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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings - 13 September 2020
Exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read the usages to learn how to use them in sentences. After this, take the quiz based on the vocabulary to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. EQUABLE (adjective) – धीर
Pronunciation: eh·kwuh·bl
Meaning: not easily disturbed or angered; calm and even-tempered
Synonyms: calm, composed, collected, cool, relaxed, nonchalant, insouciant
Antonyms: temperamental, excitable
Usage: Because she is so equable, my even-tempered mother rarely gets upset.
2. STIMULATE (verb) – प्रोत्साहित करना
Pronunciation: sti·myoo·leit
Meaning: encourage or arouse interest or enthusiasm in
Synonyms: encourage, prompt, prod, move, motivate, trigger, spark
Antonyms: discourage, uninspire
Usage: The goal of any great teacher is to craft exciting lessons that will stimulate their students to want to learn.
3. SUBLIME (adjective) – उत्कृष्ट, उदात्त
Pronunciation: suh·blaim
Meaning: of very great excellence or beauty
Synonyms: exalted, elevated, noble, lofty, awesome, majestic, magnificent, imposing
Antonyms: poor, lowly, ordinary
Usage: After the sublime meal, we asked to see the chef so that we could give him our compliments.
4. CLOISTERED (adjective) – तनहा, एकान्तवासी
Pronunciation: kloy·stuhd
Meaning: kept away from the outside world
Synonyms: secluded, sheltered, sequestered, shielded, protected, isolated
Antonyms: sociable, gregarious
Usage: These academics lead such a cloistered life.
5. SUBSEQUENT (adjective) – आगामी
Pronunciation: suhb·suh·kwnt
Meaning: coming after something in time
Synonyms: following, ensuing, succeeding, successive, later, future, upcoming
Antonyms: previous, prior, former
Usage: Subsequent editions of the book will be based on the early lives of the characters.
6. CURTAIL (verb) – घटाना
Pronunciation: kuh·teil
Meaning: reduce in extent or quantity
Synonyms: reduce, cut, decrease, lessen, diminish, retrench, trim
Antonyms: increase, lengthen
Usage: The high cost of fuel is sure to curtail holiday travel this year.
7. SOMEWHAT (adverb) – किंचित, थोडा
Pronunciation: suhm·wot
Meaning: to a moderate extent or by a moderate amount
Synonyms: rather, slightly, relatively, comparatively, moderately, fairly, marginally
Antonyms: massively, hugely
Usage: I am somewhat hungry, but I not so hungry that I can’t hold off until lunch.
8. UNSIGHTLY (adjective) – कुरूप
Pronunciation: uhn·sait·lee
Meaning: unpleasant to look at
Synonyms: ugly, unattractive, unprepossessing, unlovely, disagreeable, displeasing
Antonyms: beautiful, attractive
Usage: Cinderella’s unsightly stepsisters were so ugly that their own reflections scared them.
9. BIND (verb) – बांधना
Pronunciation: baind
Meaning: tie or fasten something tightly together
Synonyms: tie, secure, attach, rope, strap, lash, truss, tether
Antonyms: untie, release
Usage: Bind the ends of the cord together with thread.
10. OVERWROUGHT (adjective) – बेचैन, अतिव्य्घ्र
Pronunciation: ow·vuh·rawt
Meaning: in a state of nervous excitement or anxiety
Synonyms: tense, agitated, nervous, edgy, neurotic, overexcited, panicky
Antonyms: calm, cool
Usage: An overwrought mom frantically searched the park for her missing son.
Now choose any 2 or 3 words, try to use them in your own sentences and share your sentences in the comment section. This will help you to retain the learnt words for a longer duration.
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