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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 30 June 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 mucah you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
Happy learning!!!
Happy learning!!!
1. ADVENT (noun) : आगमन
Pronunciation: ad·vnt
Meaning: the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event.
Synonyms: arrival, appearance, emergence
Antonyms: departing, departure, disappearance
Sentence: Since the advent of jet aircraft, travel has been speeded up.
2. LOOMING (verb) : उभरते
Pronunciation: loom·uhng
Meaning: appear as a shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening.
Synonyms: emerge, appear
Antonyms: abating, declining
Sentence: Rain clouds were looming on the horizon.
3. UNENVIABLE (adj.) : अवांछनीय
Pronunciation: uhn·en·vee·uh·bl
Meaning: difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant.
Synonyms: disagreeable, unpleasant, undesirable
Antonyms: charming, enchanting, fascinating
Sentence: Cooper had the unenviable job of announcing the redundancies.
4. RIVETING (adj.) : दिलचस्प
Pronunciation: ri·vuh·tuhng
Meaning: completely engrossing; compelling.
Synonyms: enthralling, fascinating, gripping
Antonyms: boring, drab, dull
Sentence: His story makes riveting listening.
5. ACUITY (noun) : तीक्ष्णता
Pronunciation: uh·kyoo·uh·tee
Meaning: sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing.
Synonyms: acuteness, delicacy, keenness
Antonyms: ignorance, Insensitivity, stupidity.
Sentence: A motorist needs good visual acuity.
6. DERELICTION (noun) : कर्तव्य का त्याग
Pronunciation: deh·ruh·lik·shn
Meaning: The state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated.
Synonyms: dilapidation, disrepair, decrepitude
Antonyms: reclamation, recoupment, repossession
Sentence: He pleaded guilty to willful dereliction of duty.
7. FLOUNDERING (verb) : लड़खड़ाना
Pronunciation: flawn·duh·ruhng
Meaning: struggle or stagger helplessly or clumsily in water or mud.
Synonyms: barging, clumping, flogging
Antonyms: coasting, gliding, sliding
Sentence: People were floundering about in the water, shouting and screaming.
8. FALLIBLE (adj.) : दोषक्षम
Pronunciation: fa·luh·bl
Meaning: capable of making mistakes or being erroneous.
Synonyms: error-prone, erring, errant
Antonyms: faultless, flawless, impeccable
Sentence: This method is more fallible than most because it depends on careful and accurate timing.
9. EFFETE (adj.) : अशक्त
Pronunciation: uh·feet
Meaning: (of a person) affected, overrefined, and ineffectual.
Synonyms: affected, over-refined, ineffectual
Antonyms: undecadent, determined, mettlesome
Sentence: People said the aristocracy was effete.
10. REPUDIATED (verb) : को अस्वीकार नहीं किया
Pronunciation: ruh·pyoo·dee·ayt·uhd
Meaning: refuse to accept or be associated with.
Synonyms: reject, renounce, abandon
Antonyms: accepted, adopted, embraced
Sentence: Socialism had been repudiated at the polls.
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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