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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 01st December 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. VEIL (VERB): घूंघट
Pronunciation: vayl
Meaning:envelop.
Synonyms: Surround, Swathe
Antonyms: Unveil
Sentence:She's got long fair hair, but she's got veils them.
2. CONSTERNATION (NOUN): आतंक
Pronunciation: kawn·stuh·nay·shn
Meaning:dismay.
Synonyms: Perturbation, Anxiety
Synonyms: Perturbation, Anxiety
Antonyms: Satisfaction
Sentence: To her consternation, her car didn’t start.
Sentence: To her consternation, her car didn’t start.
3. DISENGAGE (VERB): छुड़ाना
Pronunciation: dis·uhn·gayj
Meaning:remove.
Synonyms: Detach, Disentangle
Synonyms: Detach, Disentangle
Antonyms: Attach
Sentence: I disengaged his hand from mine.
4. PLUMMETING (VERB): गिरावट
Pronunciation: pluh·muht·uhng
Meaning: to fall very quickly and suddenly.
Synonyms: Collapse, Decrease
Antonyms: Increase, Raise
Sentence: He didn't even look at her, and her hope plummeted again.
Synonyms: Collapse, Decrease
Antonyms: Increase, Raise
Sentence: He didn't even look at her, and her hope plummeted again.
5. RECKON (VERB): अनुमान करना
Pronunciation: reh·kn
Meaning: to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
Synonyms: Compute, Quantify
Antonyms: Discard, Ignore
Sentence: I never met your mother, but if she was anything like you, I reckon he thought she'd do just that
Synonyms: Compute, Quantify
Antonyms: Discard, Ignore
Sentence: I never met your mother, but if she was anything like you, I reckon he thought she'd do just that
6. DENT (VERB): कम करना
Pronunciation: dent
Meaning: diminish.
Synonyms: reduce, lessen
Antonyms: increase
Sentence: She didn’t seem to dent the plate of food.
7. REINED (VERB): संयम करना
Pronunciation: raynd
Meaning: to limit or control (someone or something).
Synonyms: Restrained, Clogged
Antonyms: Release, Continue
Synonyms: Restrained, Clogged
Antonyms: Release, Continue
Sentence: I gave him free rein to do what he needed to
8. INTERMINABLE (ADJECTIVE): अनंत
Pronunciation: uhn·tuh·muh·nuh·bl
Meaning: continuing for too long and therefore boring or annoying.
Synonyms: Incessant, Everlasting
Antonyms: Limited, Halting
Sentence: She cried for what seemed like an interminable time.
Synonyms: Incessant, Everlasting
Antonyms: Limited, Halting
Sentence: She cried for what seemed like an interminable time.
9. STREAK(NOUN): रेखा
Pronunciation: streek
Meaning: a period of time during which something continues to happen.
Synonyms: Line, Ray
Antonyms: Unbar, Detach
Sentence: Her hair is dyed blue, with streaks of bright green.
Synonyms: Line, Ray
Antonyms: Unbar, Detach
Sentence: Her hair is dyed blue, with streaks of bright green.
10. RELENTED (VERB): मान जाना
Pronunciation: ruh·lent·uhd
Meaning: to become less severe, harsh, or strict, usually from reasons of humanity.
Synonyms: Acquiesce, Capitulate
Antonyms: Resist, Accumulate
Sentence: I'm sure if he sees how important this is to you, he'll relent.
Synonyms: Acquiesce, Capitulate
Antonyms: Resist, Accumulate
Sentence: I'm sure if he sees how important this is to you, he'll relent.
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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