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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 10 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.DISPENSE(VERB): बग़ैर
Pronunciation: duh·spens
Meaning: to give or provide people with something.
Synonyms: omit, drop, waive
Synonyms: omit, drop, waive
Antonyms: include, refuse, deny
Sentence:Let's dispense with the formalities, shall we?
Sentence:Let's dispense with the formalities, shall we?
2.TENACITY(NOUN): दृढ़ता
Pronunciation: tuh·na·suh·tee
Meaning: the determination to continue what you are doing.
Synonyms: determination, perseverance, doggedness
Antonyms: irresolution, timidity, hesitation
Sentence:She fought with tenacity born of anxiety.
Antonyms: irresolution, timidity, hesitation
Sentence:She fought with tenacity born of anxiety.
3. RECTITUDE (NOUN): इंसाफ
Pronunciation: rek·tuh·chood
Meaning: morally correct behaviour or thinking; righteousness.
Synonyms: goodness, virtue, honour
Antonyms:evil, sin, badness
Sentence:The necessity of moral rectitude was itself an incentive.
Synonyms: goodness, virtue, honour
Antonyms:evil, sin, badness
Sentence:The necessity of moral rectitude was itself an incentive.
4. ABREAST (ADVERB): बराबर में
Pronunciation: uh·brest
Meaning: next to or level with somebody/something and going in the same direction.
Synonyms:familiar, up, aware
Antonyms:ignorant, unfamiliar, unaware
Sentence:In modern times, one has to keep abreast of developments.
Synonyms:familiar, up, aware
Antonyms:ignorant, unfamiliar, unaware
Sentence:In modern times, one has to keep abreast of developments.
5. RENEGE (VERB): इनकार
Pronunciation: ruh·nayg
Meaning: go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract.
Synonyms: break, back out of, pull out of
Antonyms: keep, satisfy, honor
Sentence:If you renege on the deal now, I'll fight you in the courts.
Synonyms: break, back out of, pull out of
Antonyms: keep, satisfy, honor
Sentence:If you renege on the deal now, I'll fight you in the courts.
6.PROTRACT(VERB): रक्षा करना
Pronunciation: pruh·tekt
Meaning: to keep somebody/something safe; to defend somebody/something.
Synonyms: defend, guard, shield
Antonyms:attack, assail, beset
Sentence:He had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process.
Synonyms: defend, guard, shield
Antonyms:attack, assail, beset
Sentence:He had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process.
7.BLATANT(ADJECTIVE): ज़बरदस्त
Pronunciation: blay·tnt
Meaning: very clear or obvious.
Synonyms: glaring, obvious, overt
Antonyms:silent, quiet. still
Sentence:The blatant defiance was so sweetly uttered, he didn't know how to respond.
Synonyms: glaring, obvious, overt
Antonyms:silent, quiet. still
Sentence:The blatant defiance was so sweetly uttered, he didn't know how to respond.
8.PRESUMPTUOUS(ADJECTIVE): अभिमान
Pronunciation: pruh·zuhmp·tyoo·uhs
Meaning: confident that something will happen or that somebody will do something without making sure first, in a way that annoys people.
Synonyms: overconfident, arrogant, bold
Synonyms: overconfident, arrogant, bold
Antonyms:timid, unassuming
Sentence:The man seemed too presumptuous to be a humble leader for the nation.
Sentence:The man seemed too presumptuous to be a humble leader for the nation.
9.DETER(VERB): रोकना
Pronunciation: di-tur
Meaning: to make somebody decide not to do something, especially by telling him/her that it would have bad results.
Synonyms: stop, put off, scare off
Antonyms: encourage, induce, urge
Synonyms: stop, put off, scare off
Antonyms: encourage, induce, urge
Sentence:Strategists think about how to deter war, and also how war might occur.
10.RETREAT(VERB): पीछे हटना
Pronunciation: ri·treet
Meaning: (used about an army, etc.) to move backwards in order to leave a battle or in order not to become involved in a battle.
Synonyms: withdraw, draw back, pull back
Antonyms: advance, advancement
Sentence:The French retreated in disarray.
Synonyms: withdraw, draw back, pull back
Antonyms: advance, advancement
Sentence:The French retreated in disarray.
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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