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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 28 November 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.EMOLUMENT (noun): वेतन
Pronunciation: uh·maw·lyoo·muhnt
Meaning: a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.
Synonyms: payment, fee, charge
Antonyms: debt, loss, penalty
Sentence: The annual emolument for the director of the charity is officially only one dollar.
2.AVID (adj.) : उत्सुक
Pronunciation: ay·vuhd
Meaning: having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something.
Synonyms: keen, eager, enthusiastic
Antonyms: apathetic, indifferent, unenthusiastic
Sentence: She’s an avid reader of historical novels.
3.RISIBLE (adj.) : हास्यास्पद
Pronunciation: ri·zuh·bl
Meaning: such as to provoke laughter.
Synonyms: laughable, comedic, comic
Antonyms: humorless, lame, unamusing
Sentence: A risible comment that made the whole class laugh.
4.AGILITY (noun) : चुस्ती
Pronunciation: uh·jil·uh·tee
Meaning: ability to move quickly and easily.
Synonyms: sleight, dexterity, nimbleness
Antonyms: inability, incapability, incapacity
Sentence: I admired his considerable mental agility.
5.FEUD (verb) : झगड़ा
Pronunciation: fyood
Meaning: take part in a prolonged quarrel or conflict.
Synonyms: quarrel, fight, argue
Antonyms: friendliness, sympathy, congeniality
Sentence: Because of a family feud, he never spoke to his wife’s parents for years.
6.BRANDISHING (verb) : दिखाते
Pronunciation: bran·duhsh·uhng
Meaning: to put into view in a threatening or excited manner
Synonyms: flourishing, waving, displaying
Antonyms: concealing, covering, hiding
Sentence: The horseman came up to Robin Hood, brandishing his sword.
7.INDESCRIBABLE (adj.) : अवर्णनीय
Pronunciation: in·duh·skribe·uh·bl
Meaning: too unusual, extreme, or indefinite to be adequately described.
Synonyms: inexpressible, undefinable, inenarrable
Antonyms: definable, expressible
Sentence: The chaos and confusion were indescribable.
8.INCOMMODIOUS (adj.) : असुविधाजनक
Pronunciation: in·kuh·moh·dee·uhs
Meaning: causing inconvenience or discomfort.
Synonyms: limited, restricted
Antonyms: commodious, capacious
Sentence: The harbour is unsafe and incommodious.
9.MULLING (verb) : विचार करना
Pronunciation: muh·luhng
Meaning: think about (a fact, proposal, or request) deeply and at length.
Synonyms: ponder, consider, think over
Antonyms: forget, ignore, neglect
Sentence: she began to mull over the various possibilities.
10.QUEER (adj.) : विचित्र
Pronunciation: kveeuh
Meaning: strange; odd.
Synonyms: odd, strange, unusual
Antonyms: common, ordinary, familiar
Sentence: She had a queer feeling that they were being watched.
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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