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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 29 March 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 much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. TREAD (noun) : चाल
Pronunciation: tred
Meaning: a manner or the sound of someone walking.
Synonyms: step, footstep, footfall
Antonyms: stay, remain, wait
Sentence: I heard the heavy tread of Dad’s boots.
2. RIPARIAN (adj.) : तटीय
Pronunciation: rai·peuh·ree·uhn
Meaning: relating to or situated on the banks of a river.
Synonyms: waterside, offshore, nearshore
Antonyms: inland, intercontinental, heavenly
Sentence: All riparian states must sign an agreement.
3. ENJOIN (verb) : हुक्म चलाना
Pronunciation: uhn·joyn
Meaning: instruct or urge (someone) to do something.
Synonyms: command, encourage, call (for)
Antonyms: allow, let, permit
Sentence: The organization has been enjoined to end all restrictions.
4. SPURN (verb) : अस्वीकार करना
Pronunciation: spuhn
Meaning: reject with disdain or contempt.
Synonyms: refuse, decline, say no to
Antonyms: accept, agree (to), approve
Sentence: She spurned my offers of help.
5. COVETOUS (adj.) : लालची
Pronunciation: kuh·vuht·uhs
Meaning: having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else.
Synonyms: grasping, greedy, rapacious
Antonyms: sated, satisfied, selfless
Sentence: A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
6. MAWKISH (adj.) : कुत्सित
Pronunciation: maw·kuhsh
Meaning: sentimental in a feeble or sickly way.
Synonyms: sentimental, over sentimental, overemotional
Antonyms: unsentimental, unadulterated, unvarnished
Sentence: The film lapses into mawkish sentimentality near the end.
7. DEFERRAL (noun) : स्थगन
Pronunciation: duh·fuh·ruhl
Meaning: a postponement of an action or event.
Synonyms: deferment, postponement, delay
Antonyms: dispatch, promptitude, promptness
Sentence: They agreed to a deferral of industrial action.
8. APLOMB (noun) : अभिमान
Pronunciation: uh·plawm
Meaning: self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.
Synonyms: poise, self-assurance, self-possession
Antonyms: self-distrust, self-doubt, apprehension
Sentence: He delivered the speech with his usual aplomb.
9. PERSECUTE (verb) : सताना
Pronunciation: puh·suh·kyoot
Meaning: subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs.
Synonyms: oppress, abuse, victimize
Antonyms: comfort, console, assist
Sentence: His followers were persecuted by the authorities.
10. ENUNCIATED (adj.) : प्रतिपादित
Pronunciation: uh·nuhn·see·ayt·uhd
Meaning: say or pronounce clearly.
Synonyms: pronounce, articulate, say
Antonyms: inarticulate, mute, quiet
Sentence: He enunciated his theory to his colleagues.
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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