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    14 o 19 october, 2024

    19 October, 2024
    2024

    Likhngi 8Exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The


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    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.

    Happy learning!!!

    1.DISSENSION (noun): मतभेद

    Pronunciation: duh·sen·shn

    Meaning: disagreement that leads to discord.

    Synonyms: disagreement, difference of opinion, dispute

    Antonyms: accord, agreement, concord

    Sentence: You won’t sow dissension between us.

    2.EXIGUOUS (adj.): अल्ऩ

    Pronunciation: uhg·zi·gyoo·uhs

    Meaning: very small in size or amount.

    Synonyms: meagre, inadequate, insufficient

    Antonyms: abundant, ample, bountiful

    Sentence: The rest of the old man’s exiguous savings are donated to that boy.

    3.HARROWING (adj.): शोकजनक

    Pronunciation: ha·roh·uhng

    Meaning: acutely distressing.

    Synonyms: agonizing, excruciating, racking

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    Antonyms: gratifying, pleasing, acceptable

    Sentence: There was a harrowing portrayal of the ravages of war.

    4.QUASHING (verb): रद्द करने

    Pronunciation: kvawsh·uhng

    Meaning: reject or void, especially by legal procedure.

    Synonyms: cancel, reverse, rescind

    Antonyms: enact, establish, endorse

    Sentence: His conviction was quashed on appeal.

    5.DISCOMFITURE (noun): ऩराभव

    Pronunciation: duh·skuhm·fuh·chuh

    Meaning: a feeling of unease or embarrassment; awkwardness.

    Synonyms: embarrassment, unease, uneasiness

    Antonyms: assurance, composure, confidence

    Sentence: Without experiencing discomfiture and setbacks, one can never find the truth.

    6.QUISLING (noun): ग़द्दार

    Pronunciation: kviz·luhng

    Meaning: a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country.

    Synonyms: apostate, backstabber, betrayer

    Antonyms: patriot, companion, jingoist, nationalist

    Sentence: King warned that all quislings would be punished without mercy.

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    7.WONT (noun): स्वभाव

    Pronunciation: vonet

    Meaning: a usual manner of behaving or doing

    Synonyms: habit, habitude, second nature

    Antonyms: unaccustomed, unused, unwonted.

    Sentence: He got up early, as is his wont.

    8.CON (verb): ठगना

    Pronunciation: kawn

    Meaning: persuade (someone) to do or believe something, typically by use of deception.

    Synonyms: swindle, defraud, cheat

    Antonyms: undeceive, disclose

    Sentence: Tried to con me into thinking that he had won the lottery.

    9.MINATORY (adj.): धमकी

    Pronunciation: mi·na·to·ry

    Meaning: expressing or conveying a threat.

    Synonyms: menacing, threatening, baleful

    Antonyms: unthreatening, propitious

    Sentence: The novel’s protagonist is haunted by a minatory black spectre.

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    10.ATAVISTIC (adj.): ऩैतक
    ृ

    Pronunciation: a·tuh·vi·stuhk

    Meaning: relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral.

    Synonyms: bygone, erstwhile, former

    Antonyms: contemporary, current, modern

    Sentence: It would be wrong to interpret them as atavistic remnants.

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