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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 30 April 2024
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. WANTON (adj.): प्रचंड
Pronunciation: vawn·tn
Meaning: (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked.
Synonyms: deliberate, wilful, malicious
Antonyms: decent, priggish, non-obscene
Sentence: The community newspaper, describes it as wanton damage and wilful vandalism.
2. LABYRINTH (noun) : भूलभुलैया
Pronunciation: la·buh·ruhnth
Meaning: a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.
Synonyms: maze, warren, complex, network
Antonyms: order, simple, simplified
Sentence: We lost our way in the labyrinth of streets.
3. ASCETICISM (noun) : वैराग्य
Pronunciation: uh·seh·tuh·si·zm
Meaning: severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
Synonyms: austerity, self-denial, abstinence
Antonyms: sybaritism
Sentence: He exemplified the virtues of renunciation, asceticism, and restraint.
4. POSIT (verb) : प्रस्तुत करना
Pronunciation: paw·zuht
Meaning: assume as a fact; put forward as a basis of argument.
Synonyms: postulate, put forward, propound
Antonyms: ignore, disregard
Sentence: The Confucian view posits a perfectible human nature.
5. LOITER (verb) : देर करना
Pronunciation: loy·tuh
Meaning: to move or act slowly
Synonyms: dally, dawdle, delay
Antonyms: hurry, fasten, speed up
Sentence: We’ll be left behind if we loiter.
6. MARAUD (verb) : लूटना
Pronunciation: muh·rawd
Meaning: roam in search of things to steal or people to attack.
Synonyms: plunder, go looting, go pillaging
Antonyms: guard, protect
Sentence: Marauding gangs of armed men have been looting food relief supplies.
7. DE FACTO (adj.) : वास्तव में
Pronunciation: de facto
Meaning: denoting someone or something that is such in fact.
Synonyms: actual, existing, existent
Antonyms: conjectural, hypothetical, nonexistent
Sentence: The island has been de facto divided into two countries.
8. DIALECTIC (noun) : द्वंद्वात्मक
Pronunciation: dai·uh·lekt·uhk
Meaning: the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions.
Synonyms: argumentation, contention
Antonyms: illogical, irrational
Sentence: This situation created the inner dialectic of American history.
9. VICISSITUDES (noun) : उलटफेर
Pronunciation: vuh·si·suh·choodz
Meaning: a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
Synonyms: change, alteration, switch
Antonyms: immutability, immutableness, changelessness
Sentence: He experienced several great social vicissitudes in his life.
10. REPROBATE (noun) : अनैतिक
Pronunciation: reh·pruh·bayt
Meaning: an unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately).
Synonyms: rogue, scoundrel, brute
Antonyms: ethical, moral, principled
Sentence: There was a reprobate judge who took bribes and often made wrong decisions.
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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