Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 15 May 2025

Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 15 May 2025

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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. 
Happy learning!!!
 
 
1. ENVISION(VERB): कल्पना करना 
Pronunciation: uhn·vi·zhn
Meaning:  imagine as a future possibility.
Synonyms: visualize, imagine, envisage
Antonyms: actual, real, true
Sentence: Envision a future where you can live and work anywhere in the world.
 
2. PAUCITY (NOUN): अभाव 
Pronunciation: paw·suh·tee
Meaning:  scarcity or a lack of something.
Synonyms: shortage, dearth, insufficiency
Antonyms: abundance, surplus, plenty
Sentence: The paucity of resources made it difficult to complete the project on time.
 
3. BUOYANCY (NOUN): उछाल
Pronunciation: boy·uhns·ee
Meaning:  the ability of a fluid or gas to exert an upward force; a cheerful and optimistic attitude; a high level of activity in an economy.
Synonyms: Floatability, cheerfulness, optimism
Antonyms: Heaviness, despondency, depression
SentenceThe economy showed signs of buoyancy as consumer spending increased.
 
4. RESILIENCE (NOUN): प्रतिरोधशीलता
Pronunciation: reh·zuh·lee·uhns
Meaning:  the ability to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness, adaptability.
Synonyms: strength, tenacity, obduracy
Antonyms:  weakness, impotency, reliance
Sentence: The team showed great resilience in overcoming a series of challenges to win the championship.
 
5. INTANGIBLE (ADJECTIVE): अमूर्त  
Pronunciation: uhn·tan·juh·bl
Meaning:  not able to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence.
Synonyms: Impalpable, abstract, invisible
Antonyms: Tangible, concrete, material, physical, substantial
Sentence: Love and friendship are intangible concepts that are difficult to
define but very important to our lives.
 
6. RECKON (VERB): मानना 
Pronunciation: reh·kn
Meaning:  to calculate or estimate; to think or suppose.
Synonyms: Calculate, estimate, put
Antonyms:  doubt, question, challenge
Sentence: I reckon that it will take about an hour to complete the task.
 
7. FLURRY (NOUN): उतावला
Pronunciation: fluh·ree
Meaning:  a sudden short period of excitement or nervous activity.
Synonyms: tumult, bustle, excitement
Antonyms: Calm, peace, tranquility
Sentence: The announcement of the new product caused a flurry of excitement among investors.
 
8. CORROBORATE(VERB): पुष्टिकरना 
Pronunciation: kuh·raw·buh·rayt
Meaning:  to confirm or give support to (a statement, theory or finding) by providing additional evidence.
Synonyms: Confirm, validate,  verify
Antonyms: Disprove, contradict, deny
Sentence: The witness was able to corroborate the victim's testimony and help secure a conviction.
 
9. AMALGAMATION (NOUN): एकीकरण
Pronunciation: uh·mal·guhm·ay·shn
Meaning:  the action, process, or result of combining or uniting.
Synonyms: combination, union, fusion
Antonyms: division, separation, split
Sentence: I think it's this amalgamation of fact, fiction, and potential which made it such a great story.
 
10. VIGIL (NOUN): रतजगा
Pronunciation: vi·jl
Meaning:  a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray.
Synonyms: watch, surveillance, lookout
Antonyms: ignorance, indifference, neglect
SentenceEva and Paul kept a constant vigil by their daughter's hospital bedside.
 
 
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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