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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 12 April 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.FALTER (VERB) : डिगना
Pronunciation:fawl·tuh
Meaning: to become weak or move in a way that is not steady.
Synonyms: waver, vacillate, stagger
Antonyms: decide, budge, plunge
Sentence:His voice began to falter at the mention of his sufferings in the old days.
Antonyms: decide, budge, plunge
Sentence:His voice began to falter at the mention of his sufferings in the old days.
2. CONTEMPLATE (VERB) : मनन
Pronunciation:kawn·tuhm·playt
Meaning:think deeply and at length.
Synonyms: ponder, consider, entertain
Antonyms: dismiss, ignore, scorn
Sentence: When the accountant was asked to contemplate the current budget, he discovered many ways the company could save money.
Synonyms: ponder, consider, entertain
Antonyms: dismiss, ignore, scorn
Sentence: When the accountant was asked to contemplate the current budget, he discovered many ways the company could save money.
3. COMPLY (VERB) : अनुपालन करना
Pronunciation:kuhm·plai
Meaning:act in accordance with a wish or command.
Synonyms: consent, defer, accede
Antonyms: disagree, differ, dissent
Synonyms: consent, defer, accede
Antonyms: disagree, differ, dissent
Sentence: The man was arrested because he refused to comply with the airline’s no smoking policy.
4. CONVICTION (NOUN): दृढ़ विश्वास
Pronunciation:kuhn·vik·shn
Meaning: a formal declaration by the verdict or decision of a judge in a court of law that someone is guilty of a criminal offense; firmly held belief or opinion.
Synonyms: judgement, sentence, assurance
Synonyms: judgement, sentence, assurance
Antonyms: disbelief, distrust, skepticism
Sentence:She takes pride in stating her political convictions.
Sentence:She takes pride in stating her political convictions.
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.
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.
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) : विषैला
Pronunciation:peh·stuh·len.shl
Meaning:likely to cause or capable of causing death.
Synonyms: lethal, deadly, harmful
Antonyms: salubrious, beneficial, salutary.
Synonyms: lethal, deadly, harmful
Antonyms: salubrious, beneficial, salutary.
Sentence:Smallpox is a pestilent disease.
8. ADEPTNESS (ADJECTIVE) : निपुणता
Pronunciation:ad·ept.ness
Meaning: very good or skilful at something.
Synonyms: skillfulness, adroitness, proficiency
Antonyms: ineptitude, ineptness, artlessness
Sentence: His quick adeptness was a product of good design.
Synonyms: skillfulness, adroitness, proficiency
Antonyms: ineptitude, ineptness, artlessness
Sentence: His quick adeptness was a product of good design.
9. CUMBER (NOUN) : बोझ
Pronunciation: kuhm·buh
Meaning:obstruction, or burden.
Synonyms: burden, load, peril
Antonyms: incentive, spur, aid
Sentence: His heavy boots cumbered him in walking.
Synonyms: burden, load, peril
Antonyms: incentive, spur, aid
Sentence: His heavy boots cumbered him in walking.
10. CHASTEN (VERB) : दंड देना
Pronunciation:chays·uhn
Meaning:to inflict a penalty for a fault or crime.
Synonyms: punish, fine, penalize
Antonyms: spare, excuse, pardon
Sentence: When I was a child, my parents would chasten me by taking all of my toys
Synonyms: punish, fine, penalize
Antonyms: spare, excuse, pardon
Sentence: When I was a child, my parents would chasten me by taking all of my toys
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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