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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 29 October 2021
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and Sentence. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
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1. ELUSIVE (adj) – हाथ न आनेवाला
Pronunciation: uh•loo•suhv
Meaning: difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
Synonyms: difficult to catch, evasive, slippery
Antonyms: accessible, approachable, attainable
Sentence: Success will become ever more elusive.
2. CONTUMACIOUS (adj) – अवज्ञाकारी
Pronunciation: kawn•choo•may•shuhs
Meaning: (especially of a defendant’s behavior) stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority.
Synonyms: contrary, defiant, disobedient
Antonyms: amenable, biddable, obedient
Sentence: His refusal to make child support payments was contumacious.
3. BIZARRE (adj) – विचित्र
Pronunciation: bi•zaa
Meaning: very strange or unusual, especially so as to cause interest or amusement.
Synonyms: strange, peculiar, odd
Antonyms: common, average, ordinary
Sentence: He gave a bizarre excuse for getting home so late.
4. BATTER (verb) – मारना
Pronunciation: ba•tuh
Meaning: strike repeatedly with hard blows.
Synonyms: pummel, pound, beat up
Antonyms: heal, aid, fix
Sentence: He was battered and falsely imprisoned by the officers.
5. INSTIGATE (verb) – भड़काना
Pronunciation: in•stuh•gayt
Meaning: bring about or initiate (an action or event).
Synonyms: set in motion, put in motion, initiate
Antonyms: calm, soothe, subdue
Sentence: They instigated a reign of terror.
6. SLAY (verb) – मार डालना
Pronunciation: slā
Meaning: kill (a person or animal) in a violent way.
Synonyms: kill, murder, put to death
Antonyms: animate, resuscitate, revive
Sentence: St. George slew the dragon.
7. FLING (verb) – फेंकना
Pronunciation: fling
Meaning: throw or hurl forcefully.
Synonyms: throw, toss, sling
Antonyms: hold, keep, retain
Sentence: He picked up the debris and flung it away.
8. TRIFLE (noun) – छोटी सी
Pronunciation: trai•fl
Meaning: a thing of little value or importance.
Synonyms: trivial thing, unimportant thing, nothing
Antonyms: importance, lot
Sentence: We needn’t trouble the headmaster over such trifles.
9. AMICABLE (adj) – मैत्रीपूर्ण
Pronunciation: a•muh•kuh•bl
Meaning: (of relations between people) having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor.
Synonyms: friendly, good-natured, cordial
Antonyms: disagreeable, discordant, incompatible
Sentence: There will be an amicable settlement of the dispute.
10. ACQUIESCE (verb) – संतुष्ट होना
Pronunciation: a•kvee•es
Meaning: accept something reluctantly but without protest.
Synonyms: permit, consent to, agree to
Antonyms: dissent, refuse, reject
Sentence: Apparently, the contractor expected me to acquiesce to my own fleecing.
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 a long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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