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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 14 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.FIERCE(ADJECTIVE): भयंकर
Pronunciation:feeuhs
Meaning: angry, aggressive and frightening.
Synonyms:vicious, savage, fell
Antonyms: gentle,mild, tame
Sentence:Fierce storms lashed the country.
Pronunciation:feeuhs
Meaning: angry, aggressive and frightening.
Synonyms:vicious, savage, fell
Antonyms: gentle,mild, tame
Sentence:Fierce storms lashed the country.
2.UNFETTER(VERB): निरंकुश
Pronunciation:uhn•feh•tuhd
Meaning: unrestrained or uninhibited.
Synonyms: unchain, unbind, free
Antonyms: bind, bound, eclosed
Sentence:The guards unfetter the prisoners.
Pronunciation:uhn•feh•tuhd
Meaning: unrestrained or uninhibited.
Synonyms: unchain, unbind, free
Antonyms: bind, bound, eclosed
Sentence:The guards unfetter the prisoners.
3.CUTTING-EDGE (ADJECTIVE): अग्रणी
Pronunciation:kuht•uhng-ej
Meaning: the most recent, advanced stage in the development of something.
Synonyms: innovative, pioneering, advanced
Antonyms: conventional, customary, traditional
Sentence:The company succeeded as it uses cutting-edge technology.
Pronunciation:kuht•uhng-ej
Meaning: the most recent, advanced stage in the development of something.
Synonyms: innovative, pioneering, advanced
Antonyms: conventional, customary, traditional
Sentence:The company succeeded as it uses cutting-edge technology.
4.IMPROBABLE(ADJECTIVE): असंभव
Pronunciation:im•praw•buh•bl
Meaning: not likely to be true or to happen.
Synonyms:doubtful, dubious, odd
Antonyms: believable, probable, possible
Sentence:The characters have improbable names.
Pronunciation:im•praw•buh•bl
Meaning: not likely to be true or to happen.
Synonyms:doubtful, dubious, odd
Antonyms: believable, probable, possible
Sentence:The characters have improbable names.
5.DEFIANT(ADJECTIVE): उपेक्षापूर्ण
Pronunciation:duh•fai•uhnt
Meaning: showing open refusal to obey somebody/something.
Synonyms: resistant, obstinate, uncooperative
Antonyms:obedient, docile, amiable
Sentence:He showed a defiant gesture.
Pronunciation:duh•fai•uhnt
Meaning: showing open refusal to obey somebody/something.
Synonyms: resistant, obstinate, uncooperative
Antonyms:obedient, docile, amiable
Sentence:He showed a defiant gesture.
6.STACK(VERB): ढेर
Pronunciation:stak
Meaning: a tidy pile of something.
Synonyms: loads, ton, pile
Antonyms:handful, spot, taste
Sentence:He spent most of the time stacking shelves.
Pronunciation:stak
Meaning: a tidy pile of something.
Synonyms: loads, ton, pile
Antonyms:handful, spot, taste
Sentence:He spent most of the time stacking shelves.
7.BRIDGE(VERB): पुल
Pronunciation:brij
Meaning: a structure that carries a road or railway across a river, valley, road or railway.
Synonyms: link, connect
Antonyms: divide
Sentence:New initiatives were needed to bridge the great abyss of class.
Pronunciation:brij
Meaning: a structure that carries a road or railway across a river, valley, road or railway.
Synonyms: link, connect
Antonyms: divide
Sentence:New initiatives were needed to bridge the great abyss of class.
8.RELENTLESS(ADJECTIVE): दयाहीन
Pronunciation:ruh•lent•luhs
Meaning: not stopping or changing.
Synonyms: continuing, constant, non-stop
Antonyms: short-lived, irresolute, intermittent
Sentence:We bore the relentless heat of the desert.
Pronunciation:ruh•lent•luhs
Meaning: not stopping or changing.
Synonyms: continuing, constant, non-stop
Antonyms: short-lived, irresolute, intermittent
Sentence:We bore the relentless heat of the desert.
9.TENUOUS(ADJECTIVE): तुच्छ
Pronunciation:teh•nyoo•uhs
Meaning: very weak or uncertain.
Synonyms: flimsy, insubstantial, slight
Antonyms: convincing, substantial, solid
Sentence:The link between interest rates and investment is tenuous in my firm.
Pronunciation:teh•nyoo•uhs
Meaning: very weak or uncertain.
Synonyms: flimsy, insubstantial, slight
Antonyms: convincing, substantial, solid
Sentence:The link between interest rates and investment is tenuous in my firm.
10.AGITATION(NOUN): घबराहट
Pronunciation:a•juh•tay•shn
Meaning: worry and anxiety.
Synonyms: perturbation, disquiet, distress
Antonyms: calmness, calm, still
Sentence:She was wringing her hands in agitation.
Pronunciation:a•juh•tay•shn
Meaning: worry and anxiety.
Synonyms: perturbation, disquiet, distress
Antonyms: calmness, calm, still
Sentence:She was wringing her hands in agitation.
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