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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 20 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. SHALLOW (adjective) – उथला
Pronunciation: sha·low
Meaning: not exhibiting, requiring, or capable of serious thought
Synonyms: superficial, facile, glib, simplistic, oversimplified, schematic, slight
Antonyms: profound, serious
Usage: Because Jim is a shallow person, he tends to judge people by the amount of money they spend on their cars.
2. IGNITE (verb) – आग पकड़ना
Pronunciation: uhg·nait
Meaning: catch fire or cause to catch fire
Synonyms: inflame , erupt, explode, burn, kindle, light, fire
Antonyms: extinguish, douse, quench
Usage: The gunpowder sometimes fails to ignite.
3. CORDIAL (adjective) – हार्दिक, मैत्रीपूर्ण
Pronunciation: kaw·dee·uhl
Meaning: warm and friendly
Synonyms: friendly, warm, genial, affable, amiable, pleasant, fond
Antonyms: unfriendly, hostile
Usage: If you treat people in a cordial manner, they will treat you well also.
4. ANTITHETICAL (adjective) – विरोधात्मक
Pronunciation: an·tuh·theh·tuh·kl
Meaning: directly opposed or contrasted
Synonyms: unlike, opposing, polar, obverse, oppugnant
Antonyms: same, identical, like
Usage: Their priorities are antithetical to those of environmentalists.
5. BARREN (adjective) – बंजर
Pronunciation: ba·ruhn
Meaning: unable to produce or grow something
Synonyms: unproductive, infertile, unfruitful, sterile, arid, desert, waste
Antonyms: fertile, productive
Usage: The land is barren on the east coast.
6. TERMINATE (verb) – अंत करना
Pronunciation: tuh·muh·neit
Meaning: bring to an end
Synonyms: end, close, conclude, finish, stop, discontinue, cease, abort
Antonyms: begin, start, commence
Usage: Either party has the right to terminate the agreement.
7. SLAPDASH (adjective) – उतावला
Pronunciation: slap·dash
Meaning: done too hurriedly and carelessly
Synonyms: careless, slipshod, hurried, lackadaisical, hasty, disorganized, haphazard
Antonyms: careful, meticulous, painstaking
Usage: The student’s slapdash presentation looked like it had been put together on the school bus.
8. PROVIDENT (adjective) – दूरदर्शी
Pronunciation: pro·vuh·dnt
Meaning: making or indicative of timely preparation for the future
Synonyms: prudent, judicious, shrewd, circumspect, forearmed, wise, sagacious
Antonyms: improvident, spendthrift, thoughtless
Usage: The provident man set aside money to buy a car with cash.
9. HYPOCRISY (noun) – पाखंड
Pronunciation: huh·po·kruh·see
Meaning: the practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case
Synonyms: sanctimony, pietism, falsity, humbug, pretence, posturing, insincerity
Antonyms: honesty, sincerity
Usage: When you agree to serve a cause and then back out, I would call that hypocrisy.
10. COMPETENCE (noun) – क्षमता
Pronunciation: kom·puh·tns
Meaning: the ability to do something successfully or efficiently
Synonyms: capability, ability, competency, capacity, proficiency, adroitness, knowledge
Antonyms: incompetence
Usage: Her competence as a teacher is unquestionable.
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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