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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 14 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. PRISTINE (adjective) – बेदाग
Pronunciation: pri·steen
Meaning: clean and fresh as if new
Synonyms: spotless, immaculate, perfect, unspoiled, flawless, clean, fresh
Antonyms: dirty, sullied
Usage: My uncle’s antique car is pristine and has all its original parts.
2. SERMON (noun) – उपदेश
Pronunciation: suh·muhn
Meaning: a lecture
Synonyms: lecture, tirade, harangue, diatribe, speech, monologue, declamation
Antonyms: commendation
Usage: The guest speaker preached a moving sermon about forgiveness.
3. INDECISION (noun) – असमंजस
Pronunciation: in·duh·si·zhn
Meaning: the inability to make a decision quickly
Synonyms: irresolution, hesitancy, hesitation, ambivalence, doubt, uncertainty
Antonyms: decision, decisiveness
Usage: His indecision caused him to lose the chance of a new challenging job.
4. AMBIVALENT (adjective) – उभयभावी
Pronunciation: am·bi·vuh·luhnt
Meaning: having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
Synonyms: equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, indecisive, inconclusive, irresolute
Antonyms: unequivocal, certain
Usage: When it comes to the election, I am ambivalent about the candidates.
5. IMPUGN (verb) – बहस करना
Pronunciation: uhm·pyoon
Meaning: to attack as false or questionable
Synonyms: challenge, question, dispute, query, impeach
Antonyms: support
Usage: It was the detective’s job to impugn all the statements made by the suspects.
6. BUMBLE (verb) – लड़खड़ाना
Pronunciation: buhm·bl
Meaning: move or act in an awkward or confused manner
Synonyms: blunder, lurch, stumble, wobble, lumber, shamble, shuffle
Antonyms: efficient, expert
Usage: The old man bumbled along the road.
7. PASSIVE (adjective) – सहनशील
Pronunciation: pa·suhv
Meaning: accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance
Synonyms: submissive, acquiescent, unresisting, yielding, unassertive, compliant,
complaisant
Antonyms: active, assertive
Usage: She acted in passive obedience to her boss's directions.
8. RECURRENT (adjective) – आवर्तक
Pronunciation: ruh·kuh·ruhnt
Meaning: occurring often or repeatedly
Synonyms: repeated, recurring, repetitive, periodic, cyclical, cyclic, seasonal
Antonyms: isolated, single, unique
Usage: A dentist may decide to extract the tooth to prevent recurrent trouble.
9. SUBTLE (adjective) – सूक्ष्म
Pronunciation: suh·tl
Meaning: so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe
Synonyms: fine, nice, overnice, minute, precise, narrow, tenuous
Antonyms: crude
Usage: In the game, people are asked to identify the subtle differences between the similar pictures.
10. ASSET (noun) – संपत्ति
Pronunciation: a·set
Meaning: an individual, quality, or thing that is considered valuable
Synonyms: property, resources, advantage, strength, estate, talent, wealth
Antonyms: liability, handicap
Usage: A sense of humor is a great asset in this business.
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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