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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 31 May 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. ASTOUNDING (adj.) : अद्भुत
Pronunciation: uh·stawnd·uhng
Meaning: surprisingly impressive or notable.
Synonyms: amazing, astonishing, staggering
Antonyms: unimpressive, boring, dull
Sentence: There was an astounding 20% increase in sales.
2. CULMINATE (verb) : समापन
Pronunciation: kuhl·muh·nayt
Meaning: reach a climax or point of highest development.
Synonyms: peak, climax, end with
Antonyms: start, begin
Sentence: He culminated the school year with a trip to New York.
3. CONFLUENCE (noun) : संगम
Pronunciation: kawn·floo·uhns
Meaning: the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width.
Synonyms: convergence, meeting, junction
Antonyms: divergence, separation
Sentence: The 160-metre falls mark the dramatic confluence of the rivers Nera and Velino.
4. SHIRK (verb) : भागना
Pronunciation: shuhk
Meaning: avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility)
Synonyms: evade, dodge, avoid
Antonyms: accept, embrace, pursue
Sentence: He never shirked from doing his duty.
5. CLANDESTINE (adj.) : गुप्त
Pronunciation: clandestine
Meaning: kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
Synonyms: secret, covert, furtive
Antonyms: open, overt, public
Sentence: From the van, the police watched as the clandestine drug deal occurred.
6. ENSCONCE (verb) : स्थापित करना
Pronunciation: uhn·skawns
Meaning: establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place.
Synonyms: settle, install, establish
Antonyms: confuse, depart, destroy, disarrange.
Sentence: Agnes ensconced herself in their bedroom.
7. EXIGENCY (noun) : ज़रूरत
Pronunciation: ek·suh·juhns·ee
Meaning: an urgent need or demand.
Synonyms: need, demand, requirement
Antonyms: advantage, benefit, blessing
Sentence: Women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it.
8. EMULATED (verb) : नकल
Pronunciation: eh·myoo·layt·uhd
Meaning: match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation
Synonyms: imitate, copy, mirror
Antonyms: neglect, be original
Sentence: They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.
9. FORBEARANCE (noun) : सहनशीलता
Pronunciation: faw·beuh·ruhns
Meaning: patient self-control; restraint and tolerance
Synonyms: tolerance, toleration, patience
Antonym: impatience
Sentence: There is a limit at which forbearance ceases a virtue.
10. RUFFLE (verb) : बिगाड़ना
Pronunciation: ruh·fl
Meaning: disorder or disarrange (someone’s hair), typically by running one’s hands through it
Synonyms: disarrange, tousle, dishevel
Antonyms: adjust, fix
Sentence: The father laughs and jovially ruffles his son’s hair.
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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