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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 28 October 2024
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. PROPONENT (noun) : समर्थक
Pronunciation: pruh·poh·nuhnt
Meaning: a person who actively supports or favors a cause
Synonyms: advocate, supporter, upholder
Antonyms: adversary, antagonist, opponent
Sentence: She has always been a strong proponent of women’s rights.
2.PIFFLE (noun) : बकवास
Pronunciation: pi·fl
Meaning: language, behavior, or idea that is absurd and contrary to good sense
Synonyms: nonsense, blather, claptrap
Antonyms: sense, discernment, reasonable
Sentence: Joe really does talk a lot of piffle sometimes.
3.BUMPTIOUS (adj.) : ख़ुद-एतमाद
Pronunciation: buhmp·shuhs
Meaning: self-assertive or proud to an irritating degree.
Synonyms: self-important, conceited, arrogant
Antonyms: humble, modest, unarrogant
Sentence: She was clearly embarrassed at times by Durkin’s bumptious behavior.
4.SECESSIONISM (noun) : अलगाव
Pronunciation: suh.seh.shn
Meaning: the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts
Synonyms: bifurcation, division, partition
Antonyms: association, aggregation, unification
Sentence: Fundamentalism and secessionism are of course a direct result of poor governance.
5.CONFUTING (verb) : झूठा ठहराना
Pronunciation: kawn·takt ·uhng
Meaning: prove (a person or an assertion) to be wrong.
Synonyms: disprove, show/prove to be false, contradict
Antonyms: proving, validating, verifying
Sentence: Theories that will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience.
6.GLOSSARY (noun): शब्दकोष
Pronunciation: glaw·suh·ree
Meaning: an alphabetical list of terms or words found in or relating to a specific subject, text, or dialect, with explanations; a brief dictionary.
Synonyms: dictionaries, wordbooks, catalogues
Antonyms: Conciseness, gibberish, individual word.
Sentence: The book includes a glossary of financial terms.
7.DISPARAGED (verb) : अपमानित करना
Pronunciation: duh·spae·ruhjd
Meaning: regard or represent as being of little worth.
Synonyms: denigrate, deprecate, depreciate
Antonyms: acclaimed, applauded, exalted
Sentence: Her bad behavior has disparaged her whole family.
8.DERELICT (adj.) : त्याग किया हुआ
Pronunciation: deh·ruh·luhkt
Meaning: in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect.
Synonyms: dilapidated, ramshackle, neglecting
Antonyms: conscientious, non-negligent
Sentence: He purchased an old derelict mansion that was rumored to be haunted.
9.BALK (verb) : बाधा डालना
Pronunciation: bawk
Meaning: to prevent from achieving a goal
Synonyms: block, hinder, thwart
Antonyms: facilitate, assist, encourage
Sentence: Their strategies to balk at the enemy had failed.
10.DAZE (verb): मति-मंद करना
Pronunciation: dayz
Meaning: make (someone) unable to think or react properly; stupefy; bewilder.
Synonyms: stun, stupefy, dumbfound
Antonyms: bore, calm, clarify
Sentence: The fall daze him for a moment, causing him to become disoriented.
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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