Vocabulary - Exceptional English words with meanings : 31 October 2019

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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. HEYDAY (noun) – आनंद का समय
Pronunciation: hei-dei
Meaning: the period of a person's or thing's greatest success, popularity, activity, or vigour
Synonyms: prime, peak, height
Antonym: low point
Usage: She was a great singer in her heyday.

2. RUMPUS (noun) – विवाद, कलह
Pronunciation: rum-pus
Meaning: a noisy disturbance
Synonyms: disturbance, commotion, uproar, confusion, furore
Usage: The kids were making rumpus in the living room.

3. CRUMPLE (verb) – मोड़ना-तोड़ना
Pronunciation: krum-p(u)l
Meaning: crush (something, typically paper or cloth) so that it becomes creased and wrinkled; become creased, bent, or crooked
Synonyms: squash, squeeze, scrumple, crease, wrinkle, crinkle, rumple
Antonym: iron
Usage: He crumpled up the paper bag.

4. DESOLATION (noun) – वीरानी
Pronunciation: desul-eish(u)n
Meaning: a state of complete emptiness or destruction; great unhappiness or loneliness
Synonyms: bleakness, sterility, wildness, isolation, solitude; misery, sadness, unhappiness, melancholy, gloom
Antonyms: fertility, joy
Usage: He found the old house in complete desolation.

5. EXHALATION (noun) – साँस छोड़ना
Pronunciation: eksul-eishun
Meaning: the process or action of breathing out
Synonyms: breath, sigh, expiration
Antonym: inhalation
Usage: When Sammy received back a perfect score on his final exam, he released an exhalation of relief.

6. DEMEANOUR (noun) – आचरण
Pronunciation: dimeen-ur
Meaning: outward behavior; a person's way of standing or moving
Synonyms: manner, air, attitude, appearance, look, aspect
Usage: He maintained a professional demeanour throughout.

7. VERDANT (adjective) – सब्ज़, हरा
Pronunciation: ver-dunt
Meaning: (of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation
Synonyms: green, leafy, grassy, lush, rich, flourishing, thriving
Usage: Small children played happily in verdant parks.

8. NOTION (noun) – धारणा
Pronunciation: no-shun
Meaning: a belief about something
Synonyms: idea, belief, concept, conception, conviction, opinion, view, thought
Usage: Children have different notions about the roles of their parents.

9. REDUNDANT (noun) – निरर्थक, अनावश्यक
Pronunciation: ri-dun-d(u)nt
Meaning: not or no longer needed or useful; no longer in employment because there is no more work available
Synonyms: unnecessary, inessential, unessential, needless, unneeded, dispensable, disposable, expendable, unwanted; sacked, dismissed, discharged, unemployed
Antonyms: essential, necessary; employed
Usage: There are too many redundant words in this book.

10. ABSOLUTION (noun) – मुक्ति
Pronunciation: ab-suloo-shun
Meaning: formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment
Synonyms: forgiveness, pardoning, exoneration, remission, dispensation
Antonym: punishment
Usage: The priest heard her confession and granted absolution.

LET’S CHECK HOW MUCH YOU LEARNT:

1. Try to make sentences using given words:

•   crumple
•   heyday
•   demeanour
•   rumpus
•   verdant

2. Match the columns:

WORDS		SYNONYMS
(1)	desolation	(a)	expiration
(2)	redundant	(b)	concept
(3)	absolution	(c)	inessential
(4)	notion	(d)	forgiveness
(5)	exhalation	(e)	bleakness