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Vocabulary - Exceptional English words with meanings : 29-30 March 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.
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1. STANCE (noun) – मुद्रा; दृष्टिकोण
Pronunciation: stans / staans
Meaning: the way in which someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted (as in cricket, golf, and other sports); a person's posture; the attitude of a person or organization towards something
Synonyms: posture, pose, attitude, bearing; attitude, stand, point of view, viewpoint, opinion, outlook, standpoint
Usage:
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She changed her stance, resting all her weight on one leg.
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What is your stance on environmental issues?
2. PEANUTS (noun) – अपर्याप्त धन
Pronunciation: pee-nuts
Meaning: a very small or inadequate sum of money
Synonyms: next to nothing, very little, chicken feed, chump change
Usage: The hotel workers get paid peanuts.
3. OUTSIZE (adjective) – असाधारण रूप से बड़ा
Pronunciation: aut-saiz
Meaning: exceptionally large
Synonyms: huge, oversized, enormous, gigantic
Usage: This is an amazing outsize bed.
4. HUM AND HAW (verb) – हिचकिचाना; अनिर्णायक
Pronunciation: hum and haw
Meaning: hesitate; be indecisive
Synonyms: dither, vacillate
Antonym: be decisive
Usage: I was humming and hawing over buying dresses.
5. RAPTURE (noun) – अत्यन्त हर्ष
Pronunciation: rap-chuh
Meaning: a feeling of intense pleasure or joy
Synonyms: ecstasy, bliss, euphoria, elation, exaltation
Antonyms: boredom, indifference
Usage: The prime minister's supporters greeted her speech with rapture.
6. REPOSE (noun) – विश्राम; समवृत्ति
Pronunciation: ri-po-z
Meaning: a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility; the state of being calm and composed
Synonyms: rest, relaxation, inactivity, stillness, idleness; composure, calmness, serenity, equanimity
Antonyms: work, activity, stress, strain; agitation
Usage:
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The first rays of morning sun disturbed their repose.
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His lectures caused him deep repose or inner peace.
7. GORGE (noun; verb) – एक संकीर्ण घाटी; बहुत खाना
Pronunciation: go-j
Meaning: a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it; eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food
Synonyms: ravine, canyon, gully, pass, defile, couloir; stuff, cram, fill, glut, satiate, sate
Antonym: nibble
Usage:
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A deep gorge separates the two halves of the city. (noun)
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I could spend each day gorging on chocolate. (verb)
8. CORUSCATING (adjective) – चमकती
Pronunciation: korus-kei-ting
Meaning: flashing; sparkling
Synonyms: shining, bright, brilliant, gleaming, glittering
Antonyms: dull, matte
Usage: She bought a coruscating ring.
9. DANDY (noun) – आडंबरप्रिय; बांका
Pronunciation: dandi
Meaning: a man unduly concerned with looking stylish and fashionable
Synonyms: fop, beau, rake
Usage: Design of his suit gave him the look of a dandy.
10. DANK (adjective) – नम और ठंडा
Pronunciation: dank
Meaning: unpleasantly damp and cold
Synonyms: damp, musty, chilly, clammy, wet, moist, unaired
Antonym: dry
Usage: After the flooding, our house was so dank that we moved into a hotel for a few weeks.
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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