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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 18 April 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.CATASTROPHIC(ADJECTIVE): आपत्तिजनक
Pronunciation:ka·tuh·straw·fuhk
Meaning: causing sudden and very great harm or destruction.
Synonyms: disastrous, fatal, unfortunate
Antonyms: fortunate, advantageous, anastrophic
Antonyms: fortunate, advantageous, anastrophic
Sentence: Because of the severe drought, this year has been quite catastrophic for farmers.
2. BEFUDDLED (ADJECTIVE) : स्वयं को मूर्ख बनाना
Pronunciation:buh·fuh·dld
Meaning: unable to think clearly; confused or perplexed.
Synonyms: bewildered, confused, dazed
Antonyms: clearheaded, conscious, alert
Sentence:Even with my professor’s help, I was still befuddled by the complicated chemistry formula.
3.TRUMPETED (VERB): ढिंढोरा पीटना
Pronunciation:truhm·puht·uhd
Meaning: to talk about something publicly in a proud or an enthusiastic way.
Synonyms: announced, published, proclaimed
Antonyms: withheld, suppressed, concealed
Sentence:We trumpeted our triumph all over the college.
4.BACKER (NOUN): सरपरस्त
Pronunciation:bak·uh
Meaning: a person, organization or company that gives support to somebody, especially financial support.
Synonyms: supporter, proponent, exponent
Antonyms: enemy, foe, rival, critic
Sentence:With no backer to offer financial support, the restaurant was forced to shut down last Friday.
5.SEAMLESS (ADJECTIVE): निरंतरतायुक्त
Pronunciation:seem·luhs
Meaning: smooth and continuous, with no apparent gaps or spaces between one part and the next.
Synonyms: perfect, flawless, faultless
Antonyms: imperfect, bad, defective
Sentence: Although there were some hiccups along the way, the project seemed seamless on the outside.
6. AGOG (ADJECTIVE): उत्सुक
Pronunciation:uh·gawg
Meaning: very eager or curious to hear or see something
Synonyms: eager, excited, impatient
Antonyms: apathetic, unenthusiastic, incurious
Sentence: I’ve been agog all afternoon, waiting for the next part of your story.
7. FREEBIE (NOUN): मुफ्त
Pronunciation:free·beez
Meaning: a thing given free of charge
Synonyms: gift, donation, bonus
Antonyms: expensive, extortionate, overpriced
Sentence: The store gives customers a freebie with their purchases.
8. ANIMADVERSION (NOUN) : निन्दा
Pronunciation:a·nuh·mad·vuh·shn
Meaning: criticism or censure
Synonyms: harsh criticism, disapproval
Antonyms: extol, laud, praise
Sentence:He was infuriated by their constant animadversion.
9. CALLOUS (ADJECTIVE) : कठोर
Pronunciation:ka·luhs
Meaning: showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others
Synonyms: ruthless, merciless, heartless
Antonyms: sympathetic, compassionate, merciful
Sentence: The professor was callous and cold, and no one wanted to remain in the class.
10. STARTLE (VERB) : डराना
Pronunciation:staa·tl
Meaning: to surprise somebody/something in a way that slightly shocks or frightens him/her/it.
Synonyms: shock, stun, astonish
Antonyms: assure, soothe, comfort
Sentence: If the music is too loud, it will startle the sleeping baby.
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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