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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 01 August 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. ADOLESCENT (NOUN/ADJECTIVE): किशोर
Pronunciation: a·duhl·eh·snt
Meaning: (of a young person) in the process of developing from a child into an adult.
Synonyms: Teenager,Youth
Antonyms: Adult, Elderly
Sentence: (Noun)The adolescent struggled with the challenges of adolescence.
(Adj.) She had an adolescent enthusiasm for adventure.
2. BESIEGED (VERB): घेराबंदी
Pronunciation: buh·seejd
Meaning: (of a place) surrounded by armed forces aiming to capture it or force surrender.
Synonyms: Surrounded, Trapped
Antonyms: Liberated, Released
Sentence: The town was besieged by enemy forces for months, causing a shortage of food and supplies.
3. DISINTEGRATION (NOUN): विघटन
Pronunciation: duhs·in·tuh·gray·shn
Meaning: the process of losing cohesion or strength.
Synonyms: Decay, Deterioration
Antonyms: Integration, Unity
Sentence: The disintegration of the old empire led to political instability.
4. IMITATE (VERB): अनुकरण करना
Pronunciation: i·muh·tayt
Meaning: take or follow as a model.
Synonyms: Mimic, Copy
Antonyms: Innovate, Create
Sentences: She can imitate different accents and voices with incredible accuracy.
5. DENOUNCE (VERB): निन्दा करना
Pronunciation: duh·nawns
Meaning: publicly declare to be wrong or evil.
Synonyms: criticize, attack
Antonyms: praise
Sentence: The Assembly denounced the use of violence.
6. CRITICAL (ADJECTIVE): गंभीर
Pronunciation: kri·tuh·kl
Meaning: expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements.
Synonyms: serious, dangerous
Antonyms: safe
Sentence: The floodwaters had not receded and the situation was still critical.
7. ABSOLUTE (ADJECTIVE): पूर्ण
Pronunciation: ab·suh·lyoot
Meaning: not qualified or diminished in any way; total.
Synonyms: total, utter
Antonyms: partial
Sentence: We needed to ensure absolute secrecy.
8. ACCELERATE (VERB): गति बढ़ाना
Pronunciation: ak·suh·luh·rayt
Meaning: (especially of a vehicle) begin to move more quickly.
Synonyms: hurry up, get a move on
Antonyms: decelerate
Sentence: Inflation started to accelerate.
9. IMBECILE (ADJECTIVE): मूर्ख
Pronunciation: im·buh·seel
Meaning: a stupid person.
Synonyms: foolish, idiotic
Antonyms: intelligent
Sentence: Try not to make imbecile remarks.
10. SHUN (VERB): बचना
Pronunciation: Shuhn
Meaning: persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution.
Synonyms: evade, eschew
Antonyms: accept
Sentence: I shunned his ideas completely.
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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