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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings: 17 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. MAGNANIMOUS (ADJECTIVE): उदारवादी, दयालु
Pronunciation: mag·na·nuh·muhs
Meaning: generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person.
Synonym: generous, Noble
Antonym: mean-spirited, Selfish
Sentence: The magnanimous leader forgave his political opponents and even helped them in their times of need.
2. ROBUST (ADJECTIVE): मज़बूत
Pronunciation: roh·buhst
Meaning: strong and healthy; full of vigor; hardy.
Synonyms: Sturdy, Rugged
Antonyms: Insipid, Frail
Sentence: His robust strength made him survive the disaster.
3. CURTAILING (VERB): संक्षिप्त करना
Pronunciation: kuh·tayl·uhng
Meaning: to reduce or limit something.
Synonyms: Lesson, Decrease
Antonyms: Lengthen, Increase
Sentence: In his inability to force this nameless woman to marry him, he faced a definite curtailment of his former power.
4. CATERS (VERB): आवश्यकताओं का ध्यान रखना
Pronunciation: kay·tuhz
Meaning: to provide all the things that they need or want
Synonyms: Regale, Serve
Antonyms: Disappoint
Sentence: The awards ceremony will be a catered event.
5. SCUFFLING (VERB): हाथापाई करना
Pronunciation: skuh·fuhl·uhng
Meaning: engage in a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters.
Synonyms: fight, struggle, tussle
Antonyms: coasting, whisking
Sentence: The teacher noticed two students scuffling in the corridor.
6. INDIGENT (ADJECTIVE): दरिद्र
Pronunciation: in·duh·jnt
Meaning: poor, needy.
Synonyms: poor, impecunious, destitute
Antonyms: prosperous, opulent, rich
Sentence: Because he was indigent, the court-appointed a lawyer to represent him.
7. AVER (VERB): दृढ़ता से कहना
Pronunciation: uh·vuh
Meaning: state or assert to be the case.
Synonyms: declare, assert, state
Antonyms: deny, gainsay
Sentence: I aver that I have spoken the truth.
8. ANOMALOUS (ADJECTIVE): नियम विरूद्ध
Pronunciation: uh·naw·muh·luhs
Meaning: deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.
Synonyms: abnormal, non typical
Antonyms: natural, normal, regular
Sentence: There was an anomalous storm hanging over the city that no one could explain, as it had seemingly appeared out of nowhere on a sunny day.
9. BARGED (VERB): जबरदस्ती घुसना
Pronunciation: baaj
Meaning: Interrupt by entering suddenly and noisily.
Synonyms: flogged
Synonyms: flogged
Antonyms: glided, slid, whisked
Sentence: They barged through the crowds.
10. IMPROVISED (Adjective): तात्कालिक
Pronunciation: im·pruh·vized
Meaning: To compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation
Synonyms: Extemporize, Impromptu
Antonyms: Rehearsed, Planned
Sentence: He had to improvise his opening speech when he forgot his notes.
Synonyms: Extemporize, Impromptu
Antonyms: Rehearsed, Planned
Sentence: He had to improvise his opening speech when he forgot his notes.
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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