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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 01 March 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.DAMPEN(verb) : गीला हो जाना
Pronunciation: damp.uhn
Meaning: to make something a little wet.
Synonyms: wet, dew, water
Antonyms: dry, scorch, dehydrate
Sentence: He dampened his hair to try to stop it sticking up.
Pronunciation: damp.uhn
Meaning: to make something a little wet.
Synonyms: wet, dew, water
Antonyms: dry, scorch, dehydrate
Sentence: He dampened his hair to try to stop it sticking up.
2.PALPABLE(adjective) : स्पर्शनीय
Pronunciation: pal.puh.bl
Meaning: that can be handled or touched.
Synonyms: tangible, touchable, solid
Antonyms: invisible, slight, intangible
Sentence: there's a palpable sense of history in this place.
Pronunciation: pal.puh.bl
Meaning: that can be handled or touched.
Synonyms: tangible, touchable, solid
Antonyms: invisible, slight, intangible
Sentence: there's a palpable sense of history in this place.
3.ENIGMA(noun) : पहेली
Pronunciation:i.nig.muh
Meaning: a person, thing or situation that is difficult to understand.
Synonyms: mystery, puzzle, riddle
Antonyms: clearness, clarity
Sentence: she was still an enigma to him.
Pronunciation:i.nig.muh
Meaning: a person, thing or situation that is difficult to understand.
Synonyms: mystery, puzzle, riddle
Antonyms: clearness, clarity
Sentence: she was still an enigma to him.
4.PROTRACTED(adjective) : लंबा
Pronunciation: pruh.trakt.uhd
Meaning: lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
Synonyms:prolonged, extended, long
Antonyms:short, brief, sudden
Sentence: we were in the midst of a protracted battle for recognition
Pronunciation: pruh.trakt.uhd
Meaning: lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
Synonyms:prolonged, extended, long
Antonyms:short, brief, sudden
Sentence: we were in the midst of a protracted battle for recognition
5.SLAPDASH(adjective) : हड़बड़ाहट से
Pronunciation: slap.dash
Meaning: careless, or done quickly and carelessly.
Synonyms: careless, hasty, hurried
Antonyms:regular, orderly,
Sentence: there was a rather slapdash approach to the recording.
Pronunciation: slap.dash
Meaning: careless, or done quickly and carelessly.
Synonyms: careless, hasty, hurried
Antonyms:regular, orderly,
Sentence: there was a rather slapdash approach to the recording.
6.CALIBRATE(verb) : जांचना
Pronunciation:ka.luh.brayt
Meaning: to mark units of measurement on an instrument so that it can be used for measuring something accurately.
Synonyms:measurement, mensuration, addition
Antonyms:disarrange
Sentence: Each and every time, we mentally calibrate the results.
Pronunciation:ka.luh.brayt
Meaning: to mark units of measurement on an instrument so that it can be used for measuring something accurately.
Synonyms:measurement, mensuration, addition
Antonyms:disarrange
Sentence: Each and every time, we mentally calibrate the results.
7.DISSONANT(adjective) : कर्कश
Pronunciation:di.suh.nuhnt
Meaning: lacking harmony.
Synonyms: atonl, tuneless, off-key
Antonyms:musical, sweet, tuneful
Sentence: His forms are typically harsh and jagged, and his colours dissonant.
Pronunciation:di.suh.nuhnt
Meaning: lacking harmony.
Synonyms: atonl, tuneless, off-key
Antonyms:musical, sweet, tuneful
Sentence: His forms are typically harsh and jagged, and his colours dissonant.
8.COAGULATE(verb) : स्कंदन करना
Pronunciation:koh.a.gyoo.layt
Meaning: (used about a liquid) to become thick and partly solid.
Synonyms:clot, cake, dry
Antonyms: melt, thaw, flux
Sentence: The eggs coagulate when heated.
Pronunciation:koh.a.gyoo.layt
Meaning: (used about a liquid) to become thick and partly solid.
Synonyms:clot, cake, dry
Antonyms: melt, thaw, flux
Sentence: The eggs coagulate when heated.
9.DELINEATE(verb) : वर्णन करना
Pronunciation:duh.li.nee.ayt
Meaning: to describe or draw something in great detail; to mark the boundary of something.
Synonyms:describe, set out, depict
Antonyms:distort, color, twist
Sentence: the lines that delineate the parking spaces have faded.
Pronunciation:duh.li.nee.ayt
Meaning: to describe or draw something in great detail; to mark the boundary of something.
Synonyms:describe, set out, depict
Antonyms:distort, color, twist
Sentence: the lines that delineate the parking spaces have faded.
10.PROFUSE(adjective) : विपुल
Pronunciation:pruh.fyoos
Meaning: given or produced in great quantity.
Synonyms:copious, ample, lavish
Antonyms:scanty, sparse, scant
Sentence: You missed the profuse apologies, and the promise of a full refund.
Pronunciation:pruh.fyoos
Meaning: given or produced in great quantity.
Synonyms:copious, ample, lavish
Antonyms:scanty, sparse, scant
Sentence: You missed the profuse apologies, and the promise of a full refund.
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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