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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 19 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. INTENT (NOUN/ADJECTIVE): इरादा
Pronunciation: uhn·tent
Meaning: having the mind or attention firmly fixed on something; (n) intention or purpose.
Synonyms: aim, goal, objective
Antonyms: aimless, unfocused, distracted
Sentence: The athlete had an intent look on his face as he prepared for the race.
2. CANARD (NOUN): अफवाह
Pronunciation: ka·naad
Meaning: false or baseless, usually a derogatory story, report, or rumor, misleading statement (intended to deceive people).
Synonyms: rumor, myth, lie
Antonyms: truth, fact, reality
Sentence The politician was known for spreading canards about his opponents to gain an advantage in the election.
3. TACITURN (ADJECTIVE): अल्पभाषी
Pronunciation: ta·suh·tuhn
Meaning: reserved or uncommunicative in speech; tending not to speak much.
Synonyms: untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent
Antonyms: blabby, chatty, talkative
Sentence: John is a taciturn man who rarely speaks more than a few words at a time.
4. LEVY (VERB): जुर्माना लगाना
Pronunciation: leh·vee
Meaning: to impose or collect a tax, fee or fine (that you have to pay to a government or organization).
Synonyms: tax, charge, impose
Antonyms: exempt, waive, abolish
Sentence: The government decided to levy an additional tax on luxury goods.
5. GAUGE (VERB): मापना
Pronunciation: gayj
Meaning: to calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device; to make a judgment about something, usually people's feelings.
Synonyms: measure, calculate, figure
Antonyms: estimation, guess, speculate
Sentence: We need to gauge the amount of work required before committing to the project.
6. BATTERED ( ADJECTIVE): क्षतिग्रस्त
Pronunciation: ba·tuhd
Meaning: hurt by being repeatedly hit; damaged, especially by being used a lot.
Synonyms: beaten up, damaged, worn out
Synonyms: beaten up, damaged, worn out
Antonyms: undamaged, unspoiled, new
Sentence: The old, battered car was still running, but it was clearly on its last legs.
7. STRANDED (ADJECTIVE): फंसा हुआ
Pronunciation: strand·uhd
Meaning: left in a place that you cannot get away from
Synonyms: marooned, stuck, abandoned
Antonyms: rescued, assisted, aided
Sentence: The travelers were stranded in the desert when their car broke down.
8. VIRULENCE (NOUN): विषैलापन
Pronunciation: vi·ruh·luhns
Meaning: the severity or harmfulness of a disease or poison.
Synonyms: toxicity, malignancy, bitterness
Antonyms: harmlessness, benignity, courtesy
Sentence: The virulence of the virus made the disease very dangerous and deadly.
9. PERIPHERY (NOUN): परिधि
Pronunciation: puh·ri·fuh·ree
Meaning: the outer limit or edge of an area or object.
Synonyms: edge, boundary, margin
Antonyms: center, core, middle
Sentence: The new factory will be located on the periphery of the city.
10. PROXIMITY (NOUN): निकटता
Pronunciation: prawk·suh·muh·tee
Meaning: nearness; the state of being close to something in space, time, or a relationship.
Synonyms: Closeness, Propinquity, Approximity
Antonyms: Distance, Remoteness, Faraway
Sentence: The proximity of the beach to our hotel was a major selling point.
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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