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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 16 May 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. XENOPHOBIC (ADJECTIVE): विदेशी-भीति या द्वेष से संबंधित
Pronunciation: zeh-nuh-fobe-uhk
Meaning: fear and hatred of trangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign.
Synonyms: Animosity , Chauvinism, jingoism
Antonyms: Tolerant, internationalism
Synonyms: Animosity , Chauvinism, jingoism
Antonyms: Tolerant, internationalism
Sentence: The attacks have been described by police as racist and xenophobic.
2. SALIENCE (NOUN): प्रमुखता
Pronunciation: say·lee·uhns
Meaning: Importance.
Synonyms: Pertinent , Notable , Relevant
Antonyms: Unimportant , Insignificant, Hidden
Sentence: The salience of these facts was questioned by several speakers.
Synonyms: Pertinent , Notable , Relevant
Antonyms: Unimportant , Insignificant, Hidden
Sentence: The salience of these facts was questioned by several speakers.
3. LATCHED (VERB): कुंडी लगा दी
Pronunciation: lacht
Meaning: fasten (a door or gate) with a latch.
Synonyms: Secure , Tied, lock
Antonyms: Disconnected , Divided, Split
Sentence: Her fingers found the door latch.
Synonyms: Secure , Tied, lock
Antonyms: Disconnected , Divided, Split
Sentence: Her fingers found the door latch.
4. INTROSPECT (VERB): आत्म-निरीक्षण
Pronunciation: in·truh·spekt
Meaning: examine one's own thoughts or feelings.
Synonyms: Contemplation , Self-Examination , Introvert
Antonyms: Extrovert
Synonyms: Contemplation , Self-Examination , Introvert
Antonyms: Extrovert
Sentence: The feeling of introspect was something to get rid of according to his novel way of thinking.
5. EVANESCENT (ADJECTIVE): क्षणभंगुर
Pronunciation: eh·vuh·nes·uhnt
Meaning: soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.
Synonyms: vanishing, fading, fleeting
Antonyms: endless, eternal, everlasting
Sentence: Talk is evanescent but writing leaves footprints.
6. TAINTING (VERB): दूषित
Pronunciation: taynt·uhng
Meaning: contaminate or pollute (something).
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, befoul
Antonyms: decontaminate, purify, filter
Sentence: Smog has long tainted the air of the city, making it difficult to breathe.
7. SMEAR (VERB): बदनाम करना
Pronunciation: smeeuh
Meaning: damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations.
Synonyms: libel, slander, defame
Antonyms: honor, exalt, glorify
Sentence: Someone was trying to smear her by faking letters.
8. DIVISIVE (ADJECTIVE): विभाजक
Pronunciation: duh·vise·uhv
Meaning: tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people.
Synonyms: discordant, disharmonious
Antonyms: unifying, accordant
Sentence: The divisive proposal split the committee into two opposing sides.
9. ABROGATE (VERB): रद्द करना
Pronunciation: a·bruh·gayt
Meaning: the act of formally ending a law, agreement, or custom.
Synonyms: abolish, cancel, nullify
Antonyms: enact, establish, legislate
Sentence: He filed for bankruptcy, which permitted the abrogation of all contracts.
10. CONSENSUS(NOUN): सर्वसम्मति
Pronunciation: kuhn·sen·suhs
Meaning: a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people or a general agreement.
Synonyms: agreement, unanimity, accord
Antonyms: disagreement, conflict, dissensus
Sentence: I want to get a new bike but I am not getting consensus from my family members.
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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