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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 4 May 2020
Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and usage. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.
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1. FRINGE (noun, verb) – किनारा
Pronunciation: frinj
Meaning: the outer, marginal, or extreme part of an area, group, or sphere of activity; form a border around something
Synonyms: border, borderline, margin, rim, edge, extremity, limit, limits, borders, bounds, outskirts
Antonyms: mainstream, middle
Usage:
- There house is there on the fringe of an enormous field. (noun)
- Wild flowers fringed the river. (verb)
2. HARD LINE (adjective) – कठोर, कड़ा
Pronunciation: haad-lain
Meaning: uncompromising; strict
Synonyms: diehard, extreme, tough, inflexible, immoderate, intransigent, intractable, unyielding, undeviating
Antonym: moderate
Usage: The president has taken a hardline action against abortion.
3. INCLEMENT (adjective) – ठंडा या गीला मौसम
Pronunciation: inklem(u)nt
Meaning: unpleasantly cold or wet weather
Synonyms: chilly, wintry, freezing, snowy, icy, rainy, drizzly, damp, stormy
Antonyms: fine, mild, sunny
Usage: Predictions of inclement weather proved to be wrong
4. ABASE (verb) – अपमानित करना, मानहानि करना
Pronunciation: ub-eis
Meaning: behave in a way that belittles or degrades someone
Synonyms: humiliate, belittle, demean, lower, degrade, disgrace
Usage: He has abased himself by stealing from a poor old woman.
5. INCORRIGIBLE (adjective, noun) – असुधार्य
Pronunciation: in-korijib(u)l
Meaning: (of a person or their behaviour) not able to be changed or reformed; an incorrigible person
Synonyms: inveterate, habitual, unreformable, irreformable
Antonyms: corrigible
Usage: His dark soul was too incorrigible to feel sorry about his wrongdoing, even at his execution.
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6. WARMONGER (noun) – जंगबाज़, युद्ध की आग भड़कानेवाला
Pronunciation: wo-munguh
Meaning: a person who encourages or advocates aggression towards other countries or groups
Synonyms: militarist, hawk, aggressor, belligerent
Antonym: pacifist
Usage: We are not warmongers, but freedom fighters.
7. LINEAMENT (noun) – विशेष मुख रेखाए
Pronunciation: lini-um(u)nt
Meaning: a distinctive feature or characteristic, especially of the face
Synonyms: features, properties, traits, outline, lines, contours, configuration
Usage: For comedic effect, the sketch artist exaggerated each lineament of our faces.
8. MONOTHEISM (noun) – एकेश्वरवाद
Pronunciation: monuh-theez(u)m
Meaning: the doctrine or belief that there is only one God
Synonym: deism
Antonyms: polytheism, pantheism
Usage: Christianity centers on the concept of monotheism, the view there is only one higher power.
9. STIFLE (verb) – दम घुटना; रोकना; दबाना
Pronunciation: stai-f(u)l
Meaning: make (someone) unable to breathe properly; restrain a reaction or stop acting on an emotion; prevent an activity or idea
Synonyms: suffocate, choke, asphyxiat; suppress, smother, keep back, hold back; hinder, hamper, impede, curb
Antonyms: let out; encourage, promote
Usage:
- Those in the streets were stifled by the poisonous gas.
- She managed to stifle her yawn.
- They hope the new rules will not stifle creativity.
10. INCORPOREAL (adjective) – अमूर्त, निराकार, अशरीरी, अभौतिक
Pronunciation: inko-po-ri-ul
Meaning: not composed of matter; having no material existence
Synonyms: intangible, impalpable, non-material, non-physical, bodiless
Antonyms: corporeal, tangible
Usage: Plato, an ancient Greek philosopher, demonstrated the incorporeal nature of the soul.
Now, choose any 2 or 3 words and try to use them in your own sentences, this way you can retain the learnt words in your memory for long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.
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