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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings: 16 September 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. PROROGUED (VERB):अवसान करना
Pronunciation: pruh·roged
Meaning: to suspend or postpone a decision, action, or event.
Synonyms: Adjourned, Deferred
Antonyms: Convened, Continued
Sentence: The committee decided to prorogue the discussion on the controversial issue until they could gather more information and viewpoints from experts.
2. OPIOID (NOUN):अफ़ीम या अफीम जैसे पदार्थ
Pronunciation: oh·pee·oyd
Meaning: a class of powerful pain. relieving drugs that are derived from or chemically similar to opium, typically used to manage severe pain.
Synonyms: Narcotic, Analgesic
Antonyms: stimulant, waking , rousing
Sentence: The doctor prescribed an opioid medication to manage the patient's excruciating post. surgery pain.
3. PROPITIATING (ADJECTIVE): आराधन
Pronunciation: pruh·pi·shee·ayt·uhng
Meaning: appeasing or attempting to appease someone, often by making offerings or gestures to gain favour or avoid their anger.
Synonyms: Soothing, Mollifying
Antonyms: Resistant, Disobedient
Sentence: The employee's propitiating attitude towards the supervisor helped defuse a potential conflict in the workplace
4. ABSTINENCE (NOUN): संयम
Pronunciation: ab·stuh·nuhns
Meaning: the act of voluntarily refraining from indulging in certain behaviours, especially the consumption of food, drink, or other pleasures, typically for moral, religious, or health reasons
Synonyms: Sobriety, Restraint
Antonyms: Indulgence, Excess
Sentence: After years of overeating, Jane adopted a lifestyle of abstinence from unhealthy foods and lost a significant amount of weight.
5. DESECRATING (VERB): अपवित्र करना
Pronunciation: deh·suh·krayt·uhng
Meaning: treating something sacred or revered with disrespect, irreverence, or violation.
Synonyms: Violating, Profaning
Antonyms: Revering, Sanctifying
Sentence: The religious leader condemned the act of desecrating sacred texts, urging his followers to treat them with the utmost reverence and care.
6. HARKS (VERB): सुनना
Pronunciation: haaks
Meaning: listens attentively or pays heed to something.
Synonyms: Heeds, Attends
Antonyms: Ignores, Neglects
Sentence: She harks to the advice given by her mentor, applying the wisdom to navigate challenging situations in her career.
7. RUE (NOUN/VERB): पछताना
Pronunciation: roo
Meaning: a feeling of regret, sorrow, or repentance.
Synonyms: Lament, Bemoan
Antonyms: Celebrate, Welcome
Sentence: As he gazed at the old photograph, he couldn't help but rue the missed opportunities of his youth.
8. DISCRIMINATION (NOUN):भेदभाव
Pronunciation: di·skri·mi·nay·shn
Meaning: treating one person or group worse than others.
Synonyms: Prejudice, Bias
Antonyms: Equity, Impartiality
Sentence: The law prohibits discrimination against the disabled.
Synonyms: Prejudice, Bias
Antonyms: Equity, Impartiality
Sentence: The law prohibits discrimination against the disabled.
9. PROFESS (VERB): ढोंग करना
Pronunciation: pruh·fes
Meaning: declare something, often insincerely.
Synonyms: Announce, Proclaim
Antonyms: Conceal , Disavow
Sentence: She still professes her innocence.
Synonyms: Announce, Proclaim
Antonyms: Conceal , Disavow
Sentence: She still professes her innocence.
10. LACKADAISICAL (ADJECTIVE): लापरवाह
Pronunciation: la·kuh·day·zuhk·uhl
Meaning: careless.
Synonyms: lazy, lax
Antonyms: enthusiastic
Sentence: Raj has a rather lackadaisical approach to his work.
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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