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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 20 March 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.AMIABLE (ADJECTIVE) : सुशील
Pronunciation:ay·mee·uh·bl
Meaning: Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
Synonyms: Warm-Hearted, Likable, Cordial
Antonyms: Unfriendly, Disagreeable
Sentence: Behind that amiable facade, he's a deeply unpleasant man.
Synonyms: Warm-Hearted, Likable, Cordial
Antonyms: Unfriendly, Disagreeable
Sentence: Behind that amiable facade, he's a deeply unpleasant man.
2. NADIR (NOUN) : बिल्कुल निम्न स्तर
Pronunciation:naa·dir
Meaning: The lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation.
Synonyms: Rock-Bottom, depth, zero
Antonyms: Zenith, Acme, peak
Sentence: After not being able to find a job after a year, Clint realized he'd reached his professional nadir.
Antonyms: Zenith, Acme, peak
Sentence: After not being able to find a job after a year, Clint realized he'd reached his professional nadir.
3. THRESHOLD (NOUN) : सीमा
Pronunciation:thresh·holed
Meaning: A point of entry or beginning; the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition.
Synonyms: Verge, Edge, point
Antonyms: conclusion, ending, period
Antonyms: conclusion, ending, period
Sentence: I knew I had reached my threshold of pain when I had to take a pill for comfort.
4. HARBINGER (VERB) : अग्र-दूत
Pronunciation:haa.buhn.juh
Meaning: A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another; to give a warning or prediction.
Synonyms: Herald, Augury, signal
Antonyms: Withhold, Conceal
Sentence: I tremble at every sound, and every footstep seems to be the harbinger of some disaster.
Antonyms: Withhold, Conceal
Sentence: I tremble at every sound, and every footstep seems to be the harbinger of some disaster.
5. IDIOSYNCRASY (NOUN) : प्रवृत्ति की विशेषावस्था
Pronunciation:i·dee·oh·sing·kruh·see
Meaning: A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar(unusual) to an individual.
Synonyms: Quirk, Peculiarity, trait
Antonyms: Conformity, Sameness
Sentence: Her worst idiosyncrasy involved repeating back every word that was said to her.
Antonyms: Conformity, Sameness
Sentence: Her worst idiosyncrasy involved repeating back every word that was said to her.
6. UPTICK (NOUN) : तेजी
Pronunciation:up·tick
Meaning: A small increase or slight upward trend.
Synonyms: Increase, Boost, Gain
Antonyms: Reduction, Falloff, losses
Sentence: People didn’t notice the uptick in temperature from yesterday to today since it went from 32 to 34 degrees.
Antonyms: Reduction, Falloff, losses
Sentence: People didn’t notice the uptick in temperature from yesterday to today since it went from 32 to 34 degrees.
7. CLAMOUR (VERB): कोलाहल
Pronunciation:clam·our
Meaning: A loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting.
Synonyms:roar,howl,noise
Antonyms:murmur,rumble, rumbling
Sentence: As a ruler, he showed wisdom and courage, and disregarded any effort to influence his policy by clamour.
8. ELUSIVE (ADJECTIVE) : मायावी
Pronunciation:uh·loo·suhv
Meaning: difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
Synonyms: evasive, transient, fleeting
Antonyms: attainable, available, convenient
Sentence: Since I am not very good at math, earning an “A” in geometry is an elusive goal for me.
9.STRINGENT (ADJECTIVE): कठोर
Pronunciation:strin·jnt
Meaning: strict, precise, and exacting (of regulations, requirements, or conditions).
Synonyms: strict, rigorous, rigid
Antonyms: lenient, flexible,loose
Sentence: The quantity of exports has declined since the early 80s due to the stringent procedures by the government.
10. IMPREGNABLE(ADJECTIVE) : अभेद्य
Pronunciation:uhm·preg·nuh·bl
Meaning: incapable of being overcome, challenged, or defeated.
Synonyms: invincible, invulnerable, unconquerable
Antonyms: susceptible, vulnerable, liable
Sentence: The prison’s impregnable security wall makes it impossible for inmates to leave the grounds.
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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