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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 8 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. INSOLENT (adjective) – असभ्य, अविनीत
Pronunciation: ins(u)l(u)nt
Meaning: showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
Synonyms: impertinent, impudent, cheeky, ill-mannered
Antonym: polite
Usage: The band is known for its insolent attitude.
2. ASTRAY (adverb) – पथभ्रष्ट
Pronunciation: us-trei
Meaning: away from the correct path or direction; into error or morally questionable behaviour
Synonyms: off target, awry, off course, off track, adrift
Usage:
- It’s better to ask the way than go astray.
- This novel is likely to lead teenagers astray.
3. STRAITENED (adjective) – दरिद्र
Pronunciation: strei-tnd
Meaning: characterized by poverty
Synonyms: impoverished, poverty-stricken, poor, destitute, penniless
Usage: The family of eight was living in straitened circumstances.
4. CALUMNIATE (verb) – बदनाम करना
Pronunciation: kulum-ni-eit
Meaning: make false and defamatory statements about someone
Synonyms: defame, slander, traduce
Usage: Do not calumniate good people.
5. BAULK (verb) – हिचहिचाना, अनिच्छुक
Pronunciation: bolk
Meaning: hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea
Synonyms: eschew, resist
Antonym: accept
Usage: New parents baulk at hiring a babysitter if there is a grandparent readily available.
6. DESPERADO (noun) – दुष्ट, बदमाश
Pronunciation: despuh-raado
Meaning: a person who is willing to do criminal things that involve risk or danger
Synonyms: bandit, criminal, outlaw, renegade, marauder, raider, robber
Usage: It was a shock for me to know that the clergyman's son was a desperado.
7. MOGUL (NOUN) – प्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति
Pronunciation: mo-gl
Meaning: an important or powerful person, especially in the film or media industry
Synonyms: magnate, tycoon, VIP, biggie, bigwig
Usage: The owner of the studio is a movie mogul who can turn anyone into a Hollywood star.
8. SMITHEREENS (noun) – छोटो-छोटे टुकड़े
Pronunciation: smi-thuh-reenz
Meaning: small pieces
Synonyms: bits, fragments, shreds, pieces, particles
Antonyms: whole, chunk
Usage: The car was bombed to smithereens on the bridge.
9. FUSSY (adjective) – नुकताचीन, नख़रेबाज़
Pronunciation: fuh-si
Meaning: hard to please; showing excessive or anxious concern about detail; full of unnecessary detail or decoration
Synonyms: finicky, over-particular, fastidious, selective, dainty, punctilious; over-elaborate, over-embellished, overdecorated, over-ornate, overdone, overworked
Antonyms: indiscriminate, understated
Usage: The children’s fussy dietary habits stopped them from eating anything besides hamburgers and pizzas.
10. HIDEBOUND (adjective) – रूढ़िवादी, कट्टर, परम्परावादी
Pronunciation: haid-baund
Meaning: unwilling or unable to change because of tradition
Synonyms: conservative, reactionary, conventional, orthodox, fundamentalist, hard-line, diehard
Antonyms: liberal, broad-minded
Usage: Because my grandmother is hidebound, she does not believe in intercaste marriage.
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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