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Some exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read their usages to learn how to use them in sentences. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. FOMENT (verb) – भड़काना
Pronunciation: fo-ment
Meaning: bring about or initiate (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)
Synonyms: instigate, incite, provoke, agitate, excite
Usage: The song was banned on the grounds that it might foment racial tension.
2. SACROSANCT (adjective) – अतिपवित्र, अनुल्लंघनीय
Pronunciation: sakro-sankt / seikro-sankt
Meaning: (especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with
Synonyms: sacred, hallowed, respected, inviolable, inviolate
Usage: The award-winning filmmaker felt his movies were too sacrosanct to be criticized by the media.
3. SCANT (adjective) – थोड़ा, कम
Pronunciation: skant
Meaning: not sufficient or satisfactory
Synonyms: little, minimal, limited, negligible, meagre, insufficient
Antonyms: abundant, ample, sufficient
Usage: The story has received scant attention in the press.
4. MALPRACTICE (noun) – अनाचार
Pronunciation: mal-prak-tis
Meaning: improper, illegal, or negligent professional behaviour
Synonyms: wrongdoing, negligence, carelessness, incompetence
Usage: The head nurse was reduced to ordinary nurse due to malpractice.
5. FRACTIOUS (adjective) – बेलगाम, झगड़ालू
Pronunciation: frak-shus
Meaning: (typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome
Synonyms: grumpy, grouchy, crotchety
Antonyms: contented, affable
Usage: The children were predictably fractious.
6. OVERRATE (verb) – अधिमूल्यांकन करना
Pronunciation: over-reit
Meaning: have a higher opinion of (someone or something) than is deserved
Synonyms: overestimate, overvalue
Antonyms: underrate, underestimate
Usage: I think his work is extremely overrated.
7. WORTHWHILE (adjective) – उचित, अहम
Pronunciation: wurth-wa-il
Meaning: worth the time, money, or effort spent; of value or importance
Synonyms: valuable, usable, usable, beneficial
Antonyms: worthless, useless
Usage: Extra lighting would make a worthwhile contribution to road safety.
8. MUNDANE (adjective) – ग़ैरदिलचस्प, सांसारिक
Pronunciation: mun-dein
Meaning: lacking interest or excitement; of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one
Synonyms: humdrum, dull, boring, tedious, monotonous, tiresome; earthly, worldly, terrestrial, material, temporal
Antonyms: extraordinary, imaginative; spiritual
Usage:
- It was hard to return to mundane matters after such excitement.
- According to the Shinto doctrine, spirits of the dead can act upon the mundane world.
9. ENTRUST (verb) – सौंपना
Pronunciation: in-trust / en-trust
Meaning: assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone); put (something) into someone's care or protection
Synonyms: charge, invest, endow, burden, encumber; hand over, make over, turn over, commit, assign, consign
Usage: I've been entrusted with the task of getting him safely back.
10. ODIUM (noun) – घृणा
Pronunciation: o-di-um
Meaning: general or widespread hatred or disgust incurred by someone as a result of their actions
Synonyms: disgust, abhorrence, repugnance, revulsion, repulsion, loathing
Antonyms: approval, delight
Usage: Because of my odium for the politician’s views, I have no plans to vote for him.
Now choose any 2-3 words that you liked out of these ten words and try to make sentences on your own. This will make you familiar with these words. Let others know your usage of words by sharing them in the comment section.
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