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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 20th December 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. SUPERVENE (VERB): पीछे आना
Pronunciation: soo·puh·veen
Meaning: follow
Synonyms: pursue, supersede
Antonyms: retreat, precede
Sentence: Team members supervene their leaders.
2. DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): कठोर
Antonyms: retreat, precede
Sentence: Team members supervene their leaders.
2. DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): कठोर
Pronunciation: druh·koh·nee·uhn
Meaning: harsh
Synonyms: cruel, oppressive
Antonyms: easy, gentle
Sentence: Your master is a draconian man.
3. DAWDLE (VERB): समय नष्ट करना
Synonyms: cruel, oppressive
Antonyms: easy, gentle
Sentence: Your master is a draconian man.
3. DAWDLE (VERB): समय नष्ट करना
Pronunciation: daw·dl
Meaning: waste time
Synonyms: loiter, procrastinate
Antonyms: hasten, hurry
Sentence: The teacher warned the student that he will be punished if he dawdled again.
4. PILLAGE (VERB): लूटना
Synonyms: loiter, procrastinate
Antonyms: hasten, hurry
Sentence: The teacher warned the student that he will be punished if he dawdled again.
4. PILLAGE (VERB): लूटना
Pronunciation: pi·luhj
Meaning: plunder, destroy
Synonyms: ravage, ransack
Antonyms: protect, construct
Sentence: The terrorists pillaged the city.
5. PERSPICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): बुद्धि
Synonyms: ravage, ransack
Antonyms: protect, construct
Sentence: The terrorists pillaged the city.
5. PERSPICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): बुद्धि
Pronunciation: puh·spuh·kay·shuhs
Meaning: observant, perceptive.
Synonyms: alert, aware
Antonyms: ignorant, unobservant
Sentence: The CDI officers are always perspicacious with their case.
Synonyms: alert, aware
Antonyms: ignorant, unobservant
Sentence: The CDI officers are always perspicacious with their case.
6. NOXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): हानिकारक
Pronunciation: nawk·shuhs
Meaning: deadly, injurious.
Synonyms: destructive, harmful
Antonyms: helpful, kind
Synonyms: destructive, harmful
Antonyms: helpful, kind
Sentence: This is a noxious chemical.
7. FERVENT (ADJECTIVE): उत्साही
7. FERVENT (ADJECTIVE): उत्साही
Pronunciation: fuh·vnt
Meaning: enthusiastic.
Synonyms: zealous, ardent
Antonyms: apathetic, dull
Sentence: He is a fervent child.
Synonyms: zealous, ardent
Antonyms: apathetic, dull
Sentence: He is a fervent child.
8. FITFUL (ADJECTIVE): चंचल
Pronunciation: fit·ful
Meaning: spasmodic.
Synonyms: intermittent, fluctuating
Antonyms: continuous, perpetual
Sentence: As long as his breathing is fitful, he will continue to need an oxygen machine.
Synonyms: intermittent, fluctuating
Antonyms: continuous, perpetual
Sentence: As long as his breathing is fitful, he will continue to need an oxygen machine.
9. FLOUT (VERB): अनादर करना
Pronunciation: flawt
Meaning: show contempt for.
Synonyms: defy, disregard
Antonyms: honour, praise
Sentence: One should not flout the traffic rules.
Synonyms: defy, disregard
Antonyms: honour, praise
Sentence: One should not flout the traffic rules.
10. FEASIBLE (ADJECTIVE): व्यवहार्य
Pronunciation: fee·zuh·bl
Meaning: practicable.
Synonyms: possible, doable
Antonyms: impossible, implausible
Sentence: This seems to be a feasible solution.
Synonyms: possible, doable
Antonyms: impossible, implausible
Sentence: This seems to be a feasible solution.
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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