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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 04 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.RIFE (adj.): व्याप्त
Pronunciation: rife
Meaning: (especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread.
Synonyms: widespread, general, common
Antonyms: blank, devoid, empty
Sentence: Corruption was rife before the election.
2.TRAILBLAZER (noun) : इन्नोवेटर
Pronunciation: trayl·blayz·uh
Meaning: a pioneer; an innovator.
Synonyms: pioneer, innovator, forerunner
Antonyms: establishment, old guard
Sentence: He was a trailblazer for many ideas that are now standard fare.
3.WOBBLY (adj.) : अस्थिर
Pronunciation: vaw·buhl·ee
Meaning: tending to move unsteadily from side to side.
Synonyms: unsteady, unstable, shaky
Antonyms: settled, stable, steady
Sentence: I was sitting on a wobbly plastic chair.
4.CREDENCE (noun) : विश्वास
Pronunciation: kree·dns
Meaning: belief in or acceptance of something as true.
Synonyms: belief, faith, trust
Antonyms: distrust, mistrust, doubt
Sentence: I don’t give any credence to these rumors.
5.ESPIONAGE (noun) : जासूसी
Pronunciation: eh·spee·uh·naaj
Meaning: the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information.
Synonyms: spying, undercover work, surveillance
Antonyms: carelessness,ignorance,indifference
Sentence: The whole emphasis of the first Act in 1889 was on espionage and treason
6.DIFFIDENCE (noun) : संशय
Pronunciation: di·fuh·dns
Meaning: modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence.
Synonyms: shyness, bashfulness, unassertiveness
Antonyms: impertinence, impudence, insolence
Sentence: He entered the room with a certain diffidence.
7.FIASCO (noun) : असफलता
Pronunciation: fee.a.skoh
Meaning: a thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way.
Synonyms: failure, debacle, shambles
Antonyms: hit, smash, success
Sentence: The mass rally was a total fiasco.
8.SNIPPET (noun) : टुकड़ा
Pronunciation: snip·uht
Meaning: a small piece or brief extract.
Synonyms: piece, bit, scrap
Antonyms: chunk, hunk, lump
Sentence: Snippets of information about the war.
9.ELAPSE (verb) : बीतना
Pronunciation: uh·laps
Meaning: (of time) pass or go by.
Synonyms: pass, go by/past, proceed
Antonyms: halt, hold, wait
Sentence: So a week or so may elapse between the first and the last eggs hatching.
10.HAYWIRE (adj.) : उत्तेजित
Pronunciation: hay·vai·uh
Meaning: erratic; out of control.
Synonyms: out of order, erratic, faulty
Antonyms: in order, under control
Sentence: After that, things started to go haywire.
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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