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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 3 June 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. GRUESOME (adjective) – भीषण, भयंकर, भयानक
Pronunciation: groo-s(u)m
Meaning: causing repulsion or horror; extremely unpleasant
Synonyms: grisly, ghastly, frightful, horrid, horrifying, fearful, hideous
Antonym: pleasant
Usage: I heard stories of gruesome tortures in prisons.
2. BLITHE (adjective) – पुलकित, प्रसन्नचित
Pronunciation: blai-th
Meaning: showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper; happy or carefree
Synonyms: heedless, uncaring, careless, casual, indifferent, thoughtless, unconcerned, unworried, untroubled; happy, cheerful, cheery, light-hearted, jolly, merry, sunny, joyous, joyful, blissful
Antonyms: thoughtful; sad
Usage:
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Sarah was so blithe about her father’s death that she had a party after his funeral.
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Mary spoke with blithe certainty about her future.
3. DIATRIBE (noun) – आक्षेप, निंदा
Pronunciation: dai-ut-raib
Meaning: a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something
Synonyms: tirade, harangue, denunciation, broadside, fulmination, condemnation, criticism, stricture
Usage: He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation.
4. REPUDIATE (verb) – अस्वीकार करना
Pronunciation: ri-pyoo-di-eit
Meaning: refuse to accept
Synonyms: reject, renounce, abandon, forswear
Antonym: embrace
Usage: she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders.
5. ASCRIBE (verb) – कारण बताना, मढ़ना
Pronunciation: us-kraib
Meaning: regard something as a cause
Synonyms: attribute, assign, put down
Usage: He ascribed Jane's short temper to her upset stomach.
6. DESPICABLE (adjective) – नीच, घृणित
Pronunciation: dis-pikub(u)l / despi-kub(u)l
Meaning: deserving hatred and contempt
Synonyms: contemptible, loathsome, hateful, detestable, reprehensible, abhorrent, abominable
Antonyms: admirable, noble
Usage: It's despicable the way he treats those kids.
7. GLEAN (verb) – बटोरना
Pronunciation: gleen
Meaning: obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty
Synonyms: obtain, get, take, draw, derive, extract, cull, garner
Usage: The information is gleaned from press cuttings.
8. BOGUS (adjective) – फर्जी
Pronunciation: bo-gus
Meaning: not genuine or true (used in a disapproving manner when deception has been attempted)
Synonyms: fake, spurious, false, fraudulent, sham, deceptive, misleading
Antonyms: genuine, authentic
Usage: She was fooled by his bogus identity card.
9. DESECRATE (verb) – अपमान करना, नापाक करना
Pronunciation: desi-kreit
Meaning: treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect
Synonyms: violate, profane, pollute, contaminate, infect
Antonyms: venerate, sanctify
Usage: It's a crime to desecrate the country's flag.
10. UPBRAID (verb) – फटकारना, झिड़कना
Pronunciation: up-breid
Meaning: find fault with someone
Synonyms: scold, reprimand, rebuke, reproach, scold, admonish, reprove
Antonym: congratulate
Usage: I was in no mood to be upbraided about my stupidity.
Now, choose any 2 or 3 words and try to use them in your own sentences, this way you can retain the learned words in your memory for a long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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