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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 6 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. CONTINUANCE (noun) – निरंतरता, नित्यता
Pronunciation: kun-ti-nyu-uns
Meaning: the state of remaining in existence or operation; the time for which a situation or action lasts
Synonyms: continuation, carrying on, prolongation, protraction, maintenance, preservation; duration, period
Usage:
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We can no longer support the President's continuance in office.
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Can we hope for a continuance of this fine weather?
2. INELUCTABLE (adjective) – अपरिहार्य, अवश्यंभावी
Pronunciation: ini-luk-tub(u)l
Meaning: unable to be avoided or resisted
Synonyms: inescapable, unavoidable, inevitable, ineliminable, inexorable
Antonym: avoidable
Usage: So many women try to fight the ineluctable aging process by having cosmetic surgery.
3. DARBIES (noun) – हथकड़ी
Pronunciation: daa-biz
Meaning: a pair of lockable linked metal rings for securing a prisoner's wrists
Synonyms: handcuffs, manacles, fetters, shackles, cuffs, gyve
Usage: She was taken to the police station in darbies.
4. BOLSTER (verb) – सहारा देना; मज़बूत करना
Pronunciation: bol-stuh
Meaning: support or strengthen
Synonyms: reinforce, boost, fortify
Antonym: undermine
Usage: You should avoid any drink which claims to bolster your energy level.
5. SUBSISTENCE (noun) – जीवन निर्वाह
Pronunciation: sub-sis-tuns
Meaning: the state of having what you need in order to stay alive
Synonyms: maintenance, keep, upkeep, support, livelihood, living
Usage: Their main mode of subsistence is hunting.
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6. MANGLE (verb) – क्षति पहुंचाना
Pronunciation: mang(u)l
Meaning: destroy or severely damage by tearing or crushing; ruin or spoil (a text, piece of music, etc.)
Synonyms: mutilate, maim, disfigure, damage, injure; spoil, ruin, mar
Usage: The babysitter helplessly watched as the child began to mangle and crush the beautiful roses on display at the flower shop.
7. AMICABLE (adjective) – सौहार्दपूर्ण, मित्रतापूर्ण
Pronunciation: ami-kub(u)l
Meaning: characterized by friendliness
Synonyms: friendly, good-natured, cordial, civil, courteous, polite
Antonyms: unfriendly, hostile
Usage: The two nations reached an amicable agreement.
8. AVOWEDLY (adverb) – खुले तौर पर
Pronunciation: uvo-idli
Meaning: in a way that is asserted, admitted, or stated publicly
Synonyms: openly, admittedly, explicitly
Antonyms: implicitly, dishonestly
Usage: The article is avowedly a historical analysis.
9. COW (verb) – धमकाना
Pronunciation: kau
Meaning: to frighten with threats, violence, etc.
Synonyms: intimidate, daunt, browbeat, bully, badger
Usage: He cowed the boy into doing illegal things.
10. REPRIEVE (verb, noun) – दंड-निलंबन, दंड-स्थगन
Pronunciation: ri-preev
Meaning: cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death); a cancellation or postponement of a punishment
Synonyms: pardon, spare, acquit, amnesty, respite
Antonyms: charge, punish
Usage:
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Prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved. (verb)
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She was thankful for the reprieve. (noun)
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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