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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 12 July 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. BUTTRESS (VERB): समर्थन करना
Pronunciation: buh·truhs
Meaning: to give support to or strengthen something.
Synonyms: support, brace, reinforce
Antonyms: undermine, weaken, undercut
Sentence: The new evidence served to buttress his argument for the defendant's innocence.
2. RELINQUISH (VERB): त्यागना
Pronunciation: ruh·ling·kvuhsh
Meaning: voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
Synonyms: surrender, render, abandon
Antonyms: retain, keep, withhold
Sentence: He had to relinquish his position as CEO due to his health
issues.
3. CRYPTIC (ADJECTIVE): गुप्त
Pronunciation: kript·uhk
Meaning: having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.
Synonyms: enigmatic, mysterious, confusing
Antonyms: understandable, clear, plain
Sentence: The message was written in cryptic code that only a few peoplecould decipher.
4. GRASSSROOTS (NOUN): आधार
Pronunciation: graa·sroots
Meaning: the most basic level of an activity or organization.
Synonyms: central, constitutional, elemental
Antonyms: uncommon, incidental, incident
Sentence: trying to improve the sport's image at the grassroots level.
5. WATCHDOG (NOUN): निगरानी
Pronunciation: vawch·dawg
Meaning: a person or group whose job is to make sure that large companies respect people’s rights.
Synonyms: Guardian, custodian, overseer
Synonyms: Guardian, custodian, overseer
Antonyms: Offender, wrongdoer, culprit
Sentence: The media serves as a watchdog to hold the government accountable for its actions.
6. FRACAS (NOUN): कोलाहल
Pronunciation: frak·aaz
Meaning: a noisy disturbance or quarrel.
Synonyms: quarrel, scuffle, brawl
Antonyms: truce
Sentence: Eight people were injured in the fracas.
7. JAMBOREE (NOUN): उत्सव
Pronunciation: jam·buh·ree
Meaning: a large celebration or party, typically a lavish and boisterous one.
Synonyms: rally, gathering, get-together
Antonyms: misery, feud
Sentence: The film industry’s annual jamboree was in Cannes.
8. GRAPPLE (VERB): पकड़ना
Pronunciation: gra·pl
Meaning: to get hold of somebody/something and fight with or try to control him/her/it.
Synonyms: Wrestle, fight, struggle
Antonyms: release, relinquishment
Sentence: The athlete had to grapple with his opponent for nearly ten minutes before finally winning the wrestling match.
9. KUDOS(NOUN): प्रशंसा
Pronunciation: kyoo·daws
Meaning: Praise and recognition for an achievement or accomplishment.
Synonyms: Acclaim, applause, recognition
Antonyms: Criticism, condemnation, disapproval
Antonyms: Criticism, condemnation, disapproval
Sentence: The singer received kudos from the audience for his outstanding performance at the concert.
10. COVENANT (NOUN): नियम
Pronunciation: kuh·vuh·nuhnt
Meaning: a formal and binding agreement or contract between two or more parties.
Synonyms: agreement, contract, treaty
Antonyms: disagreement, discord, denial
Sentence: They signed a covenant agreeing to share the profits equally.
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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