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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings: 20 September 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. HURLS (VERB): उछालना
Pronunciation: huhlz
Meaning: throws or propels something with force and violence.
Synonyms: Launches, Flings
Antonyms: Retrieves, Receives
Sentence: The storm hurls debris through the air, causing damage to buildings and vehicles.
2. IMPUNITY (NOUN): दण्ड से मुक्ति
Pronunciation: uhm·pyoo·nuh·tee
Meaning: exemption from punishment or negative consequences
Synonyms: Unpunished, Free rein
Antonyms: Consequences, Punishment
Sentence: The wealthy often believe they can behave with impunity due to their influence and resources.
3. HARNESS (NOUN, VERB): साज़
Pronunciation: haa·nuhs
Meaning: to control, utilize, or direct the energy, potential, or resources of something for a specific purpose.
Synonyms: Bridle, Straps, Direct, Exploit
Antonyms: Release, Squander, Waste
Sentence: (V)The company aimed to harness solar energy to power their manufacturing processes.
(N)The rock climber checked his harness and ropes before starting his ascent.
4. CURTAILMENT (NOUN):कटौती
Pronunciation: kuh·tayl·muhnt
Meaning: the act of reducing or limiting something, often with the intention of cutting back on expenses, activities, or operations.
Synonyms: Diminution, Abatement
Antonyms: Expansion, Augmentation
Sentence: The government's curtailment of public services led to protests from citizens.
5. LANGUISH (VERB): क्षीण होना
Pronunciation: lang·gvuhsh
Meaning: to remain in an unpleasant or undesirable situation without improvement or progress.
Synonyms: Weaken, Wane
Antonyms: Strengthen, Prosper
Sentence: The abandoned building languished, becoming a home for rats and weeds.
6. LOOMING (VERB, ADJECTIVE): धुंधला दिखाई देना
Pronunciation: loom·uhng
Meaning: to appear as a shape that is not clear and in a way that seems frightening.
Synonyms: impending, imminent
Antonyms: appeared, emerged
Sentence: The looming deadline for the project added pressure to the team to work more efficiently.
7. PETULANT (ADJECTIVE): तुनक मिज़ाज
Pronunciation: peh·tyu·luhnt
Meaning: bad. tempered and unreasonable, especially because you cannot have or do what you want.
Synonyms: Peevish, Moody
Antonyms: Calm, Tranquil
Sentence: The tired child became petulant when her parents told her it was time to leave the playground.
8. DISSIPATED (VERB, ADJECTIVE): नष्ट चरित्र
Pronunciation: di·suh·payt·uhd
Meaning: someone who wastes their time, energy, or resources on excessive
Synonyms: Profligate, Indulgent
Antonyms: Frugal, sensible
Sentence: The dissipated lifestyle of constant partying and drinking led to his downfall.
9. VINDICATION (NOUN): दोष. निवारण
Pronunciation: vin·duh·kay·shn
Meaning: justifying or defending one's actions, beliefs, or decisions.
Synonyms: Exoneration, Acquitted
Antonyms: Accusation, Denunciation
Sentence: After years of false accusations, the new evidence finally brought vindication to the wrongly accused man, and he was set free from prison.
10. PROPULSION (NOUN): संचालक शक्ति
Pronunciation: pruh·puhl·shn
Meaning: the force that pushes or drives a vehicle, etc., forward.
Synonyms: Drive, Propelling
Antonyms: Stillness, Halt
Sentence: The new spaceship design incorporates advanced propulsion systems that allow it to travel at incredible speeds across the universe.
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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