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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 29 January 2021
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. What’s more, take the test given at the last to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1.ALLEGIANCE (noun) – निष्ठा, वफ़ादारी
Pronunciation: uh·lee·jns
Meaning: loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause
Synonyms: loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, obedience, adherence
Antonyms: disloyalty, treachery, treason
Usage: Every day the schoolchildren pledge an oath of allegiance to their country.
2.INESCAPABLE (adjective) – अनिवार्य
Pronunciation: i·nuh·skei·puh·bl
Meaning: unable to be avoided or denied
Synonyms: unavoidable, inevitable, ineluctable, ineliminable, inexorable
Antonym: avoidable
Usage: Sometimes, our anger and frustration are caused by very real and inescapable problems in our lives.
3.VOLUNTARY (adjective) – स्वैच्छिक
Pronunciation: vo·luhn·tuh·ree
Meaning: done, given, or acting of one's own free will
Synonyms: optional, discretionary, elective, open, volitional
Antonyms: compulsory, obligatory
Usage: Working on a voluntary basis, the chef cooks for the homeless as a way to help the community.
4.SIGNIFY (verb) – प्रकट करना
Pronunciation: sig·nuh·fai
Meaning: indicate or declare
Synonyms: express, indicate, proclaim, show, communicate, intimate, announce
Antonyms: withhold, refrain, refuse
Usage: In the painting the abandoned rose is supposed to signify a lost love.
5.ELONGATE (verb) – लंबा करना
Pronunciation: ee·long·geit
Meaning: to make something longer
Synonyms: lengthen, extend, broaden, widen, enlarge
Antonyms: shorten, abbreviate, curtail
Usage: The cells elongate as they take in water.
6.GESTURE (noun) – संकेत, इशारा
Pronunciation: jes·chuh
Meaning: a movement made to express a point
Synonyms: signal, expression, sign, motion, indication
Antonym: speech
Usage: The shrug is a gesture that usually means a person does not know or does not care.
7.DICEY (adjective) – अप्रत्याशित
Pronunciation: dai·see
Meaning: unpredictable and potentially dangerous
Synonyms: risky, unpredictable, precarious, unsafe, dangerous, perilous
Antonyms: predictable, certain, constant
Usage: Gamblers will often take dicey chances with their money because most of the time they will lose most if not all of it.
8.BESOTTED (adjective) – मुग्ध
Pronunciation: buh·so·tuhd
Meaning: strongly infatuated or obsessed
Synonyms: infatuated, sloshed, affected, inebriated, smitten
Antonym: indifferent
Usage: He was besotted by the rhythm.
9.MULL (verb) – विचार करना
Pronunciation: muhl
Meaning: to think about something deeply and for a long period of time
Synonyms: contemplate, deliberate, examine, ponder, consider
Antonyms: dismiss, forget, deride
Usage: The jury needed the weekend to mull over the evidence and make a decision on the case.
10.OUTLAY (noun) – लागत, खर्च
Pronunciation: awt·lei
Meaning: an amount of money spent on something
Synonyms: investment, expense, disbursement, spending, expenditure
Antonyms: savings, income, pay
Usage: The business quickly repaid the initial outlay on advertising.
Now choose any 2 or 3 words, try to use them in your own sentences and share your sentences in the comment section. This way you can retain the learnt words for long time.
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