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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 31 October 2024
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.CONTEMPORANEOUS (adj.): समसामयिक
Pronunciation: kuhn·tem·puh·ray·nee·uhs
Meaning: existing or occurring in the same period of time.
Synonyms: coetaneous, coeval, coexistent
Antonyms: asynchronous, non contemporary
Sentence: The two events were more or less contemporaneous, with only months between them.
2.HUBRISTIC (adj.): आत्मसंतुष्ट
Pronunciation: hyo͞o'-brĭsʹ-tĭk
Meaning: excessively proud or self-confident.
Synonyms: complacent, conceited, egocentric
Antonyms: humble, lowly, modest
Sentence: The administration’s hubristic foreign policy has been efficiently exposed.
3.SUBURB (noun): उपनगर
Pronunciation: suh·buhb
Meaning: an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.
Synonyms: outlying district, residential area, dormitory area
Antonyms: center, metropolis, heart
Sentence: Box Hill is a suburb of Melbourne.
4.TROTH (noun): विश्वास
Pronunciation: trothe
Meaning: faith or loyalty when pledged in a solemn agreement or undertaking.
Synonyms: commitment, agreement, faith
Antonyms: disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness
Sentence: This troth seems to be self-evident.
5.PREPONDERANCE (noun): प्रधानता
Pronunciation: pruh·pawn·duh·ruhns
Meaning: the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance.
Synonyms: prevalence, predominance, dominance
Antonyms: insignificance, inferiority, mediocrity
Sentence: The preponderance of evidence suggests that he’s guilty.
6.FLABBERGAST (verb): हैरत में डालना
Pronunciation: fla·buh·gaast
Meaning: surprise (someone) greatly; astonish.
Synonyms: astonish, astound, amaze
Antonyms: aware,clear,oriented
Sentence: He was flabbergasted when we told him how cheap it was.
7.CATACLYSMIC (adj.): दुर्घटना
Pronunciation: ka·tuh·kliz·muhk
Meaning: relating to or denoting a violent natural event.
Synonyms: disastrous, catastrophic, calamitous
Antonyms: non-destructive, protective
Sentence: These countries are on the brink of cataclysmic famine.
8.HUMDRUM (adj.): नीरस
Pronunciation: huhm·druhm
Meaning: lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous.
Synonyms: mundane, dull, dreary
Antonyms: interesting, engrossing, gripping
Sentence: We lead such a humdrum life/existence.
9.CONCOCTED (verb): मनगढ़ंत
Pronunciation: kuhng·kawkt·uhd
Meaning: existing only in the imagination.
Synonyms: artificial, fabricated, imaginary
Antonyms: genuine, natural, real
Sentence: John concocted an elaborate excuse for being late.
10.LINGER (verb): दीर्घ काल तक रहना
Pronunciation: ling·guh
Meaning: stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave.
Synonyms: wait around, stay, remain
Antonyms: bowl, breeze, dart, hump
Sentence: Unfortunately, the tax will linger until April.
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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