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    19 april 2024

    19 April, 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.COLLUDE (verb): स ांठग ांठ


    Pronunciation: kuh·lood
    Meaning: cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage
    over others
    Synonyms: combine, conspire, collaborate
    Antonyms: differ, disagree, split
    Sentence: He accused his opponents of colluding with one another.

    2.RETROSPECTIVE (adj.): पर् ू प्र


    व भ र्ी
    Pronunciation: reh·troh·spek·tiv
    Meaning: looking back on or dealing with past events or situations.
    Synonyms: backdated, retroactive, backward-looking
    Antonyms: prospective
    Sentence: our survey was retrospective.

    3.HANKER (verb) : ऱ ऱ ययत होन


    Pronunciation: hank·er
    Meaning: feel a strong desire for or to do something.
    Synonyms: yearn, long, have a longing
    Antonyms: be averse, aversion
    Sentence: she hankered to go back.

    4.ADAMANT (adj.) : हठी


    Pronunciation: a·duh·muhnt
    Meaning: refusing to be persuaded or to change one‟s mind.
    Synonyms: adamantine, bullheaded, inconvincible
    Antonyms: acquiescent, agreeable, flexible
    Sentence: He is adamant that he is not going to resign.

    5.ONEROUS (adj.) : कष्टद यक


    Pronunciation: oh·nuh·ruhs
    Meaning: (of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty
    that is oppressively burdensome.

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    Synonyms: burdensome, inconvenient, troublesome
    Antonyms: comfortable, cozy, easy
    Sentence: This is the most onerous task I have ever undertaken.

    6.RECIPROCITY (noun) : आद न-प्रद न करन


    Pronunciation: reh·suh·praw·suh·tee
    Meaning: the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially
    privileges granted by one country or organization to another.
    Synonyms: collaboration, mutualism, harmony
    Antonyms: antagonism, antipathy, enmity
    Sentence: The proposal calls for reciprocity in trade relations.

    7.CORROBORATING (verb) : की पष्ु ष्ट


    Pronunciation: kuh·raw·buh·rayt·uhng
    Meaning: confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
    Synonyms: confirm, verify, endorse
    Antonyms: confuting, disproving, refuting
    Sentence: Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.

    8.GRATUITOUS (adj.) : ऐष्छिक


    Pronunciation: gruh·tyoo·uh·tuhs
    Meaning: uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted.
    Synonyms: unjustified, without reason, uncalled for
    Antonyms: essential, indispensable, necessary
    Sentence: There‟s too much crime and gratuitous violence on TV.

    9.IMMACULATE (adj.) : यनमवऱ


    Pronunciation: uh·ma·kyoo·luht
    Meaning: (especially of a person or their clothes) perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
    Synonyms: clean, spotless, pristine
    Antonyms: dirty, filthy
    Sentence: The property is in immaculate condition.

    10.PITHILY (adv.) : मतऱब की ब त


    Pronunciation: pi-thē
    Meaning: in a few words
    Synonyms: briefly, compactly, concisely
    Antonyms: diffusely, long-windedly, verbosely

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    Sentence: The observation that “War is hell” is how General Sherman pithily summed up
    his experiences in combat.

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