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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 28 May 2020
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and usage. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
1. UNWARY (adjective) – असावधान, बेखबर
Pronunciation: un-weri
Meaning: not careful about possible risks, dangers, or problems
Synonyms: incautious, careless, thoughtless, unthinking, heedless, inattentive, unwatchful
Usage: The unwary movement caused her foot to slip on the footpath made muddy by the overnight rain.
2. BUOYANCY (noun) – प्रफुल्ल, आशावान
Pronunciation: boi-unsi
Meaning: a cheerful and optimistic attitude; a high level of activity in an economy or stock market
Synonyms: cheerfulness, happiness, brightness, gladness, joy, bounce; vigour, strength, burgeoning, resilience, growth, development, progress, improvement
Antonyms: depression, pessimism
Usage:
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He was a man of remarkable buoyancy.
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There is renewed buoyancy in the demand for steel.
3. QUAY (noun) – जहाजघाट
Pronunciation: kee
Meaning: a stone or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships
Synonyms: dock, wharf, pier, harbour, berth, jetty
Usage: The quay looked like a long stone road going into the sea.
4. PITFALL (noun) – ख़तरा, कठिनाई
Pronunciation: pit-fo-l
Meaning: an unexpected danger or difficulty
Synonyms: hazard, danger, risk, peril, difficulty, issue, problem, snag
Usage: The pitfalls of working abroad are numerous.
5. GRIEVANCE (noun) – शिकायत
Pronunciation: greevuns
Meaning: a real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment; a feeling of resentment over something believed to be wrong or unfair
Synonyms: injustice, wrong, offence, disservice; complaint, objection, protestation, protest
Antonym: commendation
Usage:
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Some people will complain even if they have no genuine grievance.
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He had a personal grievance against the professor.
6. BUSILY (adverb) – सक्रिय रूप से, तत्परता से
Pronunciation: bizili
Meaning: in a very active way
Synonyms: actively, purposefully, diligently, dutifully, energetically, vigorously, enthusiastically, strenuously, tirelessly
Antonym: idly
Usage: He was busily employed in cleaning his shoes.
7. QUAVER (verb) – स्वर में थरथराहट
Pronunciation: kwei-vuh
Meaning: (of a person's voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion
Synonyms: tremble, quiver, shake, flutter, vibrate
Usage: Her voice began to quaver and I thought she was going to cry.
8. VERILY (adverb) – वास्तव में, सचमुच
Pronunciation: verili
Meaning: truly
Synonyms: certainly, unquestionably, undoubtedly, surely, honestly, genuinely, really, indeed, really, absolutely
Usage: He is trying to chew the water; verily he has gone mad.
9. ABEYANCE (noun) – स्थगन; निलंबन
Pronunciation: ub-ei-uns
Meaning: a state of temporary disuse or suspension
Synonyms: suspension, suspense, remission, reserve, pending, suspended, deferred, postponed, put off
Antonyms: in hand, under way, continuing, continue, resume
Usage: Your plan is in abeyance.
10. BEFALL (verb) – घटित होना, बीतना
Pronunciation: bi-fo-l
Meaning: (of something bad) to happen to a person or place
Synonyms: overtake, come upon, fall upon, hit, strike
Usage: Bad luck may befall to anyone at any time.
Now, choose any 2 or 3 words and try to use them in your own sentences, this way you can retain the learnt words in your memory for long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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