Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 5 June 2020

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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.

1. SALLOW (adjective) – भूरा; हल्का पीला

Pronunciation: salo

Meaning: (of a person's face or complexion) of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown colour

Synonyms: yellowish, jaundiced, pallid, wan, pale, waxen, anaemic, bloodless, pasty, pasty-faced

Antonyms: rosy, glowing

Usage: Her face was sallow and lifeless.

2. MUNITION (noun, verb) – युद्ध-सामग्री

Pronunciation: myu-nish(u)n

Meaning: military weapons, ammunition, equipment, and stores; supply with munitions

Synonyms: armament, arsenal, bullets, explosives, missiles, shells, torpedos, weapons

Usage:

The soldiers had plenty of munition. (noun)
We have been munitioned and ready for the battle. (verb)

3. BRATTY (adjective) – बिगड़ा हुआ, बदतमीज़, अवज्ञाकारी

Pronunciation: brati

Meaning: spoilt, self-centered, and badly behaved

Synonyms: discourteous, insolent, impudent, impertinent

Antonyms: polite, well-behaved, courteous

Usage: You have not seen her bratty side yet.

4. EXEGESIS (noun) – व्याख्यान, विवरण

Pronunciation: eksi-jeesis

Meaning: detailed explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture

Synonyms: interpretation, explanation, exposition, explication, elucidation, clarification

Usage: The student’s exegesis of the novel was one of the best summaries the professor had ever read.

5. SWINGEING (adjective) – जबर्दस्त

Pronunciation: swin-jing

Meaning: severe or extreme in size, amount, or effect

Synonyms: serious, substantial, drastic, harsh, punishing, excessive, oppressive, draconian

Antonyms: minor, mild

Usage: The book mounted a swingeing attack on the economics of the day.

6. BARGE (verb) – घुस पड़ना; दख़ल देना

Pronunciation: baaj

Meaning: move forcefully or roughly; intrude or interrupt rudely or awkwardly

Synonyms: push, shove, force, jostle, bludgeon; break in, butt in, cut in, interrupt, intervene, intrude, encroach, gatecrash

Usage:

We can't just barge into a private garden.
Sorry to barge in on your cosy evening.

7. FREIGHT (noun, verb) – माल; माल की लदाई

Pronunciation: freit

Meaning: goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft

Synonyms: cargo, load, haul, consignment, delivery, shipment, merchandise, freightage, transportation, conveyance, carriage, portage; convey, carry, ship, drive

Usage:

All vehicles carrying freight need a special licence. (noun)
The metals had been freighted from the city. (verb)

8. FIENDISH (adjective) – दुष्ट; जटिल

Pronunciation: feen-dish

Meaning: extremely cruel or unpleasant; extremely awkward or complex

Synonyms: wicked, cruel, vicious, evil, nefarious; difficult, complex, complicated, intricate, involved, knotty

Usage:

Business competition can be fiendish at times.
It’s a fiendish problem to solve.

9. WEND (verb) – विचलन; इधर-उधर फिरना

Pronunciation: wend

Meaning: go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route

Synonyms: meander, wander, potter, amble, stroll, saunter, drift, roam

Usage: We watched the train wend its way through the mountain pass.

10. WORTHWHILE (adjective) – सार्थक, उचित

Pronunciation: wuhth-wail

Meaning: of value or importance

Synonyms: valuable, useful, usable, beneficial, rewarding, advantageous

Antonyms: worthless, useless

Usage: Extra lighting would make a worthwhile contribution to road safety.

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.