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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 29 April 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.CLANDESTINE (adj.): गुप्त
Pronunciation: klan·deh·stn
Meaning: kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
Synonyms: secret, covert, furtive
Antonyms: open, overt, public
Sentence: The group held weekly clandestine meetings in a church.
2.HOLLERING (verb) : चिल्लाना
Pronunciation: haw·luh·ruhng
Meaning: (of a person) give a loud shout or cry.
Synonyms: shout, yell, cry
Antonyms: mumbling, murmuring, whispering
Sentence: Hollering at me isn’t going to find us a parking place.
3.TEMPTING (adj.) : मोहक
Pronunciation: tempt·uhng
Meaning: appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable.
Synonyms: enticing, alluring, attractive
Antonyms: boring, irksome, tedious
Sentence: And maybe, I don’t want you tempting me to do something I shouldn’t.
4.BONHOMIE (noun) : खुशमिज़ाजी
Pronunciation: baw·naw·mee
Meaning: cheerful friendliness; geniality.
Synonyms: geniality, congeniality, conviviality
Antonyms: animosity, antagonism, antipathy
Sentence: He was full of bonhomie.
5.EXUDED (verb) : बहाना
Pronunciation: uhg·zyoo·duhd
Meaning: to flow forth slowly through small openings
Synonyms: give off/out, discharge, release
Antonyms: gushed, poured, absorb
Sentence: A sticky resin exudes from the bark of the tree.
6.REVILE (verb) : बुरा-भला कहना
Pronunciation: ruh·vile
Meaning: criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.
Synonyms: criticize, censure, condemn
Antonyms: acclaim, applaud, commend
Sentence: They feared that he would revile them if they displeased him.
7.AMICABLE (adj.) : सौहार्दपूर्ण
Pronunciation: a·muh·kuh·bl
Meaning: having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest
Synonyms: cordial, collegial, sweet
Antonyms: antagonistic, hostile, unfriendly
Sentence: I hope that they will be able to reach an amicable agreement.
8.QUAINT (adj.) : विचित्र
Pronunciation: kvaynt
Meaning: attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
Synonyms: picturesque, charming, old-fashioned
Antonyms: fashionable, modern, stylish
Sentence: A quaint general store on one of the back roads of Vermont.
9.PENSIVE (adj.) : चिंताग्रस्त
Pronunciation: pen·suhv
Meaning: engaged in, involving, or reflecting on deep or serious thought.
Synonyms: thoughtful, thinking, reflective
Antonyms: unreflective, thoughtless
Sentence: She looked pensive when she heard the news.
10.PLUCK (noun) : साहस
Pronunciation: pluhk
Meaning: spirited and determined courage.
Synonyms: courage, bravery, daring
Antonyms: timidity, cowardice
Sentence: She showed a lot of pluck in dealing with the intruders.
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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