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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 03 April 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.LOPSIDED (ADJECTIVE): एकतरफा
Pronunciation:lawp·side·uhd
Meaning: with one side bigger, higher, etc. than the other; not equally balanced.
Synonyms: tilted, uneven, oblique
Antonyms: straight, regular, level
Sentence: Not realizing the table was lopsided, the patron placed his drink on it and water went everywhere.
Synonyms: tilted, uneven, oblique
Antonyms: straight, regular, level
Sentence: Not realizing the table was lopsided, the patron placed his drink on it and water went everywhere.
2. VANDALISM (NOUN): बर्बरता
Pronunciation:van·duhl·i·zm
Meaning: the crime of intentionally damaging property belonging to other people.
Synonyms: destruction, defacement, desecration
Antonyms: protection, conservation, preservation
Sentence: Beset by drug problems, violence, and vandalism, this is one of the most unpleasant areas in the city.
Synonyms: destruction, defacement, desecration
Antonyms: protection, conservation, preservation
Sentence: Beset by drug problems, violence, and vandalism, this is one of the most unpleasant areas in the city.
3. SMIDGEN (NOUN) : एक छोटा सा हिस्सा
Pronunciation:smi·jn
Meaning: a small amount of something.
Synonyms: ace, bit, driblet
Antonyms: abundance, barrel, boatload
Sentence: The amount of sand I can hold in my hand is a smidgen compared to all the sand on the beach.
Synonyms: ace, bit, driblet
Antonyms: abundance, barrel, boatload
Sentence: The amount of sand I can hold in my hand is a smidgen compared to all the sand on the beach.
4. WEASEL (ADJECTIVE) : चालक आदमी
Pronunciation:vee·zl
Meaning: a deceitful or treacherous person
Synonyms: scoundrel, wretch, serpent
Synonyms: scoundrel, wretch, serpent
Antonyms: introvert , withholder
Sentence: He was a double-crossing weasel.
Sentence: He was a double-crossing weasel.
5. GROUSE (VERB) : गुनगुनानेवाला
Pronunciation:graws
Meaning: complain pettily; grumble
Synonyms: grumble, complain, moan
Antonyms: commendation, compliment, plaudit
Sentence: She heard him grousing about his assistant.
Synonyms: grumble, complain, moan
Antonyms: commendation, compliment, plaudit
Sentence: She heard him grousing about his assistant.
6. DISCREPANCIES (NOUN): विसंगतियों
Pronunciation:di·skruh·puhn·seez
Meaning: a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.
Synonyms: inconsistency, difference, disparity
Antonyms: similarity, resemblance, analogy
Antonyms: similarity, resemblance, analogy
Sentence: I was forced to fire my accountant after he could not explain the discrepancy in my bank account
7. PIFFLE (NOUN): बकवास
Pronunciation:pi·fl
Meaning: language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.
Synonyms: nonsense, blather, claptrap
Antonyms: sense, discernment, reasonable
Sentence: Joe really does talk a lot of piffle sometimes.
Synonyms: nonsense, blather, claptrap
Antonyms: sense, discernment, reasonable
Sentence: Joe really does talk a lot of piffle sometimes.
8. EQUANIMITY (NOUN): समभाव
Pronunciation:eh·kvuh·ni·muh·tee
Meaning: mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.
Synonyms: composure, calmness, serenity
Antonyms: agitation, perturbation, anxiety
Sentence: Even though the fire alarm has sounded, we must maintain equanimity and calmly exit the building.
Synonyms: composure, calmness, serenity
Antonyms: agitation, perturbation, anxiety
Sentence: Even though the fire alarm has sounded, we must maintain equanimity and calmly exit the building.
9. BIGOTRY (NOUN) : कट्टरता
Pronunciation:bi·guh·tree
Meaning: the fact of having and expressing strong, unreasonable beliefs and disliking otherpeople who have different beliefs or a different way of life.
Synonyms: intolerance, prejudice, bias
Antonyms: humanitarian, liberal, moderate
Sentence: Our hearts must not harbor hate, anger, bigotry, violence, or discrimination.
Antonyms: humanitarian, liberal, moderate
Sentence: Our hearts must not harbor hate, anger, bigotry, violence, or discrimination.
10. UNABASHED (ADJECTIVE) : अचल
Pronunciation:uhn·uh·basht
Meaning: not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed (not worried about being criticized).
Synonyms: shameless, proud, brazen
Antonyms: sheepish, embarrassed, ashamed
Sentence: The woman’s unabashed admirer showed up to her house with a guitar and a song.
Synonyms: shameless, proud, brazen
Antonyms: sheepish, embarrassed, ashamed
Sentence: The woman’s unabashed admirer showed up to her house with a guitar and a song.
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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