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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 05 June 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.
Happy learning!!!
Happy learning!!!
1. STRINGENT (ADJECTIVE): कठोर
Pronunciation: strin·jnt
Meaning: strict, precise, and exacting (of regulations, requirements, or conditions).
Synonyms: strict, rigorous, rigid
Antonyms: lenient, flexible, loose
Sentence: The quantity of exports has declined since the early 80s due to thestringent procedures by the government.
2. REMINISCE (VERB): याद दिलाना
Pronunciation: reh·muh·nis
Meaning: to talk or write about past experiences that you remember
with pleasure.
Synonyms: remember, recollect, recall
Antonyms: forget, ignore, neglect
Sentence: My grandfather used to reminisce about his years in the navy.
3. PESTILENT (ADJECTIVE): विनाशक
Pronunciation: peh·stuh·luhnt
Meaning: likely to cause or capable of causing death.
Synonyms: lethal, deadly, harmful
Antonyms: salubrious, beneficial, salutary
Sentence: Smallpox is a pestilent disease.
4. ENNOBLE (VERB): सम्मानित करना
Pronunciation: uh·noh·bl
Meaning: give (someone) a noble rank or title.
Synonyms: exalt, glorify, magnanimous
Antonyms: debase, degrade, demean
Sentence: Her stoicism is all the more ennobling, given how much it costs her.
5. FLIMSY (ADJECTIVE): कमजोर
Pronunciation: flim·zee
Meaning: comparatively light and insubstantial; easily damaged.
Synonyms: fragile, insubstantial, feeble
Antonyms: sturdy, substantial, strong
Sentence: The storm flattened the flimsy wooden huts that the villagers lived in.
6. PENITENT (ADJECTIVE): अनुतापी
Pronunciation: peh·nuh·tnt
Meaning: feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant.
Synonyms: repentant, remorseful, ashamed
Antonyms: impenitent, unrepentant, unapologetic
Sentence: “I’m sorry, ” she said with penitent smile.
7. SCION (NOUN): वंशज
Pronunciation: sai·uhn
Meaning: a young member of a family, especially a famous or important one.
Synonyms: descendant, successor, heir
Antonyms: parent
Sentence: He's the scion of a very wealthy newspaper-publishing family.
8. IRE (NOUN): गुस्सा
Pronunciation: ire
Meaning: anger.
Synonyms: indignation, wrath, outrage
Antonyms: Pleasure, calmness, delight
Sentence: Their ire was directed mainly at the government.
9. AGGRIEVE (ADJECTIVE): पीड़ा देना
Pronunciation:ag·grieve
Meaning: feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated.
Synonyms: agitate, discompose, disquiet
Antonyms: satisfy, please, gratify
Sentence: She felt aggrieved at not being chosen for the team.
10. UNDERBELLY (NOUN): कमजोर स्थान
Pronunciation: uhn·duh·beh·lee
Meaning: an area vulnerable to attack; a hidden unpleasant or criminal part of society.
Synonyms: vulnerable spot, weak point, Achilles' heel
Antonyms: stronghold, fortified area
Sentence: Poverty and inequality are the underbelly of our society.
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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