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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 29 February 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.
Happy learning!!!
1.MANIFOLD (adj.): विविध
Pronunciation : ma·nee·foled
Meaning: many and various
Synonyms: many, numerous, multiple
Antonyms: one, single, less
Sentence: The City Council has a manifold plan to beautify the city.
2.PENDULOUS (adj.) : दुविधा में पड़ा हुआ
Pronunciation : pen·joo·luhs
Meaning: hanging down loosely.
Synonyms: undecided, unconvincing, indeterminate
Antonyms: unbending, upright
Sentence: He wanted to hang a pendulous lamp on the ceiling.
3.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.
4.DEFIANCE (noun) : अवज्ञा
Pronunciation : duh·fai·uhns
Meaning: open resistance; bold disobedience.
Synonyms: resistance, opposition, confrontation
Antonyms: compliance, obedience, submission
Sentence: The demonstration was held in defiance of official warnings.
5.INFIDEL (noun) : नास्तिक
Pronunciation : in·fuh·dl
Meaning: a person who does not believe in religion or who adheres to a religion other than one’s own.
Synonyms: nonbeliever, heathen, pagan
Antonyms: believer, conformist
Sentence: They wanted to secure the Holy Places from the infidel.
6.ADVERSARY (noun) : विरोधी
Pronunciation : ad·ver·sary
Meaning: one’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
Synonyms: opponent, rival, enemy
Antonyms: partner, hospitable, friend
Sentence: Davis beat his old adversary in the quarterfinals.
7.CONUNDRUM (noun) : पहेली
Pronunciation : kuh·nuhn·druhm
Meaning: a confusing and difficult problem or question.
Synonyms: problem, difficult question, quandary
Antonyms: axiom, simplicity, solution
Sentence: This is not merely a curious conundrum.
8.CONDONE (verb) : माफ करना
Pronunciation : kuhn·done
Meaning: accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue.
Synonyms: deliberately ignore, disregard, take no notice of
Antonyms: heed, mark, mind
Sentence: The state does not condone violence.
9.TRANSIENT (adj.) : अनित्य
Pronunciation : tran·zee·uhnt
Meaning: lasting only for a short time.
Synonyms: momentary, temporary, ephemeral
Antonyms: deathless, lasting, immortal
Sentence: These exploits, however, were transient in their effects.
10.GARGANTUAN (adj.) : विशाल
Pronunciation : gaa·gan·choo·uhn
Meaning: unusually large
Synonyms: enormous, extremely big, extremely large
Antonyms: little, mini, petite
Sentence: Of all her mistakes, this was the most gargantuan.
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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