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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 29 August 2022
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. PREROGATIVE (noun) : विशेषाधिकार
Pronunciation: pruh·raw·guh·tuhv
Meaning: a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.
Synonyms: entitlement, right, privilege
Antonyms: duty, obligation, restriction
Sentence: Education was once the prerogative of the elite.
2. PENDENCY (noun) : लम्बित
Pronunciation: pen·duhn·see
Meaning: the state, condition, or period of being pending or awaiting settlement.
Synonyms: unresolved, unsettled
Antonyms: distant, later, improbable
Sentence: The defendant should be restrained from further public comment during the pendency of the trial.
3. CONTENTIOUS (adj.) : विवादास्पद
Pronunciation: kuhn·ten·shuhs
Meaning: causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable
Antonyms: noncontroversial, incontestable, indisputable
Sentence: Both views are highly contentious.
4. PILLAGED (verb) : लूट-पाट
Pronunciation: pi·luhjd
Meaning: rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime.
Synonyms: looted, marauded, plundered
Antonyms: give, receive, build
Sentence: The town had been pillaged and burned.
5.DILATORY (adj.) : धीमा
Pronunciation: di·luht·uh·ree
Meaning: slow to act.
Synonyms: slow, unhurried, tardy
Antonyms: expeditious, prompt, speedy
Sentence: The Government has been dilatory in condemning the outrage.
6. SACKED (verb) : बर्खास्त
Pronunciation: sakt
Meaning: to let go from office, service, or employment
Synonyms: dismissed, fired, discharged
Antonyms: employed, engaged, hired
Sentence: He was sacked for computer misuse.
7. PROFUNDITY (noun) : बुद्धिमत्ता
Pronunciation: pruh·fuhnd·uh·tee
Meaning: deep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought.
Synonyms: wisdom, (deep) insight, intelligence
Antonyms: stupidity, witlessness
Sentence: He lacked profundity and analytical precision.
8. CONJECTURAL (adj.) : मान लिया
Pronunciation: kuhn·jek·chuh·ruhl
Meaning: based on or involving conjecture.
Synonyms: speculative, suppositional, theoretical
Antonyms: actual, factual, real
Sentence: Much of the racial history of Madagascar remains conjectural.
9. LUSCIOUS (adj.) : सुस्वाद
Pronunciation: luh·shuhs
Meaning: (of food or wine) having a pleasingly rich, sweet taste.
Synonyms: delicious, succulent, lush
Antonyms: distasteful, flavorless, insipid
Sentence: These items offer both texture and luscious flavor.
10. UNBOSOM (verb) : प्रकट करना
Pronunciation: uhn·bu·zm
Meaning: disclose (one’s thoughts or secrets).
Synonyms: disclose, discover, divulge
Antonyms: cloak, conceal, enshroud
Sentence: You’ll feel better if you unbosom your sorrows to me.
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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