms: disagreeableness, unpleasantness
Sentence: I found his amiability charming.
9. POMPOUS (adj.) : गर्वित
Pronunciation: pawmp·uhs
Meaning: affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important.
Synonyms: self-important, imperious, overbearing
Antonyms: egoless, humble, modest
Sentence: He appears pompous but is a good man underneath.
10. SULTRY (adj.) : उमसदार
Pronunciation: suhl·tree
Meaning: (of the air or weather) hot and humid.
Synonyms: humid, tropical, torrid
Antonyms: algid, arctic, cool
Sentence: On really sultry days we go to the mall to hang out and cool off.
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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