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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 29 June 2023
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 mucah you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
Happy learning!!!
Happy learning!!!
1. TAINTING (verb) : दूषित
Pronunciation: taynt·uhng
Meaning: contaminate or pollute (something).
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, befouling
Antonyms: decontaminating, purifying, filtering
Sentence: Smog has long tainted the air of the city, making it difficult to breathe.
2. BLIGHT (noun) : बिगाड़ देना
Pronunciation: blite
Meaning: something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
Synonyms: blemish, blotch, defect
Antonyms: adornment, decoration, embellishment
Sentence: The expanding urban sprawl is a blight on the countryside.
3. CONFEDERACIES (noun) : संघ
Pronunciation: kuhn·feh·duh·ruh·seez
Meaning: a league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
Synonyms: federation, confederation, alliance
Antonyms: altercation,animosity, antagonism
Sentence: The Italian confederacy was known as the Lombard League.
4. LICIT (adj.) : जायज
Pronunciation: li·suht
Meaning: not forbidden; lawful.
Synonyms: legitimate, permissible, admissible
Antonyms: illegal, illegitimate, illicit
Sentence: She made some money by licit means.
5. PERSIFLAGE (noun) : ताना
Pronunciation: puh·suh·flaazh
Meaning: light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter.
Synonyms: badinage, raillery, banter
Antonyms: calmness, coolness ,earnest
Sentence: The persiflage is not appropriate when we are discussing such serious problems.
6. PROLIX (adj.) : अति विस्तृत
Pronunciation: proh·luhks
Meaning: (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy.
Synonyms: lengthy, long-winded, verbose
Antonyms: concise, compact, brief
Sentence: The author’s prolix style has done nothing to encourage sales of the book.
7. FICKLE (adj.) : अस्थिर
Pronunciation: fi·kl
Meaning: changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties, interests, or affection.
Synonyms: capricious, changeable, variable
Antonyms: constant, certain, unchanging
Sentence: Fortune is fickle.
8. HELMSMANSHIP (noun) : कुशाग्रता
Pronunciation: helmz·muhn·ship
Meaning: the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.
Synonyms: astuteness, acumen, acuity
Antonyms: stupidity, foolishness, witlessness
Sentence: Clinton’s helmsmanship for the past four years left a lot to be desired
9. NONENTITY (noun) : महत्वहीन व्यक्ति
Pronunciation: nawn·en·tuh·tee
Meaning: a person or thing with no special or interesting qualities; an unimportant person or thing.
Synonyms: unimportant person, person of no importance, nobody
Antonyms: personage, somebody, eminence
Sentence: How could such a nonentity become chairman of the company?
10. DISINGENUOUS (adj.) : कपटी
Pronunciation: di·sin·jeh·nyoo·uhs
Meaning: not candid or sincere, typically by pretending to know less about something than one really does.
Synonyms: dishonest, deceitful, underhand
Antonyms: honest, sincere, genuine
Sentence: He was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical.
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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