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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 01 April 2025
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.ALLAY (VERB) : कम करना
Pronunciation:uh·lay
Meaning: diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).
Synonyms: relieve, soothe, help
Antonyms: aggravate, hurt, harm
Sentence: Much of this depression is from actual pain, and all our efforts are now directed to allay that.
Antonyms: aggravate, hurt, harm
Sentence: Much of this depression is from actual pain, and all our efforts are now directed to allay that.
2. PROWESS (NOUN) : कौशल
Pronunciation:prau·uhs
Meaning: skill or expertise in a particular activity or field.
Synonyms: expertise, talent, mastery
Antonyms: inability, ineptitude, incapability
Sentence: Michelangelo, historically known for his sculptures and paintings, clearly possessed a prowess for art.
Antonyms: inability, ineptitude, incapability
Sentence: Michelangelo, historically known for his sculptures and paintings, clearly possessed a prowess for art.
3. INDOMITABLE (ADJECTIVE): न बदनेवाला
Pronunciation:uhn·daw·muh·tuh·bl
Meaning: impossible to defeat or frighten, even in a difficult situation; very brave and determined.
Synonyms: unconquerable, unstoppable, insurmountable
Antonyms: vulnerable, surmountable, submissive
Sentence: Jason’s indomitable spirit gave him the strength to battle back from the crippling disease that made him bedridden.
Synonyms: unconquerable, unstoppable, insurmountable
Antonyms: vulnerable, surmountable, submissive
Sentence: Jason’s indomitable spirit gave him the strength to battle back from the crippling disease that made him bedridden.
4. DERAIL (VERB) : पटरी से उतरना
Pronunciation:dee·rayl
Meaning: to prevent a plan or process from succeeding.
Synonyms: distract, disturb, obstruct
Antonyms: settle, soothe, quiet
Sentence:Renewed fighting threatens to derail the peace talks.
Synonyms: distract, disturb, obstruct
Antonyms: settle, soothe, quiet
Sentence:Renewed fighting threatens to derail the peace talks.
5. TRANSFIX (VERB): कोचना
Pronunciation:trans·fiks
Meaning: to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe,terror, etc.
Synonyms: fascinate, captivate, mesmerize
Synonyms: fascinate, captivate, mesmerize
Antonyms:disenchant , disgust
Sentence:The small child is easily transfixed by an animated movie, able to focus in for many hours.
6. UNFURL (VERB) : खोलना
Pronunciation:uhn·fuhl
Meaning: untie or open something rolled up.
Synonyms: unfold, expand, extend, open, outspread
Antonyms: fold up, close, roll up
Sentence: During the spring, the sprouting leaves begin to unfurl.
Antonyms: fold up, close, roll up
Sentence: During the spring, the sprouting leaves begin to unfurl.
7. BEFITTING (ADJECTIVE) : मुंहतोड़
Pronunciation:buh·fit·uhng
Meaning: appropriate to the occasion or purpose; suitable.
Synonyms: proper, satisfactory, decorous
Antonyms: improper, wrong, inappropriate
Sentence: They offered him a post befitting his seniority and experience.
Synonyms: proper, satisfactory, decorous
Antonyms: improper, wrong, inappropriate
Sentence: They offered him a post befitting his seniority and experience.
8. BELEAGUERED (ADJECTIVE) : परेशान
Pronunciation:buh·lee·guhd
Meaning: in a very difficult situation.
Synonyms: troubled, hard-pressed, under stress
Antonyms: carefree, unbeleaguered, relaxed
Sentence: Even a nun from a local convent declined the opportunity to voice support for her beleaguered religious superior.
Synonyms: troubled, hard-pressed, under stress
Antonyms: carefree, unbeleaguered, relaxed
Sentence: Even a nun from a local convent declined the opportunity to voice support for her beleaguered religious superior.
9. RESUSCITATED (VERB): पुनर्जीवित
Pronunciation:ruh·suh·suh·tayt·uhd
Meaning: to bring someone or something back to life or wake someone or something
Synonyms: revived, reborn, regenerated
Synonyms: revived, reborn, regenerated
Antonyms:suppress ,extinguish
Sentence: Her heart had stopped, but the doctors successfully resuscitated her.
10. RUDIMENTARY (ADJECTIVE) : मौलिक
Pronunciation:roo·duh·ment·uh·ree
Meaning: involving or limited to basic principles.
Synonyms: primitive, basic, simple, elementary
Antonyms: advanced, evolved, complex
Sentence: You need to have at least a rudimentary understanding of technology before you can upload a video on that website.
Synonyms: primitive, basic, simple, elementary
Antonyms: advanced, evolved, complex
Sentence: You need to have at least a rudimentary understanding of technology before you can upload a video on that website.
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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