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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 15th 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. FEASIBLE (ADJECTIVE): व्यवहार्य
Pronunciation: fee·zuh·bl
Meaning: practicable.
Synonyms: possible, doable
Antonyms: impossible, implausible
Sentence: This seems to be a feasible solution.
2. SUBVERSIVE (ADJECTIVE): विनाशक
Pronunciation: suhb·vuhs·uhv
Meaning: disruptive.
Synonyms: inflammatory, insurgent
Antonyms: loyal
Sentence: He was seen as a potentially subversive man within the party.
Synonyms: inflammatory, insurgent
Antonyms: loyal
Sentence: He was seen as a potentially subversive man within the party.
3. CAPTIVATE (VERB): मोह लेना
Pronunciation: kap·tuhv·ayt
Meaning: enthrall.
Synonyms: charm, enchant
Antonyms: repel
Sentence: He was captivated by her beauty.
Synonyms: charm, enchant
Antonyms: repel
Sentence: He was captivated by her beauty.
4. ABANDONED (ADJECTIVE): असंयत
Pronunciation: uh·ban·dnd
Meaning: uninhibited.
Synonyms: reckless, unrestrained
Antonyms: restrained
Sentence: He performed a wild, abandoned dance.
Synonyms: reckless, unrestrained
Antonyms: restrained
Sentence: He performed a wild, abandoned dance.
5. BUTTRESS (VERB): समर्थन देना
Pronunciation: buh·truhs
Meaning: strengthen.
Synonyms: reinforce, fortify
Antonyms: weaken
Sentence: He buttressed his idea by religious belief.
Synonyms: reinforce, fortify
Antonyms: weaken
Sentence: He buttressed his idea by religious belief.
6. ENLIVEN (VERB): हर्षित करना
Pronunciation: uhn·live·uhn
Meaning: cheer up.
Synonyms: raise someone's spirits, uplift
Antonyms: subdue
Sentence: My visit to my mother had quite clearly enlivened her.
Synonyms: raise someone's spirits, uplift
Antonyms: subdue
Sentence: My visit to my mother had quite clearly enlivened her.
7. DETENTION (NOUN): क़ैद
Pronunciation: duh·ten·shn
Meaning: custody.
Synonyms: imprisonment, confinement
Antonyms: relinquishment
Sentence: The fifteen people arrested were still in police detention.
Synonyms: imprisonment, confinement
Antonyms: relinquishment
Sentence: The fifteen people arrested were still in police detention.
8. ALLIANCE (NOUN): संबंध
Pronunciation: uh·lai·uhns
Meaning: relationship.
Synonyms: affinity, association
Antonyms: distance
Sentence: A balanced alliance between traditions and modernity avoids chaos.
9. ACQUITTAL (NOUN): दोषमुक्ति
Pronunciation: uh-kvit-uhl
Meaning: a formal declaration in a court of law that someone who has been accused of a crime is innocent.
Synonyms: clearing, exoneration
Antonyms: conviction
Sentence: Any charge ever brought against him resulted in an acquittal.
Antonyms: conviction
Sentence: Any charge ever brought against him resulted in an acquittal.
10. RENUNCIATION (NOUN): निवृत्ति
Pronunciation: ruh·nuhn·see·ay·shn
Meaning: abandonment.
Synonyms: resignation, abdication
Antonyms: assertion
Sentence: The talks were dependent on a renunciation of terrorism.
Synonyms: resignation, abdication
Antonyms: assertion
Sentence: The talks were dependent on a renunciation of terrorism.
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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