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Some exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read their usages to learn how to use them in sentences. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. RESUSCITATE (verb) – पुनर्जीवित करना
Pronunciation: ri-susi-teit
Meaning: revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent death; make (something) active again
Synonyms: revive, resurrect, restore, regenerate, revitalize
Usage: An ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him.
2. TORPOR (noun) – मन्दता, सुस्ती
Pronunciation: to-r-pur
Meaning: a state of physical or mental inactivity
Synonyms: lethargy, torpidity, sluggishness, inertia, inertness, inactivity, inaction, slowness
Antonyms: vigour, energy, animation
Usage: After overeating on Christmas, I fell into a satisfied torpor.
3. IMPERIL (verb) – आपत्ति में डालना
Pronunciation: im-peril
Meaning: put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed
Synonyms: endanger, jeopardize, risk
Usage: Violence and military attacks will imperil peace.
4. SCAPEGOAT (noun) – बलि का बकरा
Pronunciation: skeip-go-t
Meaning: someone who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others
Synonym: fall guy, patsy
Usage: The young boy used the puppy as a scapegoat when his father came across the broken picture frame on the floor.
5. VAGRANT (noun, adjective) – आवारा
Pronunciation: veig-runt
Meaning: a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging; relating to or living the life of a vagrant
Synonyms: tramp, homeless, down-and-out, derelict, beggar
Usage:
•Have you seen the vagrant who sleeps by the big oak tree in the park? (noun)
•These vagrant children need help. (adjective)
6. EXTENUATE (verb) – शांत, धीमा, या कम करना
Pronunciation: iks-tenyu-eit / eks-tenyu-eit
Meaning: cause (an illegal act) to seem less serious
Synonyms: excuse, mitigate, palliate, defend, vindicate, justify, explain
Antonyms: aggravate, aggravating
Usage: Even the fact that you once helped to save my life could not extenuate your offence.
7. ACRIMONY (noun) – रूखापन, कटुता
Pronunciation: akri-muni
Meaning: bitterness or ill feeling
Synonyms: bitterness, rancour, resentment, ill feeling, ill will, bad blood, animosity, hostility, enmity, antagonism
Antonym: goodwill
Usage: This book review was written with acrimony.
8. RAMPANT (adjective) – अनियंत्रित
Pronunciation: rampunt
Meaning: (especially of something unwelcome) flourishing or spreading in an uncontrolled way; (of a plant) lush in growth
Synonyms: uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked, unbridled, widespread; luxuriant, exuberant, lush
Antonyms: controlled, under control, mild
Usage:
•Pickpocketing is rampant in the downtown area.
•A rich soil soon becomes home to rampant weeds.
9. LAMPOON (verb, noun) – कटाक्ष करना, कटाक्षपूर्ण रचना
Pronunciation: lam-poon
Meaning: publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm; a speech or text lampooning someone or something
Synonyms: satirize, mock, ridicule, satire
Usage:
•His cartoons mercilessly lampooned the leading politicians of the day. (verb)
•Ronnie maintains a popular blog that is basically a lampoon of the week’s television shows. (noun)
10. IGNOMINY (noun) – बदनामी, कलंक
Pronunciation: ignumini
Meaning: public shame or disgrace
Synonyms: shame, humiliation, embarrassment, mortification, disgrace, dishonour, stigma
Antonym: honour
Usage: They suffered the ignominy of defeat.
Now choose any 2-3 words that you liked out of these ten words and try to make sentences on your own. This will make you familiar with these words. Let others know your usage of words by sharing them in the comment section.
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