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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 11 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.THRIVE(VERB): फलना-फूलना
Pronunciation: thrive
Meaning: to grow or develop well
Synonyms: prosper, burgeon, root
Antonyms: decline, fail, struggle
Sentence:Education groups thrive on organization.
2.MORIBUND(ADJECTIVE): मरणासन्न
Synonyms: prosper, burgeon, root
Antonyms: decline, fail, struggle
Sentence:Education groups thrive on organization.
2.MORIBUND(ADJECTIVE): मरणासन्न
Pronunciation: maw·ruh·buhnd
Meaning: in a very bad condition; dying
Synonyms: expiring, at death's door, near the end
Antonyms: alive, live, quick
Sentence:On examination she was moribund and dehydrated.
3.RECONCILE(VERB): मेल मिलाप
Synonyms: expiring, at death's door, near the end
Antonyms: alive, live, quick
Sentence:On examination she was moribund and dehydrated.
3.RECONCILE(VERB): मेल मिलाप
Pronunciation: ri·kuhn·sile
Meaning: to find a way of dealing with two ideas, situations, statements, etc. that seem to be opposite to each other.
Synonyms:combine, adapt, align
Antonyms:upset, confuse, skew
Sentence:He sought my advice on how to reconcile the conflict.
4.FABLED(ADJECTIVE): झूठा
Synonyms:combine, adapt, align
Antonyms:upset, confuse, skew
Sentence:He sought my advice on how to reconcile the conflict.
4.FABLED(ADJECTIVE): झूठा
Pronunciation: fay·bld
Meaning: famous, especially by reputation.
Synonyms: mythical, mythic, famed
Antonyms: real, actual, true
Sentence:The movie mentioned the fabled Arendelle kingdom.
5.DENT(VERB): काटने का निशान
Synonyms: mythical, mythic, famed
Antonyms: real, actual, true
Sentence:The movie mentioned the fabled Arendelle kingdom.
5.DENT(VERB): काटने का निशान
Pronunciation: dent
Meaning: a place where a flat surface, especially metal, has been hit and damaged but not broken.
Synonyms:hole, pit, cavity
Antonyms:projection, hill, rise
Sentence:This neither deterred him nor dented his enthusiasm.
6.CONVALESCE(VERB): अच्छा हो जाना
Synonyms:hole, pit, cavity
Antonyms:projection, hill, rise
Sentence:This neither deterred him nor dented his enthusiasm.
6.CONVALESCE(VERB): अच्छा हो जाना
Pronunciation: kawn·vuh·les
Meaning: to rest and get better over a period of time after an illness.
Synonyms: recover, improve, get better
Antonyms: deteriorate, fail, worsen
Sentence:He spent eight months convalescing after the stroke.
7.IMPOVERISH(VERB): शक्तिहीन करना
Synonyms: recover, improve, get better
Antonyms: deteriorate, fail, worsen
Sentence:He spent eight months convalescing after the stroke.
7.IMPOVERISH(VERB): शक्तिहीन करना
Pronunciation: uhm·paw·vuh·ruhsh
meaning: to make somebody/something poor or lower in quality.
Synonyms:ruin, beggar, bust
Antonyms: strengthen, richen, enrich
Sentence:The soil was impoverished by burning.
Synonyms:ruin, beggar, bust
Antonyms: strengthen, richen, enrich
Sentence:The soil was impoverished by burning.
8. REPUDIATE (VERB): परित्याग करना
Pronunciation: ruh·pyoo·dee·ayt
Meaning: to say that you refuse to accept or believe something.
Synonyms: renounce, abandon, give up
Antonyms: embrace, admit, allow
Sentence:She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders.
Synonyms: renounce, abandon, give up
Antonyms: embrace, admit, allow
Sentence:She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders.
9.VAGUELY(ADVERB): थोड़ा
Pronunciation: vayg·lee
Meaning: in a way that is not clear; slightly.
Synonyms: more or less, approximately, nearly
Antonyms: exactly, highly, very
Sentence:She vaguely remembered talking to him once.
10.UNBRIDLED(ADJECTIVE): निरंकुश
Pronunciation: uhn·brai·dld
Meaning: not controlled and therefore extreme.
Synonyms: unconstrained uncontrolled, rampant
Antonyms: restrained, controlled, governed
Sentence:I felt a moment of unbridled ambition.
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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