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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 22 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. PLACATE (verb) – शांत करना
Pronunciation: pluh·keit
Meaning: make someone less angry or hostile
Synonyms: pacify, calm, appease, mollify, soothe, quiet, conciliate, propitiate
Antonyms: provoke, anger
Usage: I tried to placate the sad little boy by giving him a cookie.
2. TRUDGE (verb) – पांव घसीटना
Pronunciation: truhj
Meaning: move forward slowly because of exhaustion
Synonyms: plod, tramp, plough, slog, footslog, toil, trek
Antonyms: skip, trip
Usage: Even though they are drained of energy, the final marathon walkers manage to trudge over the finish line.
3. VIGILANCE (noun) – जागरूकता
Pronunciation: vi·juh·luhns
Meaning: the state of keeping a careful watch for danger
Synonyms: surveillance, alertness, care, attentiveness, caution, wariness, circumspection, prudence
Antonyms: neglect, carelessness, inattentiveness
Usage: Because of my neighbor’s vigilance, the intruder was caught in the act.
4. INCESSANT (adjective) – निरंतर
Pronunciation: uhn·seh·snt
Meaning: without pause or interruption
Synonyms: ceaseless, unceasing, constant, continual, endless, continuous
Antonyms: intermittent, occasional
Usage: With this incessant rainfall, we might get flooded out.
5. INTERDICT (noun) – पाबंदी
Pronunciation: in·tuh·duhkt
Meaning: an authoritative prohibition
Synonyms: prohibition, ban, proscription, embargo, moratorium, injunction
Antonyms: permission, authorization, consent
Usage: It is casino policy to interdict anyone under the age of twenty-one from entering the gaming area.
6. TOLERANCE (noun) – सहनशीलता
Pronunciation: to·luh·ruhns
Meaning: ability to withstand problems or discomfort
Synonyms: forbearance, toleration, patience, sufferance, liberality, magnanimity,
understanding
Antonyms: intolerance, bigotry, parochialism
Usage: Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.
7. DEFY (verb) – अवहेलना करना
Pronunciation: duh·fai
Meaning: openly resist or refuse to obey
Synonyms: disobey, flout, resist, disregard, ignore, withstand, confront, face
Antonyms: obey, surrender
Usage: If you defy the law, you may find yourself in prison.
8. INCLINATION (noun) – झुकाव
Pronunciation: uhn·kluh·nei·shn
Meaning: tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way
Synonyms: tendency, propensity, proclivity, leaning, predisposition, disposition, predilection
Antonyms: aversion, disinclination
Usage: A coward’s natural inclination is to walk away from a fight.
9. HOIST (verb) – ऊपर उठाना
Pronunciation: hoyst
Meaning: raise by means of ropes and pulleys
Synonyms: raise, jack up, lift, pull up, upraise, elevate, erect
Antonyms: lower, descent
Usage: We grabbed the flag and began to hoist it up the flagpole.
10. GREGARIOUS (adjective) – सुसामाजिक
Pronunciation: gruh·geuh·ree·uhs
Meaning: fond of company; sociable
Synonyms: sociable, social, companionable, convivial, clubbable, outgoing, friendly
Antonyms: unsociable, reserved
Usage: Joe, being gregarious, was always the life of the party.
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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