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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 29 June 2020
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. SERENDIPITOUS (adjective) – आकस्मिक लाभ
Pronunciation: seh•ruhn•di•puh•tuhs
Meaning: occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way
Synonyms: lucky, fortuitous, unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, coincidental
Antonyms: unlucky, bad, inopportune, unpropitious
Usage: The timing of the show is serendipitous.
Pronunciation: seh•ruhn•di•puh•tuhs
Meaning: occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way
Synonyms: lucky, fortuitous, unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, coincidental
Antonyms: unlucky, bad, inopportune, unpropitious
Usage: The timing of the show is serendipitous.
2. STEALTH (noun) – गोपनीयता, रेडार से बच निकलने वाला, चुपके से जानेवाला
Pronunciation: stelth
Meaning: movement that is quiet and careful in order not to be seen or heard, or secret action; (chiefly of aircraft) designed in accordance with technology which makes detection by radar or sonar difficult
Synonyms: covertness, furtiveness, slyness, clandestineness, private, concealment
Antonyms: openness, straightforward, unconcealed, undisguised, unclassified, unrestricted
Usage: Cats rely on stealth to catch their prey.
3. FLIPPANCY (noun) – ओछापन, छिछोरापन, हल्का स्वभाव
Pronunciation: fli•puhn•see
Meaning: the quality of not being serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever
Synonyms: frivolousness, levity, superficiality, shallowness, glibness, thoughtlessness, carefreeness, irresponsibility, insouciance, facetiousness
Antonyms: seriousness, respect
Usage: This is no time for flippancy.
4. APPALLED (adjective) – भयभीत, चकित
Pronunciation: uh•pawld
Meaning: having strong feelings of shock or disapproval
Synonyms: alarm, amaze, astound, consternate, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, faze, frighten
Antonyms: assured, cheered, comforted, consoled, solaced, soothed, reassured
Usage: I am appalled at his mistakes.
Pronunciation: uh•pawld
Meaning: having strong feelings of shock or disapproval
Synonyms: alarm, amaze, astound, consternate, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, faze, frighten
Antonyms: assured, cheered, comforted, consoled, solaced, soothed, reassured
Usage: I am appalled at his mistakes.
5. OBLITERATE (verb) – काटना, मिटाना
Pronunciation: uh•bli•tuh•reit
Meaning: to remove, destroy, or hide completely
Synonyms: abolish, annihilate, black out, blot out, cancel, clean (up), efface, eradicate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, liquidate
Antonyms: conserve, preserve, renew, renovate
Usage: She tried to obliterate all memories of her father.
Pronunciation: uh•bli•tuh•reit
Meaning: to remove, destroy, or hide completely
Synonyms: abolish, annihilate, black out, blot out, cancel, clean (up), efface, eradicate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, liquidate
Antonyms: conserve, preserve, renew, renovate
Usage: She tried to obliterate all memories of her father.
6. FRACTIOUS (adjective) – चिड़चिड़ा, झगड़ालु
Pronunciation: frak•shuhs
Meaning: (typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome; (of a group or organization) difficult to control
Synonyms: grumpy, grouchy, argumentative, contentious, controversial, disputatious, quarrelsome, scrappy
Antonyms: affable, amiable, amicable, benevolent, acquiescent, agreeable, amenable, complaisant, compliant, complying, conciliatory, cooperative
Usage: Rahul was in a fractious mood.
7. BEFITTING (adjective) – उपयुक्त, उचित; मुंहतोड़
Pronunciation: buh•fi•tuhng
Meaning: appropriate to the occasion
Synonyms: correct, decent, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable
Antonyms: improper, inapplicable, inapt, incongruous, indecent, infelicitous, malapropos
Usage: Adam’s behavior is not befitting that of a future king.
Pronunciation: buh•fi•tuhng
Meaning: appropriate to the occasion
Synonyms: correct, decent, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable
Antonyms: improper, inapplicable, inapt, incongruous, indecent, infelicitous, malapropos
Usage: Adam’s behavior is not befitting that of a future king.
8. ACCENTUATE (verb) – जोर देना
Pronunciation: uhk•sen•choo•eit
Meaning: make more noticeable or prominent
Synonyms: highlight, underground, stress, feature, emphasize
Antonyms: mask, subdue, dwindle
Usage: The bright colored eyeliner will accentuate her beautiful eyes.
Pronunciation: uhk•sen•choo•eit
Meaning: make more noticeable or prominent
Synonyms: highlight, underground, stress, feature, emphasize
Antonyms: mask, subdue, dwindle
Usage: The bright colored eyeliner will accentuate her beautiful eyes.
9. ACERBIC (adjective) – कड़वा, तीखा
Pronunciation: uh•suh•buhk
Meaning: used to describe something that is spoken or written in a way that is direct, clever, and cruel; tasting sour or bitter
Synonyms: sharp, sarcastic, sardonic, satirical, scathing, trenchant, bitter, acrimonious
Antonyms: mild, gentle, kind, sweet
Usage: He ignored his wife’s acerbic statements about his career.
10. FATUOUS (adjective) – बुद्धिहीन, मूर्ख
Pronunciation: fa•choo•uhs
Meaning: silly and pointless, lacking intelligence; stupid
Synonyms: puerile, bird-brained, bonehead, cretinous, puerile, absurd, moronic
Antonyms: brainy, bright, nimble, quick-witted
Usage: Alok's fatuous spending put him in debt.
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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