Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 30 October 2020
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. WIT (noun) – हाज़िरजवाबी
Pronunciation: wit
Meaning: verbal skill that can evoke laughter
Synonyms: humor, repartee, badinage, banter, wordplay, raillery, pun
Antonyms: seriousness
Usage: His sharp wit had them all smiling.
2. INQUISITIVE (adjective) – जिज्ञासु
Pronunciation: uhng·kwi·zuh·tuhv
Meaning: eager for knowledge
Synonyms: curious, intrigued, interested, agog, intrusive, investigative, questioning
Antonym: unconcerned, uninterested, incurious
Usage: The inquisitive little boy would not stop asking his parents questions.
3. GLUM (adjective) – उदास
Pronunciation: gluhm
Meaning: looking or feeling dejected
Synonyms: sullen, depressed, dismal, gloomy, melancholy, morose, sad
Antonym: happy, encouraged, glad
Usage: Sullen and glum, the boy refused to come out of his room after losing a bet to his friend.
4. UNFATHOMABLE (adjective) – अथाह
Pronunciation: uhn·fa·thuh·muh·bl
Meaning: incapable of being fully explored or understood
Synonyms: inscrutable, incomprehensible, enigmatic, incalculable, indecipherable, obscure, esoteric
Antonyms: comprehensible, intelligible, understandable
Usage: After five hours, we still could not figure out the unfathomable riddle.
5. POLYMATH (noun) – बहुश्रुत
Pronunciation: po·lee·math
Meaning: a person who knows a lot about many different subjects
Synonyms: accomplished, educated, scholarly, scientific, studied
Antonyms: cultivated, cultured, experienced
Usage: Because she is such a polymath, Rachel seemed to know a little bit about every college subject.
6. PEEVE (verb) – परेशान करना
Pronunciation: peev
Meaning: annoy or irritate
Synonyms: annoy, irritate, bother, disturb, exasperate, gall, upset
Antonyms: comfort, delight, please
Usage: What peeved her most was his thoughtlessness.
7. BETRAY (verb) – विश्वासघात करना
Pronunciation: buh·trei
Meaning: expose someone by giving information to enemy
Synonyms: deceive, cheat, backstab, trick, backbite
Antonyms: withhold, adhere, comply
Usage: He promised never to betray the organization.
8. SAFEGUARD (verb) – सुरक्षा करना
Pronunciation: seif·gaad
Meaning: to take appropriate measures in order to protect something from harm
Synonyms: protect, conserve, defend, secure, preserve, guard, screen
Antonyms: destroy, endanger, hurt
Usage: Lottery players were cautioned to safeguard the winning ticket and not share the news with others just yet.
9. PURPORTED (adjective) – तथाकथित
Pronunciation: puh·paw·tuhd
Meaning: claimed that something was true without proof
Synonyms: imply, pretend, profess, allege, betoken, claim, declare
Antonyms: conceal, deny, disclaim
Usage: The miracle drug has gotten attention for its purported health benefits, but no real evidence has been found.
10. FOREMAN (noun) – अधिकर्मी
Pronunciation: faw·muhn
Meaning: a skilled person that supervises and directs other workers or group members
Synonyms: supervisor, overseer, superintendent, manager, boss, controller, foreperson
Antonyms: employee, worker
Usage: A foreman was hired to oversee all of those working at the construction site.
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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