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Some exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read their usages to learn how to use them in sentences. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. LIKELIHOOD (noun) – संभावना
Pronunciation: laik-li-hud
Meaning: the state or fact of something's being probable
Synonyms: probability, chance, prospect, possibility
Antonym: unlikelihood, unlikeliness
Usage: There was very little likelihood of her getting the job.
2. RUTHLESS (adjective) – क्रूर, निर्मम
Pronunciation: rooth-les
Meaning: having or showing no pity or compassion for others
Synonyms: merciless, pitiless, cruel, heartless, hard-hearted, hard
Antonyms: merciful, compassionate, gentle
Usage: She is ruthless in her dealings with competitors.
3. VERACITY (noun) – सच्चाई, यथार्थता
Pronunciation: vuh-ras-iti
Meaning: conformity to facts; habitual truthfulness
Synonyms: truthfulness, truth, accuracy
Antonyms: falsity
Usage: The chairman disallowed the veracity of his report.
4. FACADE (noun) – इमारत का मुहार; मुखौटा
Pronunciation: fuh-saad
Meaning: the principal front of a building that faces on to a street or open space; a deceptive outward appearance
Synonyms: front, frontage, face; show, front, appearance, false display, pretence, simulation
Usage: Behind his cheerful facade, there is a really lonely person.
5. INSUPERABLE (adjective) – अजेय
Pronunciation: in-soop(u)rub(u)l
Meaning: (of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome
Synonyms: insurmountable, unconquerable, invincible, unassailable
Antonym: surmountable
Usage: The problem is an insuperable one.
6. DECIPHER (verb) – गूढ़लेख पढ़ना
Pronunciation: di-sai-fuh
Meaning: convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language; succeed in understanding, interpreting, or identifying (something)
Synonyms: decode, decrypt, break, work out, solve, interpret, translate; make, out, discern, perceive, see, read, follow, fathom
Antonym: encode
Usage: Even the country’s top linguist found it difficult to decipher the ancient text.
7. BUNKUM (noun) – बकवास
Pronunciation: bun-kum
Meaning: nonsense
Synonyms: rubbish, balderdash, gibberish, claptrap, blarney
Usage: Don't believe what he's saying, it's pure bunkum.
8. TAUT (adjective) – तना हुआ
Pronunciation: toh-t
Meaning: stretched or pulled tight; (especially of muscles or nerves) tense; not relaxed; (of writing, music, etc.) concise and controlled
Synonyms: tight, tightly stretched, stretched, rigid, stressed; flexed, tensed, tightened; concise, controlled, crisp
Antonyms: slack, loose; relaxed; verbose
Usage:
- The skin of the drum is taut.
- My voice was taut with anger.
- His new film is a taut suspenseful thriller.
9. BUNGLE (verb) – कुप्रबंधन, गड़बड़ी
Pronunciation: bun-g(u)l
Meaning: carry out (a task) clumsily or incompetently
Synonyms: mishandle, mismanage, mess up, botch, spoil
Antonyms: succeed in, manage successfully
Usage: If you bungle a job, you must do it again.
10. EFFACE (verb) – मिटाना
Pronunciation: if-eis
Meaning: erase (a mark) from a surface; cause (a memory or emotion) to disappear completely; make oneself appear insignificant
Synonyms: erase, eradicate, expunge; keep quiet, lie low
Antonyms: preserve; make oneself (or one's presence) felt
Usage:
- Time alone efface those unpleasant memories.
- To efface oneself is not the easiest of duties which the teacher can undertake.
Now choose any 2-3 words that you liked out of these ten words and try to make sentences on your own. This will make you familiar with these words. Let others know your usage of words by sharing them in the comment section.
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