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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 21 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. PROPITIOUS (adjective) – अनुकूल
Pronunciation: pruh·pi·shuhs
Meaning: giving or indicating a good chance of success
Synonyms: favorable, auspicious, promising, providential, advantageous, fortunate, lucky
Antonyms: inauspicious, unfortunate, unlucky
Usage: The wrestler waited for a propitious moment to attack his opponent.
2. SHELVE (verb) – टालना
Pronunciation: shelv
Meaning: decide not to proceed with a project or plan, either temporarily or permanently
Synonyms: postpone, stay, suspend, , delay, defer, reschedule, adjourn
Antonyms: execute, implement, revive
Usage: They had to shelve their holiday plans because their son was ill.
3. ENLIGHTENMENT (noun) – प्रबोधन
Pronunciation: uhn·lai·tuhn·muhnt
Meaning: the action of being informed
Synonyms: understanding, insight, education, learning, knowledge, awareness, information
Antonyms: ignorance, unenlightenment
Usage: The man’s search for spiritual enlightenment led him to the monastery.
4. ANTECEDENT (noun) – पूर्वज
Pronunciation: an·tuh·see·dnt
Meaning: a person's ancestors or family and social background
Synonyms: ancestor, forefather, forebear, predecessor, progenitor, family
Antonyms: descendant, successor
Usage: Her early life and antecedents have been traced.
5. BRIO (noun) – चुस्ती
Pronunciation: bree·ow
Meaning: vigor or vivacity of style or performance
Synonyms: vigor, vivacity, gusto, verve, zest, sparkle, dash
Antonyms: lethargy, inertia, inactivity
Usage: Michele is an elderly woman whose brio astounds everyone.
6. INSURGENT (noun) – विद्रोही
Pronunciation: uhn·suh·jnt
Meaning: a person fighting against a government or invading force
Synonyms: rebel, revolutionary, mutineer, agitator, subversive, guerrilla, anarchist
Antonyms: loyalist
Usage: The soldiers were trained to shoot any enemy insurgent on sight.
7. REASSURE (verb) – आश्वस्त
Pronunciation: ree·uh·shuor
Meaning: say or do something to remove the doubts or fears of someone
Synonyms: encourage, hearten, comfort, soothe, inspirit
Antonyms: alarm, unnerve
Usage: The banker tried to reassure the wary customer that his funds would be secure in the safe.
8. KUDOS (noun) – यश
Pronunciation: kyoo·dos
Meaning: praise and honor received for an achievement
Synonyms: prestige, cachet, glory, honor, status, standing, distinction
Antonyms: obscurity, infamy
Usage: The person who wrote that wonderful speech is worthy of kudos.
9. TRANSLUCENT (adjective) – पारदर्शी
Pronunciation: tranz·loo·snt
Meaning: allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through
Synonyms: pellucid, diaphanous, colorless, glassy, gossamer, clear, crystalline
Antonyms: opaque
Usage: The police officer could see the shapes of two figures as he gazed through the translucent window.
10. ILLUSION (noun) – भ्रम
Pronunciation: uh·loo·zhn
Meaning: a deceptive appearance or impression
Synonyms: appearance, impression, deception, imitation, semblance, pretence, sham,
Antonyms: reality, actuality
Usage: After stepping down the stairs, the bifocals created an illusion so that it looked like the step was closer than it really was.
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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