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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 29 May 2020
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and usage. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
1. STALEMATE (noun, verb) – गतिरोध
Pronunciation: steil-meit
Meaning: a situation in which it seems impossible to settle an argument or disagreement, and neither side can get an advantage; cause to reach or bring stalemate
Synonyms: deadlock, impasse, standstill, dead end, stand-off, draw, tie, dead heat
Usage:
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If the stalemate is not broken, the two leaders will leave the meeting without signing a treaty. (noun)
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The group played a key role in stalemating the discussion which was aimed at reaching an agreement. (verb)
2. BRAWNY (adjective) – मांसल, गठीला
Pronunciation: bro-ni
Meaning: physically strong
Synonyms: strong, muscular, muscly, well built
Antonyms: scrawny, puny, weak
Usage: Suddenly two brawny policemen came up.
3. BRUTE (noun, adjective) – जंगली; निर्दयी; जानवर
Pronunciation: broot
Meaning: a savagely violent person or animal; something awkward, difficult, or unpleasant; characterized by an absence of reasoning or intelligence; only physical; fundamental, inescapable, and unpleasant
Synonyms: savage, beast, monster, animal, sadist, barbarian, devil; physical, crude, fleshly, bodily
Usage:
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My roommate is an ill-mannered brute. (noun)
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Your dog is an ugly brute. (noun)
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The brute fact is that the situation will not improve. (adjective)
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Brute arguments are not acceptable. (adjective)
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They used brute force to break open the door. (adjective)
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I had to go through the brute realities of my life. (adjective)
4. INSCRUTABLE (adjective) – अलक्ष्य
Pronunciation: in-skroo-tub(u)l
Meaning: impossible to understand
Synonyms: enigmatic, unreadable, impenetrable, mysterious, cryptic
Antonyms: expressive, transparent
Usage: His inscrutable face does not show what he is thinking.
5. PRECONCEIVED (adjective) – पूर्वकल्पित
Pronunciation: pree-kun-seevd
Meaning: (of an idea or opinion) formed before having the evidence for its truth or usefulness
Synonyms: predetermined, prejudged, prejudiced, biased
Usage: Tourists forget their preconceived ideas as soon as they visit our country.
6. INKLING (noun) – संकेत, इशारा
Pronunciation: ink-ling
Meaning: a slight knowledge or suspicion
Synonyms: idea, hint, notion, glimmering, sense, impression, suggestion, indication
Usage: She never gave us any inkling of what she was planning.
7. INANE (adjective) – अनर्थक, बेहूदा
Pronunciation: inein
Meaning: lacking sense or meaning
Synonyms: silly, foolish, stupid, fatuous, idiotic, absurd, ridiculous, ludicrous, risible
Antonyms: intelligent, sensible
Usage: Most pop lyrics are really inane.
8. DOPEY (adjective) – सुस्त
Pronunciation: doh-pi
Meaning: unable to think or feel properly due to sleep or a drug
Synonyms: dazed, confused, muddled, befuddled, bewildered, disoriented
Antonym: alert
Usage: The medicine always made him feel dopey and unable to concentrate.
9. HANGDOG (adjective) – शर्मिंदा
Pronunciation: hang-dog
Meaning: having an appearance that is showing sadness, depression, and realization of a specified wrongdoing
Synonyms: shamefaced, ashamed, sheepish, abashed, abject, cowed, cringing, downcast, crestfallen, woebegone
Antonyms: confident, frank
Usage: Mr. Brown surely has done something terrible and that is why he has a hangdog look today.
10. INTEMPERATE (adjective) – असंयमी, बेलगाम
Pronunciation: in-tem-p(u)rut
Meaning: having or showing a lack of self-control
Synonyms: immoderate, excessive, undue, inordinate, unreasonable, unjustified, unwarranted
Antonym: moderate
Usage: His intemperate remarks got him into trouble.
Now, choose any 2 or 3 words and try to use them in your own sentences, this way you can retain the learnt words in your memory for long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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