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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 28 October 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.ALLOCATION (noun): आवंटन
Pronunciation: a·luh·kay·shn
Meaning: the action or process of allocating or distributing something.
Synonyms: allotment, assignment, issuing
Antonyms: disenfranchise, forfeit
Sentence: Inconsistency in the Allocation of funds led to a negative balance in one account.
2.PROMULGATE (verb) : घोषणा करना
Pronunciation: praw·muhl·gayt
Meaning: promote or make widely known
Synonyms: make known, make public, publicize
Antonyms: silence, suppress, criticize
Sentence: The actor makes use of social media to Promulgate the release of his film projects.
3.ENVISION (verb) : कल्पना करना
Pronunciation: uhn·vi·zhn
Meaning: imagine as a future possibility
Synonyms: visualize, imagine, envisage
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, look away
Sentence: They didn’t Envision any problems with the new building.
4.SUNDRY (adj.) : विविध
Pronunciation: suhn·drai
Meaning: of various kinds; several
Synonyms: various, varied, miscellaneous
Antonyms: alike, identical, like
Sentence: This cream can be used to treat Sundry minor injuries.
5.PREDICAMENT (noun) : कठिन परिस्थिति
Pronunciation: pruh·di·kuh·muhnt
Meaning: a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
Synonyms: difficult situation, awkward situation, problematic situation
Antonyms: advantage,agreement,benefit,blessing.
Sentence: If you had told the truth in the first place, we wouldn’t be in this Predicament.
6.PLIABILITY (noun) : लचीलापन
Pronunciation: plai·uh·bil·uh·tee
Meaning: the quality of being easily bent; flexibility.
Synonyms: flexibility, pliancy, elasticity
Antonyms: inflexibility, rigidity, stiffness
Sentence: Outstanding Pliability and the cable is wearable.
7.INDIGNATION (noun) : रोष
Pronunciation: in·duhg·nay·shn
Meaning: anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.
Synonyms: resentment, umbrage, anger
Antonyms: delight, pleasure
Sentence: He was blazing with Indignation.
8.INNATE (adj.) : जन्मजात
Pronunciation: uh·nayt
Meaning: inborn; natural
Synonyms: natural, inbred, congenital
Antonyms: adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic
Sentence: He never lost his Innate sense of fun.
9.APTNESS (noun) : उपयुक्तता
Pronunciation: apt·nuhs
Meaning: the quality of being appropriate or suitable.
Synonyms: suitability, appropriateness, appropriacy
Antonyms: improperness, impropriety, inappositeness
Sentence: Michael’s long legs gave him an Aptness for being a good track athlete.
10.DEMEAN (verb) : नीचा दिखाना
Pronunciation: duh·meen
Meaning: cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something)
Synonyms: shaming, debase, degrade
Antonyms: uplift, ennoble, elevate
Sentence: Don’t Demean yourself by telling such obvious lies.
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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