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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 06 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.LIBERAL (ADJECTIVE): उदार
Pronunciation:li•bruhl
Meaning: accepting different opinions or kinds of behaviour; tolerant
Synonyms:progresive,modern,open-minded
Antonyms:conservative, orthodox, rigid
Pronunciation:li•bruhl
Meaning: accepting different opinions or kinds of behaviour; tolerant
Synonyms:progresive,modern,open-minded
Antonyms:conservative, orthodox, rigid
Sentence:Sam was too liberal with the wine.
2.CONVALESCE (VERB): अच्छा हो जाना
Pronunciation:kawn•vuh•les
Meaning: to rest and get better over a period of time after an illness.
Synonyms: recover, improve, get well
Antonyms: deteriorate, wilt, fade
Sentence:After your operation, you'll need to convalesce for a week or two
Pronunciation:kawn•vuh•les
Meaning: to rest and get better over a period of time after an illness.
Synonyms: recover, improve, get well
Antonyms: deteriorate, wilt, fade
Sentence:After your operation, you'll need to convalesce for a week or two
3.EXTRICATE (VERB): हल करना
Pronunciation :ek•struh•kayt
Meaning: to manage to free somebody/something from a difficult situation or position.
Synonyms: free, release, get out
Antonyms: entangle, hinder, obstruct
Sentence:He was trying to extricate himself from official duties.
Pronunciation :ek•struh•kayt
Meaning: to manage to free somebody/something from a difficult situation or position.
Synonyms: free, release, get out
Antonyms: entangle, hinder, obstruct
Sentence:He was trying to extricate himself from official duties.
4.FIASCO (NOUN): असफलता
Pronunciation :fee•a•skoh
Meaning: an event that does not succeed, often in a way that causes embarrassment
Synonyms: disaster, catastrophe, flop
Antonyms:success,hit, smash
Sentence:His plans turned into a fiasco.
Pronunciation :fee•a•skoh
Meaning: an event that does not succeed, often in a way that causes embarrassment
Synonyms: disaster, catastrophe, flop
Antonyms:success,hit, smash
Sentence:His plans turned into a fiasco.
5.ALLY (VERB): मित्र
Pronunciation :uh-lie
Meaning: a country that has an agreement to support another country, especially in a war.
Synonyms: marry, couple, merge
Antonyms:enemy, foe, opponent
Sentence:He allied his racing experience with his father's business acumen.
Pronunciation :uh-lie
Meaning: a country that has an agreement to support another country, especially in a war.
Synonyms: marry, couple, merge
Antonyms:enemy, foe, opponent
Sentence:He allied his racing experience with his father's business acumen.
6.IMPLICATION (NOUN): निहितार्थ
Pronunciation :uhm•pluh•kay•shn
Meaning : the effect that something will have on something else in the future.
Synonyms: inference, insinuation, clue
Antonyms:factor, base, source
Sentence:he implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible.
Pronunciation :uhm•pluh•kay•shn
Meaning : the effect that something will have on something else in the future.
Synonyms: inference, insinuation, clue
Antonyms:factor, base, source
Sentence:he implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible.
7. SCURRY (NOUN): बौछाड़
Pronunciation :skuh•ree
Meaning : to run quickly with short steps; to hurry.
Synonyms: race, dash, jump
Antonyms:stroll, crawl, poke
Sentence:I was in such a scurry.
Pronunciation :skuh•ree
Meaning : to run quickly with short steps; to hurry.
Synonyms: race, dash, jump
Antonyms:stroll, crawl, poke
Sentence:I was in such a scurry.
8.MENACE (VERB): ख़तरा
Pronunciation :meh•nuhs
Meaning : a danger or threat.
Synonyms:hazard, trouble, trap
Antonyms:guard, ward, refuge
Sentence:Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching.
Pronunciation :meh•nuhs
Meaning : a danger or threat.
Synonyms:hazard, trouble, trap
Antonyms:guard, ward, refuge
Sentence:Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching.
9.IMPENDING (ADJECTIVE): आसन्न
Pronunciation :im•pen•ding
Meaning:(usually used about something bad) that will happen soon.
Synonyms:upcoming, coming, to come
Antonyms:recent, late, past
Sentence:They were in impending danger of being swept away.
Pronunciation :im•pen•ding
Meaning:(usually used about something bad) that will happen soon.
Synonyms:upcoming, coming, to come
Antonyms:recent, late, past
Sentence:They were in impending danger of being swept away.
10.EMPATHY (NOUN): समानुभूति
Pronunciation :em•puh•thee
Meaning:the ability to imagine how another person is feeling and so understand his/her mood.
Synonyms:pity, kindness, leniency
Antonyms:cruelty, violence, punishment
Sentence:She'd been incapable of empathy.
Pronunciation :em•puh•thee
Meaning:the ability to imagine how another person is feeling and so understand his/her mood.
Synonyms:pity, kindness, leniency
Antonyms:cruelty, violence, punishment
Sentence:She'd been incapable of empathy.
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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