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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 30 December 2021
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. STRAGGLING (verb) – पिछड़ गया
Pronunciation: stra•guh•luhng
Meaning: move along slowly, typically in a small irregular group, so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front.
Synonyms: trail, amble, dawdle
Antonyms: hustler, scrambler
Sentence: Her hair was straggling over her eyes.
2. DISSEMINATE (verb) – प्रसार
Pronunciation: duh•seh•muh•nayt
Meaning: spread (something, especially information) widely.
Synonyms: spread, circulate, distribute
Antonyms: cloak, conceal, enshroud
Sentence: The agency would collect and disseminate information.
3. CHURLISH (adj) – अशिष्ट
Pronunciation: chur•luhsh
Meaning: rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.
Synonyms: rude, ill-mannered, discourteous
Antonyms: civil, courteous, polite
Sentence: It ‘seems churlish to refuse such a generous offer.
4. ECSTATIC (adj) – उन्मादपूर्ण
Pronunciation: uhk•sta•tuhk
Meaning: feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement.
Synonyms: enraptured, elated, transported
Antonyms: depressed, dejected, despondent
Sentence: Sally was ecstatic about her new job.
5. SQUEAMISH (adj) – नकचढ़ा
Pronunciation: skwee•muhsh
Meaning: (of a person) easily made to feel sick, faint, or disgusted, especially by unpleasant images, such as the sight of blood.
Synonyms: easily nauseated, nervous
Antonyms: settled, healthy, well
Sentence: She’s really squeamish and can’t stand the sight of blood.
6. BELLIGERENT (adj) – युद्धरत
Pronunciation: buh•li•jr•uhnt
Meaning: hostile and aggressive.
Synonyms: hostile, aggressive, threatening
Antonyms: nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, pacific
Sentence: Harris is a belligerent man with an explosive temper.
7. ABREAST (adverb) – बराबर में
Pronunciation: uh•brest
Meaning: side by side and facing the same way.
Synonyms: in a row, side by side, alongside
Antonyms: lost, out of touch, unaware
Sentence: His car was abreast of the leading car.
8. PERFERVID (adj) – उत्साही
Pronunciation: per•fer•vid
Meaning: intense and impassioned.
Synonyms: ardent, emotional, fervent
Antonyms: dispassionate, emotionless, impassive
Sentence: I feel the people of the city are perfervid.
9. EXULTANT (adj) – ख़ुशियां मनानेवाला
Pronunciation: uhg•zuhl•tnt
Meaning: triumphantly happy.
Synonyms: jubilant, thrilled, triumphant
Antonyms: dejected, depressed, disconsolate
Sentence: The exultant crowds were dancing in the streets.
10. PORTEND (verb) – संकेत मिलता
Pronunciation: por•tend
Meaning: be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen.
Synonyms: presage, augur, foreshadow
Antonyms: describe, narrate, recite
Sentence: The change did not portend a basic improvement in social conditions.
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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