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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 29 September 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. DESCRY (verb) : पता लगा लेना
Pronunciation: duh·skrai
Meaning: to make notes of (something) through the use of one’s eyes
Synonyms: spot, notice, observe
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, neglect
Sentence: He can descry a way of overcoming the difficulty.
2. DISENTANGLE (verb) : सुलझाना
Pronunciation: dis·uhn·tang·gl
Meaning: free (something or someone) from an entanglement; extricate.
Synonyms: extricate, extract, free
Antonyms: embroil, entangle
Sentence: It is sometimes difficult to disentangle truth from falsehood.
3. TIMOROUS (adj.) : डरपोक
Pronunciation: ti·muh·ruhs
Meaning: showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence.
Synonyms: easily frightened, lacking courage, fearful
Antonyms: brave, courageous, bold
Sentence: The timorous kitten would not come out from under the bed.
4. WALLOP (noun) : प्रहार
Pronunciation: vaw·luhp
Meaning: strike or hit (someone or something) very hard.
Synonyms: hit, strike, beat
Antonyms: submit, yield, succumb
Sentence: They walloped the back of his head with a stick.
5. PREDISPOSE (noun) : संभावना अधिक होती है
Pronunciation: pree·duh·spoze
Meaning: make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition.
Synonyms: make susceptible, make liable, make prone
Antonyms: comply, consent, discourage.
Sentence: His good manners predispose people to like him.
6. PROPRIETY (noun) : औचित्य
Pronunciation: pruh·prai·uh·tee
Meaning: the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.
Synonyms: decorum, respectability, decency
Antonyms: impropriety, indecency, indecorum
Sentence: He always behaved with the utmost propriety.
7. RIFT (noun) : अनबन
Pronunciation: rift
Meaning: a serious break in friendly relations.
Synonyms: breach, division, split
Antonyms: unify, unite
Sentence: Their demise caused a rift between the city’s town and gown.
8. CONSENSUS (noun) : आम सहमति
Pronunciation: kuhn·sen·suhs
Meaning: a general agreement.
Synonyms: agreement, harmony, concord
Antonyms: conflict, disagreement, dissensus
Sentence: I want to get a new bike but I am not getting consensus from my family members.
9. SALUBRIOUS (adj.) : स्वास्थ्यप्रद
Pronunciation: suh·loo·bree·uhs
Meaning: health-giving; healthy.
Synonyms: healthy, beneficial
Antonyms: insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful
Sentence: He doesn’t live in a very salubrious part of town.
10. REVEL (verb) : आनंद लेना
Pronunciation: reh·vl
Meaning: enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing.
Synonyms: celebrate, make merry, have a party
Antonym: mourn
Sentence: They spent the evening reveling with their guests.
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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