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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 20 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. BONHOMIE (NOUN): खुशमिज़ाजी
Pronunciation: baw·naw·mee
Meaning: friendliness and happiness.
Synonyms: conviviality affability
Antonyms: coldness
Sentence: She exhibits good humour and bonhomie.
2. DEFT (ADJECTIVE): चतुर
2. DEFT (ADJECTIVE): चतुर
Pronunciation: deft
Meaning: (used especially about movements) skilful and quick.
Synonyms:skillful, adroit, smooth
Antonyms: clumsy, crude, artless
Sentence: The script was both deft and literate.
3. ACCREDIT (VERB): मान्यता प्राप्त
Synonyms:skillful, adroit, smooth
Antonyms: clumsy, crude, artless
Sentence: The script was both deft and literate.
3. ACCREDIT (VERB): मान्यता प्राप्त
Pronunciation: uh·kreh·duht.uhd
Meaning: (of a person, organization, or course of study) officially recognized or authorized.
Synonyms: license, authorize,approve
Antonyms:prohibited, barred, refused
Sentence: Institutions that do not meet the standards will not be accredited for teacher training.
Antonyms:prohibited, barred, refused
Sentence: Institutions that do not meet the standards will not be accredited for teacher training.
4.ABSTRUSE (ADJECTIVE): अव्यक्त
Pronunciation: uhb·stroos
Meaning: difficult to understand.
Synonyms: arcane, esoteric, difficult
Antonyms: clear, simple, shallow
Sentence: She made an abstruse philosophical inquiry.
Synonyms: arcane, esoteric, difficult
Antonyms: clear, simple, shallow
Sentence: She made an abstruse philosophical inquiry.
5. INDUCE (VERB): प्रेरित
Pronunciation: uhn·dyoos
Meaning: to make or persuade somebody to do something.
Synonyms: bring on, cause, produce
Antonyms: prevent, restrict, quash
Sentence: None of these measures induced a change of policy.
Synonyms: bring on, cause, produce
Antonyms: prevent, restrict, quash
Sentence: None of these measures induced a change of policy.
6. SORE (ADJECTIVE): घाव
Pronunciation: soh
Meaning: (used about a part of the body) painful, especially when touched.
Synonyms: hurt, aching, burning
Antonyms: healthy, healing, helping
Sentence: She was suffering from a sore threat.
7. PRUDENCE (NOUN): बुद्धिमानी
Synonyms: hurt, aching, burning
Antonyms: healthy, healing, helping
Sentence: She was suffering from a sore threat.
7. PRUDENCE (NOUN): बुद्धिमानी
Pronunciation: proo·dns
Meaning: the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason.
Synonyms: judgement, sagacity, wisdom
Antonyms: folly, brashness, rashness
Sentence: We need to exercise prudence in such important matters.
8. SUCCOUR (VERB): परेशानी में सहायता
Synonyms: judgement, sagacity, wisdom
Antonyms: folly, brashness, rashness
Sentence: We need to exercise prudence in such important matters.
8. SUCCOUR (VERB): परेशानी में सहायता
Pronunciation: suk-uh
Meaning: help or sympathy given to somebody who is suffering or has problems.
Synonyms: aid, assist, ease
Antonyms:restraint, frustration, repression
Sentence: Prisoners of war were liberated and succoured.
Synonyms: aid, assist, ease
Antonyms:restraint, frustration, repression
Sentence: Prisoners of war were liberated and succoured.
9. IRK (VERB): परेशान करना
Pronunciation: irk
Meaning: to irritate or annoy somebody.
Synonyms: annoy, vex, gall
Antonyms: please, oblige, pacify
Sentence: It irks her to think of the runaround she received.
10. PROPITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): अनुकूल
Pronunciation: pruh·pi·shuhs
Meaning: favourable; likely to produce a successful result.
Synonyms: auspicious, promising, lucky
Antonyms: inauspicious, gloomy, dark
Sentence: The timing for such a meeting seemed propitious.
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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