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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 05 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.PORTEND(Verb) : संकेत मिलता
Pronunciation:paw·tend
Meaning: To be a sign that something bad is likely to happen in the future
Synonyms : Augur , Presage, warn of
Synonyms : Augur , Presage, warn of
Antonyms : describe, tell, relate
Sentence: Having a black cat pass your path is said to portend bad luck.
Sentence: Having a black cat pass your path is said to portend bad luck.
2.PENETRABLE(Adjective) : दिखाऊ
Pronunciation:peh·nuh·truh·bl
Meaning: Allowing things to pass through; permeable
Synonyms : Pervious, open, holey
Synonyms : Pervious, open, holey
Antonyms :impervious,impenetrable, dense
Sentence: The flashlights barely penetrated the gloom.
Sentence: The flashlights barely penetrated the gloom.
3.VOLATILITY(Noun) : अस्थिरता
Pronunciation:vaw·luh·ti·li·tee
Meaning: Likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly
Synonyms : Fickleness , Mutability, fickle
Antonyms : Certain , Constant, stable
Sentence: the children have been exposed to the full force of her volatility.
Synonyms : Fickleness , Mutability, fickle
Antonyms : Certain , Constant, stable
Sentence: the children have been exposed to the full force of her volatility.
4.INDISCRIMINATE : अविवेकी
Pronunciation:in·duh·skri·muh·nuht
Meaning: done or acting without making sensible judgement or caring about the possible harmful effects.
Synonyms : Haphazard , Unplanned
Antonyms : Systematic , Definite
Sentence: Cancer is completely indiscriminate in whom it strikes.
Synonyms : Haphazard , Unplanned
Antonyms : Systematic , Definite
Sentence: Cancer is completely indiscriminate in whom it strikes.
5.MIGRANTS(Noun) : प्रवासियों
Pronunciation:mai·gruhnts
Meaning: A person who moves from place to place looking for work
Synonyms : Emigrant, incomer, expat
Antonyms : Resident, native, citizen
Sentence: The government revoked her husband's license to operate migrant labor crews.
Synonyms : Emigrant, incomer, expat
Antonyms : Resident, native, citizen
Sentence: The government revoked her husband's license to operate migrant labor crews.
6.INTEGRITY(Noun) : अखंडता
Pronunciation:in·tuh·gruh·tee
Meaning: Quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
Synonyms : Uprightness , Probity, honour
Antonyms : Dishonesty, evil, sin
Sentence: They are trying to preserve the cultural integrity of the community.
Synonyms : Uprightness , Probity, honour
Antonyms : Dishonesty, evil, sin
Sentence: They are trying to preserve the cultural integrity of the community.
7.ERODING(Verb) : अपरदन
Pronunciation:uh·rode·uhng
Meaning: To diminish or destroy by degrees
Synonyms : Ruining , Collapsing, destroy
Antonyms : Restoring , Reviving, renew
Sentence: Wind and rain have eroded the statues into shapeless lumps of stone.
Synonyms : Ruining , Collapsing, destroy
Antonyms : Restoring , Reviving, renew
Sentence: Wind and rain have eroded the statues into shapeless lumps of stone.
8.EXPLICABLE(ADJECTIVE): समझाने के योग्य
Pronunciation: uhk·spli·kuh·bl
Meaning:comprehensible
Synonyms: understandable
Antonyms: inexplicable
Sentence:Differences in schools were not explicable in terms of differences in intake.
Synonyms: understandable
Antonyms: inexplicable
Sentence:Differences in schools were not explicable in terms of differences in intake.
9.SCEPTICISM(Noun): संदेहवाद
Pronunciation:skep·tuhs·i·zm
Meaning: Doubt that something is true or useful
Synonyms : Misbelief , Cynicism, doubt
Antonyms : Belief, confidence, trust
Synonyms : Misbelief , Cynicism, doubt
Antonyms : Belief, confidence, trust
Sentence: First, you must rid yourself of self-doubt and skepticism.
10.RAMIFICATIONS(Noun) : असर
Pronunciation:ra·muh·fuh·kay·shnz
Meaning: Possible result of a decision or action
Synonyms: Consequence , Outcome, result
Synonyms: Consequence , Outcome, result
Antonyms : basis , consideration, factor
Sentence: The unexpected ramification made the buyers hesitant about signing the lease.
Sentence: The unexpected ramification made the buyers hesitant about signing the lease.
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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