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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 13th November 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. SUCCUMB (VERB):दबना
Pronunciation: suh·kuhm
Meaning: yield.
Synonyms: give in, give way
Antonyms: resist
Sentence: We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair.
Synonyms: give in, give way
Antonyms: resist
Sentence: We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair.
2. CRITICAL (ADJECTIVE): जरूरी
Pronunciation: kri·tuh·kl
Meaning: crucial.
Synonyms: vital, essential
Antonyms: unimportant
Sentence: Temperature is a critical factor in fruit storage.
3. SUSCEPTIBLE (ADJECTIVE): भोला
Synonyms: vital, essential
Antonyms: unimportant
Sentence: Temperature is a critical factor in fruit storage.
3. SUSCEPTIBLE (ADJECTIVE): भोला
Pronunciation: suh·sep·tuh·bl
Meaning: impressionable.
Synonyms: credulous, gullible
Antonyms: sceptical
Sentence: They only do it to tease him as he's too susceptible.
4. PRECEDE(VERB): पूर्व में होना
Synonyms: credulous, gullible
Antonyms: sceptical
Sentence: They only do it to tease him as he's too susceptible.
4. PRECEDE(VERB): पूर्व में होना
Pronunciation: pruh·seed
Meaning: lead up to.
Synonyms: pave the way for, set the scene for
Antonyms: follow
Sentence: A gun battle had preceded the explosions.
5. STREAM (NOUN): श्रृंखला
Pronunciation: streem
Meaning: succession.
Synonyms: series, string
Antonyms: trickle
Sentence: A woman screamed a stream of abuse.
Synonyms: series, string
Antonyms: trickle
Sentence: A woman screamed a stream of abuse.
6. LIGHT-HEARTED (ADJECTIVE): प्रसन्नचित
Pronunciation: lyt-hart-id
Meaning: carefree.
Synonyms: cheerful, cheery
Antonyms: miserable
Sentence: We had an excited, light-hearted chatter.
Synonyms: cheerful, cheery
Antonyms: miserable
Sentence: We had an excited, light-hearted chatter.
7. VANITY (NOUN): गुमान
Pronunciation: van·uh·tee
Meaning: conceit.
Synonyms: self-conceit, narcissism
Antonyms: modesty
Sentence: It flattered his vanity to think I was in love with him.
8. SPECIFIC (ADJECTIVE): विशिष्ट
Pronunciation: speh·si·fik
Meaning:particular.
Synonyms: specified, certain
Synonyms: specified, certain
Antonyms: general
Sentence: Huge savings were made to meet specific development needs.
9. STARTLE (VERB): डराना
Pronunciation: staa·tl
Meaning: surprise.
Synonyms: frighten, scare
Antonyms: put at ease
Sentence: A sudden sound in the doorway startled her.
10. CHRONIC (ADJECTIVE): बहुकालीन
Pronunciation: kraw·nuhk
Meaning: constant.
Synonyms: continuing, continual
Antonyms: temporary
Sentence: The schools seldom suffer from chronic overcrowding.
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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