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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 04 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.OPTIMISM (NOUN): आशावाद
Pronunciation:awp·tuh·mi·zm
Meaning: the feeling that the future will be good or successful.
Synonyms: Confidence, Buoyancy, cheer
Antonyms: Pessimism, concern, despair
Antonyms: Pessimism, concern, despair
Sentence:The talks had been amicable and there were grounds for optimism.
2.EVADE (VERB): बचना
2.EVADE (VERB): बचना
Pronunciation:uh·vayd
Meaning: to manage to escape from or to avoid meeting somebody/something.
Synonyms: avoid, dodge, elude
Antonyms: confront, seek, accept
Sentence:Friends helped him to evade my woes.
Synonyms: avoid, dodge, elude
Antonyms: confront, seek, accept
Sentence:Friends helped him to evade my woes.
3.ENORMOUSLY (ADVERB): अत्यंत
Pronunciation:uh·naw·muhs·lee
Meaning: extremely or very much.
Synonyms: Extremely, Exceedingly, very
Antonyms: Moderately, little, just
Synonyms: Extremely, Exceedingly, very
Antonyms: Moderately, little, just
Sentence:Quality of life varies enormously from one place to another.
4.VEHEMENCE (NOUN): उत्साह
4.VEHEMENCE (NOUN): उत्साह
Pronunciation:vee·uh·muhns
Meaning: great forcefulness or intensity of feeling or expression.
Synonyms: Force, Ardor, passion
Antonyms: Apathy, mildness, delicacy
Sentence:There was a lot of vehemence in his reaction.
Antonyms: Apathy, mildness, delicacy
Sentence:There was a lot of vehemence in his reaction.
5.EXPEDITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): शीघ्र
Pronunciation:ek·spuh·di·shuhs
Menaing: done with speed and efficiency.
Synonyms: Swift, Quick, fast
Antonyms: Slow, tardy, lazy
Sentence:The investigation was supposed to be expeditious.
6.PROMPT (VERB): तत्पर
Pronunciation:prawmt
Menaing: immediate; done without delay.
Synonyms: Make, Move, cause
Antonyms: Discourage, limit, check
Sentence:Curiosity prompted him to look inside.
7.REAP (NOUN): काटना
Pronunciation:reep
Meaning: to cut and collect a crop (corn, wheat, etc.)
Synonyms: Obtain, Get, earn
Antonyms: Lose, waste, spend
Sentence:The company is reaping the benefits.
8.POST (PREPOSITION): डाक
Pronunciation:poset
Meaning: the system or organization for collecting and dealing with letters, packages, etc.
Synonyms:job, duty, brief
Antonyms:unemployment, avocation, joblessness
Sentence:American poetry post the 1950s hasn't had the same impact.
9. DASTARDLY (ADJECTIVE): डरपोक
Pronunciation:daa·stuhd·lee
Meaning: wicked and cruel.
Synonyms: evil, iniquitous, wicked
Antonyms: noble, brave, gallant
Sentence:We all know the pirates and their dastardly deeds.
10. EARMARK (VERB): दाग़ना
Pronunciation:eeuh·maak
Meaning: to choose somebody/something to do something in the future.
Synonyms: Reserve, Appropriate
Antonyms: ignore, neglect, misuse
Sentence:The cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme.
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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