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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 15 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.CEDE (VERB): सौंपना
Pronunciation:seed
Meaning: to give land or control of something to another country or person.
Synonyms: relinquish, surrender, render
Antonyms: retain, keep, withhold
Sentence: Hong Kong was ceded to Britain after the Opium War.
Synonyms: relinquish, surrender, render
Antonyms: retain, keep, withhold
Sentence: Hong Kong was ceded to Britain after the Opium War.
2. FICKLE (ADJECTIVE): चंचल
Pronunciation:fi·kl
Meaning: changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties, interests, or affection.
Synonyms: capricious, changeable, variable
Antonyms: constant, certain, unchanging
Sentence: The weather is so fickle at this time of year.
Synonyms: capricious, changeable, variable
Antonyms: constant, certain, unchanging
Sentence: The weather is so fickle at this time of year.
3. RUCTION (NOUN): झगडा
Pronunciation:ruc·tion
Meaning: a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people.
Synonyms: brawl, clash, ruckus
Antonyms: peace, hush, tranquility
Synonyms: brawl, clash, ruckus
Antonyms: peace, hush, tranquility
Sentence: The ruction in the cafeteria started when one student threw a lunch tray at another student.
4. GUILE (NOUN): छल
Pronunciation:gile
Meaning: the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.
Synonyms: deception, cunning, slyness
Antonyms: sincerity, guilelessness, ingenuousness
Antonyms: sincerity, guilelessness, ingenuousness
Sentence: With a little guile he might get what he wanted.
5. VIRTUOSITY (NOUN): कलाप्रवीण
Pronunciation:vuh·choo·aws·uh·tee
Meaning:great skill in music or another artistic pursuit.
Synonyms: mastery, expertise, proficiency
Antonyms: incompetency, unfamiliarity, illiteracy
Sentence: At that time, his virtuosity on the trumpet had no parallel in jazz.
Antonyms: incompetency, unfamiliarity, illiteracy
Sentence: At that time, his virtuosity on the trumpet had no parallel in jazz.
6. FLAGRANT (ADJECTIVE): खुला
Pronunciation:flay·gruhnt
Meaning: (used about an action) shocking because it is done in a very obvious way and shows no respect for people, laws, etc.
Synonyms: blatant, obvious, gross
Antonyms: small, trivial, trifling
Sentence: After the basketball player committed a flagrant foul, he was kicked out of the game.
Synonyms: blatant, obvious, gross
Antonyms: small, trivial, trifling
Sentence: After the basketball player committed a flagrant foul, he was kicked out of the game.
7. SORDID (NOUN): घिनौना
Pronunciation:saw·duhd
Meaning:involving immoral or dishonorable actions and motives; morally wrong and shocking.
Synonyms: filthy, dirty, dusty
Antonyms: noble, upright, honorable
Sentence: The movie described the sordid history of the mafia since 1950.
Antonyms: noble, upright, honorable
Sentence: The movie described the sordid history of the mafia since 1950.
8. BIZARRE (ADJECTIVE): विचित्र
Pronunciation:bi·zaa
Meaning:very strange and unusual.
Synonyms: absurd, insane, crazy
Antonyms: reasonable, realistic, normal
Sentence: Everyone stared at the student who wore the bizarre outfit to school.
Antonyms: reasonable, realistic, normal
Sentence: Everyone stared at the student who wore the bizarre outfit to school.
9. TRAFFICKING (VERB) : तस्करी
Pronunciation:tra·fuhk·uhng
Meaning:deal or trade in something illegal.
Synonyms: trading, smuggling, selling
Antonyms: boycotting, blacking, blackballing
Sentence: The abduction and trafficking of babies has been a problem in China for decades.
Antonyms: boycotting, blacking, blackballing
Sentence: The abduction and trafficking of babies has been a problem in China for decades.
10. TESTIMONY (NOUN): गवाही
Pronunciation:teh·stuh·muh·nee
Meaning:a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law.
Synonyms: evidence, proof, witness
Antonyms: rebuttal, refutation, charge
Sentence: The defendant in court had to give a testimony about where they were the day before so they could prove they did not commit the crime.
Antonyms: rebuttal, refutation, charge
Sentence: The defendant in court had to give a testimony about where they were the day before so they could prove they did not commit the crime.
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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