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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 18 February 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.TORTUOUS(ADJECTIVE): टेढ़ा-मेढ़ापन
Pronunciation:taw·choo·uhs
Meaning: complicated, not clear and simple.
Synonyms: winding, curving, curvy
Antonyms: straight, linear, direct
Sentence:The route is remote and tortuous.
2.LEGITIMATE(ADJECTIVE): वैध
Synonyms: winding, curving, curvy
Antonyms: straight, linear, direct
Sentence:The route is remote and tortuous.
2.LEGITIMATE(ADJECTIVE): वैध
Pronunciation:legi-timate
Meaning: reasonable or acceptable.
Synonyms:legal, lawful, legit
Antonyms: invalid, illegal, bad
Sentence:His excuse for being late was legitimate.
Synonyms:legal, lawful, legit
Antonyms: invalid, illegal, bad
Sentence:His excuse for being late was legitimate.
3.UNRAVEL(VERB): खंडित
Pronunciation:uhn·ra·vl
Meaning: to remove the knots from a piece of string, thread, etc.; to come unfastened in this way.
Synonyms:undo, fray, unlay
Antonyms:tie, snarl, ply
Sentence:He is trying to unravel the cause of death.
4.FLOUT (VERB): अवज्ञा
Antonyms:tie, snarl, ply
Sentence:He is trying to unravel the cause of death.
4.FLOUT (VERB): अवज्ञा
Pronunciation:flawt
Meaning: to refuse to obey or accept something.
Synonyms: go against, scorn, refuse to obey
Antonyms: observe, accept, use
Sentence:The advertising code is being flouted.
Synonyms: go against, scorn, refuse to obey
Antonyms: observe, accept, use
Sentence:The advertising code is being flouted.
5.CONTEMN(VERB): नफ़रत करना
Pronunciation:kuhn·tem
Meaning: treat or regard with contempt.
Synonyms: scorn, look down on, slight
Antonyms: value, honor, respect
Sentence:It lay in Deronda's nature usually to contemn the feeble.
Synonyms: scorn, look down on, slight
Antonyms: value, honor, respect
Sentence:It lay in Deronda's nature usually to contemn the feeble.
6.SPIRAL(VERB): कुंडली
Pronunciation:spai·ruhl
Meaning: a long curved line that moves round and round away from a central point.
Synonyms: shoot up, rocket, wind
Antonyms:right, linear, right
Sentence:Inflation continued to spiral.
Synonyms: shoot up, rocket, wind
Antonyms:right, linear, right
Sentence:Inflation continued to spiral.
7.MENDACIOUS(ADJECTIVE): मिथ्या
Pronunciation:men·day·shuhs
Meaning: not telling the truth; lying.
Synonyms: untruthful, dishonest, false
Antonyms: truthful, honest, true
Antonyms: truthful, honest, true
Sentence:A product claiming to help you get ripped abs in a few hours is mendacious advertising.
8. FORMIDABLE (ADJECTIVE): दुर्जेय
Pronunciation:fuh·mi·duh·bl
Meaning: difficult to deal with; needing a lot of effort.
Synonyms: forbidding, redoubtable, alarming
Antonyms: comforting, soothing, relaxing
Sentence:In debate he was a formidable opponent.
Synonyms: forbidding, redoubtable, alarming
Antonyms: comforting, soothing, relaxing
Sentence:In debate he was a formidable opponent.
9.ALLEVIATE(VERB): कम
Pronunciation:uh·lee·vee·ayt
Meaning: to make something less strong or bad.
Synonyms: ease, relieve, dull
Antonyms: aggravate, impair, harm
Sentence:I couldn't prevent my pain, only alleviate it.
Synonyms: ease, relieve, dull
Antonyms: aggravate, impair, harm
Sentence:I couldn't prevent my pain, only alleviate it.
10.OBSTREPEROUS(ADJECTIVE): प्रचंड
Pronunciation:uhb·streh·puh·ruhs
Meaning: noisy and difficult to control.
Synonyms: unmanageable, disorderly, rowdy
Antonyms: calm, quiet, restrained
Sentence:The boy is cocky and obstreperous.
Synonyms: unmanageable, disorderly, rowdy
Antonyms: calm, quiet, restrained
Sentence:The boy is cocky and obstreperous.
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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