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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 07 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. APPREHENSION (NOUN): चिंता
Pronunciation: a·pruh·hen·shn
Meaning: anxiety
Synonyms: angst, alarm, worry
Antonyms: confidence
Sentence: He felt sick with apprehension.
2. STRIFE (NOUN): कलह
Pronunciation: strife
Meaning: trouble or fighting between people or groups.
Synonyms: friction, discord, war
Antonyms: harmony, peace, agreement
Sentence: With the civil strife, the importance and prosperity of the ruling party declined.
3. CAPSIZE (VERB): नाव को उलटना
Pronunciation: kap·size
Meaning: (used about boats) to turn over in the water.
Synonyms: turn over, upset, upend
Antonyms: right, raise, erect
Sentence: The craft capsized in heavy seas.
4. PHLEGMATIC (ADJECTIVE): सुस्त
Pronunciation: fleg.ma.tuhk
Meaning: not easily made angry or upset; calm.
Synonyms: calm, cool, composed
Synonyms: calm, cool, composed
Antonyms: emotional, fervent, fervid
Sentence: He is also phlegmatic on the subject of his dealings with Hollywood.
5. PENURY (NOUN): दरिद्रता
Pronunciation: peh·nyoo·ree
Meaning: the state of being very poor; extreme poverty.
Synonyms: misery, beggary, indigence
Antonyms: affluence, wealth, opulence
Sentence: When Margot lost all her money gambling, her family was forced to live in penury.
6. TRANSCEND (NOUN / VERB): ऊंचा उठना
Pronunciation: tran·send
Meaning: to go further, rise above, or be more important or better than something, especially a limit.
Synonyms: surpass, exceed, top
Antonyms: fail, lose, surrender
Sentence: The athlete hoped the increased training would allow him to transcend Olympic records.
7. PESTILENT (ADJECTIVE): बिनाशक
Pronunciation: peh·stuh·luhnt
Meaning: likely to cause or capable of causing death.
Synonyms: lethal, deadly, harmful
Antonyms: salubrious, beneficial, salutary.
Sentence: Smallpox is a pestilent disease.
8. ADEPTNESS (ADJECTIVE): निपुणता
Pronunciation: ad·ept.ness
Meaning: a high level of skill or expertise in a particular area.
Synonyms: skillfulness, adroitness, proficiency
Antonyms: ineptitude, ineptness, artlessness
Sentence: His quick adeptness was a product of good design.
9. SIGNATORY (NOUN): साक्षरकर्ता
Pronunciation: sig·neh·tree
Meaning: a person, organization or country that has signed an official document, agreement, or treaty.
Synonyms: signer, party to the agreement, endorsed
Antonyms: unofficial, unlawful, verboten
Sentence: The signatories of the peace treaty agreed to cease hostilities and work towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
10. DISMANTLE (VERB): अलग करना
Pronunciation: duhs·man·tl
Meaning: to take apart or pull down; to strip furniture, equipment, or fittings; to disassemble.
Synonyms: Deconstruct, demolish, take apart
Antonyms: Assemble, construct, build
Sentence: The workers were instructed to dismantle the old machinery before installing the new one.
Sentence: The workers were instructed to dismantle the old machinery before installing the new one.
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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