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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 01 February 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.SLUGGISH (adjective): सुस्त
Pronunciation:sluhg.uhsh
Meaning: moving or working more slowly than normal in a way that seems lazy
Synonym: Lethargic, Slow, pockey
Antonym: Energetic, Quick, rapid
Sentence: His response was sluggish due to the lack of sleep the night before.
2.CAPEX (noun): पूंजीगत व्यय
Pronunciation:capex
Meaning: capital expenditure,money spent by a business or organization on acquiring or maintaining fixed assets
Synonym: Investment, Spending
Antonym: Divestment, Disinvestment
Sentence: The company increased its capex to upgrade its manufacturing facilities.
3. LOG (verb): लकड़ी का लट्ठा
Pronunciation:lawg
Meaning: a thick piece of wood that has fallen or been cut from a tree
Synonym: Record, Register, branch
Antonym: Erase, Delete, misses
Sentence: She logged every incident during the project to maintain a comprehensive timeline.
4.PREDICATED (verb): प्रतिपादित
Pronunciation:preh.duh.kayt.uhd
Meaning: affirm or base something on
Synonym: Base, Establish , rest
Antonym: Disprove, Detach
Sentence: His argument was predicated on facts that were later proven to be inaccurate.
5.SANGUINE (adjective): आशावादी
Pronunciation:sang.gvn
Meaning:optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
Synonym: Optimistic, Positive , confident
Antonym: Pessimistic, Gloomy, kind
Sentence: Despite the challenges, he remained sanguine about the company's future.
6. THWART (verb): विफल
Pronunciation:thvawt
Meaning: to stop somebody doing what he/she planned to do; to prevent something happening
Synonyms: frustrate, balk, foiled
Antonyms: assist, promoted, advanced
Example Sentence:She did all she could to thwart his plans.
7. STIFLE (verb): गला घोंटना
Pronunciation:stai.fl
Meaning: to stop something happening, developing or continuing
Synonyms: hamper, constrain, fell
Antonyms: encourage, expire, inhale
Example Sentence:High taxes stifled private enterprises.
8. IMBECILE (adjective): मूर्ख
Pronunciation:im.buh.seel
Meaning: a stupid person
Synonyms: foolish, idiotic, moron
Antonyms: intelligent, genius, thinker
Example Sentence:Try not to make imbecile remarks.
9. INDICT (verb): अभियोग लगाना
Pronunciation:uhn.dite
Meaning: to officially charge somebody with a crime
Synonyms: accuse of, arraign for, charge with
Antonyms: acquit, absolve, clear
Example Sentence:His former manager was indicted for fraud.
10. CONSOLIDATE (verb): मजबूत
Pronunciation:Kuhn.saw.luhd.ayt
Meaning: to become or to make your position of power firmer or stronger so that is likely to continue
Synonyms: secure, stabilize, unify
Antonyms: weaken, separate, segregate
Example Sentence:The company consolidated its position in the international market.
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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