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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 07 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.DETRIMENT(NOUN): हानि
Pronunciation:deh•truh•muhnt
Meaning: the state of being harmed or damaged.
Synonyms: damage,injury, hurt
Antonyms: benefit, remedy, fix
Sentence:Hurried tests are a detriment to good education.
Pronunciation:deh•truh•muhnt
Meaning: the state of being harmed or damaged.
Synonyms: damage,injury, hurt
Antonyms: benefit, remedy, fix
Sentence:Hurried tests are a detriment to good education.
2. TRENCHANT (ADJECTIVE): कटु
Pronunciation:trench•uhnt
Meaning: vigorous or incisive in expression or style.
Synonyms: cutting, pointed, sharp
Antonyms: woolly, vague, blunt
Sentence:The White Paper makes trenchant criticisms of health authorities.
Pronunciation:trench•uhnt
Meaning: vigorous or incisive in expression or style.
Synonyms: cutting, pointed, sharp
Antonyms: woolly, vague, blunt
Sentence:The White Paper makes trenchant criticisms of health authorities.
3. REINFORCE (VERB): सुदृढ़
Pronunciation:ree•uhn•faws
Meaning: to make something stronger.
Synonyms: fortify, buttress, support
Antonyms: weaken, undermine, undercut
Pronunciation:ree•uhn•faws
Meaning: to make something stronger.
Synonyms: fortify, buttress, support
Antonyms: weaken, undermine, undercut
Sentence:The captain sent out another squad to reinforce the troops.
4.SPORADIC(ADJECTIVE): छिटपुट
Pronunciation:spuh•ra•duhk
Meaning: not happening or appearing in a pattern
Synonyms: infrequent, irregular, patchy
Antonyms: frequent, steady, regular
Sentence:Sporadic fighting broke out.
Pronunciation:spuh•ra•duhk
Meaning: not happening or appearing in a pattern
Synonyms: infrequent, irregular, patchy
Antonyms: frequent, steady, regular
Sentence:Sporadic fighting broke out.
5.PSYCHE(NOUN): मानस
Pronunciation:sai-ki
Meaning: the mind; your deepest feelings and attitudes
Synonyms: spirit, life, soul
Antonyms: body, flesh
Sentence:Her work touches something profound in the human psyche.
Pronunciation:sai-ki
Meaning: the mind; your deepest feelings and attitudes
Synonyms: spirit, life, soul
Antonyms: body, flesh
Sentence:Her work touches something profound in the human psyche.
6.BURGEON(VERB): तेजी से बढ़ते
Pronunciation:buh•juhn.uhng
Meaning:beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing.
Synonyms: boom, expand, swell
Antonyms: shrink,senile,tottery
Sentence:The city's suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the centre.
Pronunciation:buh•juhn.uhng
Meaning:beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing.
Synonyms: boom, expand, swell
Antonyms: shrink,senile,tottery
Sentence:The city's suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the centre.
7. RADICAL (ADJECTIVE): मौलिक
Pronunciation:ra•duh•kl
Meaning:(used about changes in something) very great; complete
Synonyms: thoroughgoing, complete, total
Antonyms: superficial, conservative, liberal
Sentence:A radical overhaul of the existing regulatory framework is needed.
Pronunciation:ra•duh•kl
Meaning:(used about changes in something) very great; complete
Synonyms: thoroughgoing, complete, total
Antonyms: superficial, conservative, liberal
Sentence:A radical overhaul of the existing regulatory framework is needed.
8.ABRASIVE(ADJECTIVE): अपघर्षक
Pronunciation:uh•brays•uhv
Meaning: rough and likely to scratch.
Synonyms: cutting, grating, biting
Antonyms: kind, delightful, pleasing
Sentence:Her abrasive and arrogant personal style won her few friends.
Pronunciation:uh•brays•uhv
Meaning: rough and likely to scratch.
Synonyms: cutting, grating, biting
Antonyms: kind, delightful, pleasing
Sentence:Her abrasive and arrogant personal style won her few friends.
9.ANNIHILATE(VERB): संहार करना
Pronunciation:uh.nai.uh.layt
Meaning: to destroy or defeat somebody/something completely
Synonyms: wipe out, obliterate, destroy
Antonyms: create, protect, save
Sentence:A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all.
Pronunciation:uh.nai.uh.layt
Meaning: to destroy or defeat somebody/something completely
Synonyms: wipe out, obliterate, destroy
Antonyms: create, protect, save
Sentence:A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all.
10. WHITTLE (VERB): छीलना
Pronunciation:vi.tl
Meaning: carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it.
Synonyms:cut, clip, drop
Antonyms:swell, dilate, inflate
Sentence:The list of five was whittled down to two.
Pronunciation:vi.tl
Meaning: carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it.
Synonyms:cut, clip, drop
Antonyms:swell, dilate, inflate
Sentence:The list of five was whittled down to two.
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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