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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 30 May 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.Prevalence (noun) - प्रसार
Pronunciation: prehvuh·luhns
Meaning: the fact that something is very common or happens often
Synonyms: commonness, frequence, chronicity, constancy, continuousness
Antonyms: infrequency, rareness, uncommonness, unusualness
Usage: They were very surprised by the prevalence of anti - government sentiments.
2.Susceptibility (noun) - संवेदनशीलता
Pronunciation: suh·sep·tu·bil·uh·tee
Meaning: the tendency to be easily affected or influenced by something
Synonyms: defenselessness, vulnerability, weakness, helplessness, powerlessness
Antonyms: immunity, impenetrability, indomitability, indomitableness
Usage: The susceptibility of coders handling large quantities of technical data is self-evident.
3.Morbidity (noun) - रोगों की संख्या
Pronunciation: maw·bid·u·tee
Meaning: the condition of suffering from a disease or medical condition
Synonyms: bitterness, blues, catatonia, chagrin, cheerlessness, dejection, depression
Antonyms: Benefit, cheer, confidence, contentment
Usage: It should be noted that morbidity statistics are generally of less reliable quality than mortality statistics.
4.Resection (noun) - विभाजन
Pronunciation: ree·sek·shn
Meaning: the process of cutting out tissue or part of an organ.
Synonyms: abscission, enucleation, incision, section
Antonyms: collect, gather, hold, keep, maintain, retain
Usage: Until recently surgical resection was the most usual treatment.
5.Cement (verb) - जोड़ना
Pronunciation: si·ment
Meaning: to make a relationship, an agreement, etc stronger
Synonyms: strengthen, toughen, reinforce, joint, linkage
Antonyms: weaken, undermine, impair, detaching, disengaging
Usage: The two firms are expected to cement an agreement soon.
6.Fray (verb) - दंगा
Pronunciation: frei
Meaning: show the effects of strain
Synonyms: strain, make tense, irritate, effort, exertion
Antonyms: accord, please, harmonize, truce
Usage: Despite this I was full of restless energy, and my nerves were fraying.
7.Disgruntled (adj) - असंतुष्ट
Pronunciation: duhs·gruhn·tld
Meaning: angry or dissatisfied
Synonyms: dissatisfied, displeased, annoyed, irritated, frustrated, unfulfilled
Antonyms: contented, pleased, satisfied, blissful, delighted, glad
Usage: Judges receive letters from disgruntled members of the public.
8.Mantle (noun) -लपेटना
Pronunciation: man-tuhl
Meaning: A covering of a specified sort
Synonyms: covering. Layer, cloak, sheet, veil, mask, cope, cover
Antonyms: strip, expose, bare, denude
Usage: The houses were covered with a thick mantle of snow.
9.Rapprochement (noun) - मेल-मिलाप
Pronunciation: ra·prawsh·mawn
Meaning: an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations
Synonyms: reuniting, reunion, reconciliation , accord, agreement, concord
Antonyms: hostility, aloofness, antagonism, alienation, disaffection, disgruntlement
Usage: Policies aimed at bringing about a rapprochement with China.
10.Hubris (noun) - अभिमान
Pronunciation: hyoo·bruhs
Meaning: excessive pride or self confidence
Synonyms: arrogance, vanity, hauteur, pomposity, pompousness, pride
Antonyms: modesty, decency, simplicity, meekness, bashfulness, demureness, shyness
Usage: I should have known that such hubris would rebound.
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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