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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 06 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. ENUMERATE (Verb): एक एक करके बताना
Pronunciation: uh.nyoo.muh.rayt
Meaning: to name a list of things separately, one by one.
Synonyms: list, recite, detail
Antonyms: generalize,
Sentences: For their part, the miners enumerate the number of jobs the industry provides.
2. OPPORTUNE(Adjective): समयानुकूल
Pronunciation: aw.puh.tyoon
Meaning: especially convenient or appropriate for a particular action or event.
Synonym: anticipated, appropriate, seasonable
Antonym: inopportune, untimely, improper
Sentence: They chose an opportune time to invest in real estate.
3. TUTELAGE(Noun): संरक्षण
Pronunciation: tyoo.tuhl.uhj
Meaning: protection of or authority over someone or something; guardianship.
Synonym: apprenticeship, coaching, custody
Antonym: ignorance
Sentence: The company is relying on the tutelage of its new CEO to increase profits.
4. HERCULEAN(Adjective): अत्यंत कठिन
Pronunciation:huh.kyoo.lee.uhn
Meaning: requiring great strength or effort.
Synonym: challenging, formidable, rigorous
Antonym: effortless, achievable, facile
Sentence: Although starting a garden sounded fun in theory, the constant weeding and pest control turned it into a herculean task.
5. PROSCRIBE(Verb): देश से निकालना
Pronunciation: pruh.skribe
Meaning: forbid, especially by law.
Synonym: prohibit, ban, outlaw
Antonym: permit, allow, approve
Sentence: The town has passed an ordinance that proscribes the ownership of snakes and other exotic pets.
6. COUTH(Adjective): सभ्य
Pronunciation: couth
Meaning: cultured, refined, and well-mannered.
Synonym: Cultured, Refined, Polished
Antonym: Rude, Crude, Vulgar
Sentence: Despite his wealth, he lacked the couth expected in high society.
7. NASCENT(Adjective): नवजात
Pronunciation: na.snt
Meaning: just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.
Synonym: initial, first, original
Antonym: mature, ripe, higher
Sentence: The actress is now focused on her nascent singing career.
8. FIASCO(Noun): असफलता
Pronunciation: fee.a.skoh
Meaning: a complete failure, especially a ludicrous or humiliating one.
Synonym: blunder, breakdown, debacle
Antonym: accomplishment, achievement, miracle
Sentence: The entire fiasco could have been avoided if they'd followed the instructions.
9. INTERMINABLE (Adjective): अनंत
Pronunciation: uhn.tuh.muh.nuh.bl
Meaning: endless or apparently endless (often used hyperbolically).
Synonym: boundless, continuous, endless
Antonym: brief, ceasing, ephemeral
Sentence: The family played games to pass the time during the interminable wait for their delayed flight.
10 . DYSEPTIC (Adjective): चिड़चिड़ा
Pronunciation: duh.spep.tuhk
Meaning: having indigestion or a consequent air of irritable bad temper.
Synonym: irritable, splenetic, cantankerous
Antonym: amiable, congenial, pleasant
Sentence: The comedian’s shtick of delivering dyspeptic rants on the daily annoyances of modern life was enormously popular.
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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