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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings 9 & 10 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. NITPICKING (noun) – सूक्ष्मावधानी
Pronunciation: nit-piking
Meaning: giving too much attention to details that are not important, especially as a way of criticizing
Synonyms: pedantic, overscrupulous, scrupulous
Usage: If you spend less time nitpicking, you will get more work done.
2. JAMMY (adjective) – सौभाग्यशाली, भाग्यवान
Pronunciation: jami
Meaning: covered with, filled with, or resembling jam; lucky
Synonyms: fortunate, blessed
Antonyms: unlucky, unfortunate
Usage:
- Don't wipe your jammy fingers on the table-cloth.
- He had not even worked hard for the exams, still he got excellent marks; how jammy he is!
3. CHUMMY (adjective) – मित्रवत, स्नेहशील
Pronunciation: chumi
Meaning: on friendly terms
Synonyms: friendly, close, familiar, affectionate
Antonyms: unfriendly, hostile, prejudiced
Usage: They're very chummy with their neighbours.
4. HETERODOX (adjective) – धर्म विरुद्ध, भिन्नमत
Pronunciation: hetro-doks
Meaning: not conforming with traditional standards or beliefs
Synonyms: unorthodox, heretical, dissenting, dissident, blasphemous
Antonym: orthodox
Usage: His opinions have always been distinctly heterodox.
5. ODORIFEROUS (adjective) – महकवाला
Pronunciation: oduh-rifur(u)s
Meaning: having an unpleasant smell
Synonyms: foul-smelling, evil-smelling, stinking, reeking, fetid
Antonyms: sweet-smelling, aromatic
Usage: The woman started feeling like vomiting when she smelled the scent from the odoriferous fish market.
6. PREPOSTEROUS (adjective) – बेहूदा, ऊटपटांग
Pronunciation: pri-post(u)rus
Meaning: contrary to reason or common sense
Synonyms: absurd, ridiculous, foolish, stupid, ludicrous, farcical
Antonyms: reasonable, sensible
Usage: It's preposterous to suggest that everything was her fault!
7. INVEIGH (verb) – फटकारना
Pronunciation: in-vei
Meaning: speak or write about (something) with great bitterness or opposition
Synonyms: fulminate, declaim, protest, rail, rage, remonstrate
Antonym: support
Usage: No matter how angry I get, I will not inveigh my feelings using social media.
8. MUDSLINGING (noun) – बदनाम करना
Pronunciation: mud-sling-ing
Meaning: the use of insults and accusations, especially unjust ones, with the aim of damaging the reputation of an opponent
Synonyms: traduce, defame, slander
Usage: There has been a lot of political mudslinging in the battle for votes.
9. GRUDGING (adjective) – अनिच्छुक
Pronunciation: gruj-ing
Meaning: displaying unwillingness
Synonyms: reluctant, unwilling, disinclined, forced, half-hearted, unenthusiastic, hesitant, begrudging
Antonym: eager
Usage: Oliver was grudging about accepting Wickham's innocence.
10. MUG (verb) – वार करना
Pronunciation: mug
Meaning: attack and rob someone in a public place
Synonyms: assault, attack, set upon, beat up, knock down, rob
Usage: He was mugged by three men.
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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