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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 01 May 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.
1.PERTINENT(ADJECTIVE): उचित
Pronunciation:puh·ti·nent
Meaning: closely connected with the subject being discussed.
Synonyms: related, suitable, to the point
Antonyms: Irrelevant, inappropriate, unsuitable
Sentence: To ensure a prompt reply, please include all pertinent details in your email.
Synonyms: related, suitable, to the point
Antonyms: Irrelevant, inappropriate, unsuitable
Sentence: To ensure a prompt reply, please include all pertinent details in your email.
2. ENUMERATION (NOUN): गणना
Pronunciation:uh·nyoo·muh·ray·shn
Meaning:the action of mentioning a number of things one by one.
Synonyms: counting, listing, tabulation
Antonyms: generalization, estimation, approximation
Sentence: The survey involved the enumeration of all the species of birds found in the area.
Antonyms: generalization, estimation, approximation
Sentence: The survey involved the enumeration of all the species of birds found in the area.
3. CONTENTION (ADJECTIVE): विवाद
Pronunciation:kuhn·ten·shn
Meaning:the disagreement that results from opposing arguments.
Synonyms: argument, dispute, guess
Antonyms: harmony, peace, concord
Sentence: There's a lot of contention about that issue - for every person firmly in favor, there's someone fiercely against it.
Synonyms: argument, dispute, guess
Antonyms: harmony, peace, concord
Sentence: There's a lot of contention about that issue - for every person firmly in favor, there's someone fiercely against it.
4. MITIGATE (VERB): कम करना
Pronunciation:mi·tuh·gayt
Meaning:to make less severe, serious, or painful; to alleviate or reduce.
Synonyms: Reduce, Alleviate, Lessen
Antonyms: Aggravate, Intensify, Exacerbate
Sentence: The doctor prescribed painkillers to mitigate the patient's discomfort.
Synonyms: Reduce, Alleviate, Lessen
Antonyms: Aggravate, Intensify, Exacerbate
Sentence: The doctor prescribed painkillers to mitigate the patient's discomfort.
5.FICKLE (ADJECTIVE): चंचल
Pronunciation:fi·kl
Meaning:changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties, interests, or affection.
Synonyms: capricious, changeable, variable
Antonyms: constant, certain, unchanging
Sentence: The weather is so fickle at this time of year.
Antonyms: constant, certain, unchanging
Sentence: The weather is so fickle at this time of year.
6. CIRCUMVENT (VERB): बिगाड़ना
Pronunciation:suh·kuhm·vent
Meaning:to avoid something, especially cleverly or by deceiving.
Synonyms: avoid, evade, dodge
Antonyms: keep, follow, seek
Sentence: The burglar tried to find a way to circumvent the alarm system.
7. LAGGARD (ADJECTIVE): सुस्त
Pronunciation:lag·uhd
Meaning: a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others.
Synonyms: slow, lagging, pokey
Antonyms: prompt, swift, agile
Synonyms: slow, lagging, pokey
Antonyms: prompt, swift, agile
Sentence: The company's laggard progress in implementing new technology put them at a disadvantage compared to their competitors.
8. CAJOLE (VERB): फुसलाना
Pronunciation: kuh.jole
Meaning: to persuade a person to do something or give something by being very nice to him/her.
Synonyms: coax, urge, lure
Antonyms: harass, pester, tease
Sentence : he hoped to cajole her into selling the house.
9. CRINGE (VERB) : चापलूसी
Pronunciation: krinj
Meaning: to feel embarrassed.
Synonyms: wince, flinch, blench
Antonyms: approach, near, beard
Sentence: purists may cringe at being offered wine from a cardboard box.
10. EQUIVOCATE (VERB): गोलमाल जवाब देना
Pronunciation: uh.kvi.vuh.kayt
Meaning: use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
Synonyms: duplicate, posing, wily
Antonyms: truthful, direct, open
Sentence: The applicant seemed to be equivocating when we asked him about his last job.
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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