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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings: 06th November 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. FLAG (VERB):थकना
Pronunciation: flag
Meaning: tire.
Synonyms: weaken, falter
Antonyms: revive
Sentence: If you begin to flag, there is an excellent cafe to revive you.
2. DEFER (VERB): समर्पण करना
Pronunciation: di·fuh
Meaning: yield.
Synonyms: submit, give way
Antonyms: stand up to
Sentence: He was not a man to defer this kind of pressure.
3. NEGATE (VERB): प्रतिवाद करना
Pronunciation: nuh·gayt
Meaning: make ineffective; nullify.
Synonyms: annihilate, disallow
Antonyms: allow, assist
Sentence: The criminal will negate all charges if you fail to prove him guilty.
4. QUEER (ADJECTIVE): विचित्र
Pronunciation: kveeuh
Meaning: abnormal.
Synonyms: erratic, weird
Antonyms: sensible, sound
Sentence: They are queer in behaviour and extremely uncultured in their lifestyle.
5. STIMULATE (VERB): उत्तेजित करना
Pronunciation: sti·myoo·layt
Meaning: provoke.
Synonyms: elate, arouse
Antonyms: neglect, dishearten
Sentence: The teacher has to stimulate the students in order to create a hunger in them.
6. CORNUCOPIA (NOUN): प्रचुरता
Pronunciation: kaw·nyoo·koh·pee·uh
Meaning: abundance.
Synonyms: bounty, fullness
Antonyms: need, lack
Sentence: I shall come from London Town with a cornucopia of presents.
7. FRET (VERB): चिड़चिड़ाना
Pronunciation: fret
Meaning: feel uneasy.
Synonyms: be upset, be anxious
Antonyms: please, delight
Sentence: She was always fretting about something or the other.
8. ETHEREAL (ADJECTIVE): कोमल
Pronunciation: uh·theeuh·ree·uhl
Meaning: extremely delicate.
Synonyms: light, sublime
Antonyms: earthly, indelicate
Sentence: In this ethereal realm are the currents that make possible wireless telegraphy.
9. UNLETTERED (ADJECTIVE): निरक्षर
Pronunciation: uhn·leh·tuhd
Meaning: uneducated.
Synonyms: ignorant, illiterate
Antonyms: educated, literate
Sentence: Such misconceptions have not been confined to the unlettered masses.
10. SPRIGHTLY (ADJECTIVE): प्रमुदित
Pronunciation: sprite·lee
Meaning: lively.
Synonyms: agile, active
Antonyms: spiritless, lethargic
Sentence: The sprightly old woman walks two miles every day.
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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