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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 21 August 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. IMPREGNABLE (ADJECTIVE): अजेय
Pronunciation: uhm·preg·nuh·bl
Meaning: incapable of being overcome, challenged, or defeated
Synonyms: invincible, invulnerable, unconquerable
Antonyms: susceptible, vulnerable
Sentence: The prison’s impregnable security wall makes it impossible for inmates to leave the grounds.
2. SALVO (NOUN): धमाका
Pronunciation: sal·voh
Meaning: a simultaneous discharge of two or more guns in military action; a sudden, vigorous, or aggressive act
Synonyms: barrage, flurry
Antonyms: drip, tricle, dribble
Sentence: The soldier loaded his gun in order to complete the salvo.
3. FRUITION (NOUN): सफलता
Pronunciation: froo·i·shn
Meaning: the realization or fulfilment of a plan or project
Synonyms: accomplishment, fulfillment, attainment
Antonyms: failure, inception
Sentence: After much delay, the plan to build the new hospital finally came to fruition.
4. DELEGITIMISE (VERB): अमान्य
Pronunciation: dee-leh-jih-tih-mize
Meaning: withdraw legitimate status or authority; to make something seem not valid or not acceptable
Synonyms: invalidate, nullify, proscribe
Antonyms: legitimize, sanction
Sentence: The government’s tactics have been to delegitimize the voices of the poor.
5. SCUFFLING (VERB): हाथा पाई करना
Pronunciation: skuh·fuhl·uhng
Meaning: engage in a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters.
Synonyms: fight, struggle, tussle
Antonyms: sliding, coasting
Sentence: The teacher noticed two students scuffling in the corridor.
6. INDIGENT (ADJECTIVE): दरिद्र
Pronunciation: in·duh·jnt
Meaning: poor, needy.
Synonyms: poor, impecunious, destitute
Antonyms: prosperous, opulent, rich
Sentence: Because he was indigent, the court-appointed a lawyer to represent him.
7. AVER (VERB): दृढ़ता से कहना
Pronunciation: uh·vuh
Meaning: state or assert to be the case.
Synonyms: declare, assert, state
Antonyms: deny, gainsay
Sentence: I aver that I have spoken the truth.
8. ANOMALOUS (ADJECTIVE): नियम विरूद्ध
Pronunciation: uh·naw·muh·luhs
Meaning: deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.
Synonyms: abnormal, atypical, non typical
Antonyms: natural, normal, regular
Sentence: There was an anomalous storm hanging over the city that no one could explain, as it had seemingly appeared out of nowhere on a sunny day.
9. EVANGELIZATION (NOUN): ईसाई धर्म प्रचार
Pronunciation: evan·ge·lize.zn
Meaning: to convert to Christianity.
Synonyms: Proselytization, Preaching
Antonyms: Secularism
Sentence: The church organized a series of evangelization campaigns to reach out to the local community.
Sentence: The church organized a series of evangelization campaigns to reach out to the local community.
10. EXTRADITION (NOUN): प्रत्यर्पण
Pronunciation: ek·struh·di·shn
Meaning: the return of someone accused of a crime to the country where the crime was committed.
Synonyms: Rendition, Surrender
Antonyms: Asylum, Sanctuary
Sentence: The extradition treaty between the two countries allows for the transfer of suspected criminals.
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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