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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 30 January 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. UNRULY (adj.) : अनियंत्रित
Pronunciation: uhn·rool·ee
Meaning: disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control.
Synonyms: disorderly, wild, uncontrollable
Antonyms: controllable, governable, manageable
Sentence: Kate tried to control her unruly emotions.
2. 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
Antonyms: deplore, bewail, bemoan
Sentence: They spent the evening reveling with their guests.
3. REMINISCE (verb) : याद दिलाना
Pronunciation: reh·muh·nis
Meaning: indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events.
Synonyms: recall, recollect, remember
Antonyms: forget, unlearn, disregard
Sentence: My grandfather used to reminisce about his years in the navy.
4. EXPIATION (noun) : प्रयाश्चित्त
Pronunciation: ek·spee·ay·shn
Meaning: the act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement.
Synonyms: atonement, redemption, redress
Antonyms: corruption, debasement, perversion
Sentence: He made expiation for our sins on the cross.
5. NEBULOUS (adj.) : अस्पष्ट
Pronunciation: neh·byoo·luhs
Meaning: having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
Synonyms: indistinct, indefinite, unclear
Antonyms: accessible, clear, nonambiguous
Sentence: The rules are too nebulous to be applied consistently.
6. GAFFE (noun) : चूक
Pronunciation: gaf
Meaning: an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder.
Synonyms: blunder, mistake, error
Antonyms: accuracy, correctness, perfection
Sentence: He didn’t realize what a gaffe he’d made.
7. FLAWED (adj.) : त्रुटिपूर्ण
Pronunciation: flawd
Meaning: blemished, damaged, or imperfect in some way.
Synonyms: unsound, defective, faulty
Antonyms: faultless, flawless, impeccable
Sentence: The material is flawed throughout.
8. IMPEDIMENT (noun) : बाधा
Pronunciation: uhm·peh·duh·muhnt
Meaning: a hindrance or obstruction in doing something.
Synonyms: hindrance, obstruction, obstacle
Antonyms: catalyst, goad, impetus
Sentence: He was satisfied there was no legal impediment to the marriage.
9. CLOBBER (verb) : पीटना
Pronunciation: klaw·buh
Meaning: hit (someone) hard.
Synonyms: hit, strike, slap
Antonyms: lose, praise, uphold
Sentence: If he does that, I’ll clobber him!
10. ENLIVEN (verb) : सजीव करना
Pronunciation: uhn·live·uhn
Meaning: make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing.
Synonyms: brighten up, make more interesting, make more exciting
Antonyms: dampen, deaden, dull
Sentence: How can we enliven this party?
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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