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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 21 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. IMPREGNABLE (ADJECTIVE) : अजेय
Pronunciation: uhm·preg·nuh·bl
Meaning: incapable of being overcome, challenged, or defeated.
Synonyms: invincible, invulnerable, unconquerable
Antonyms: susceptible, vulnerable, open
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, volleys
Antonyms: drip ,trickle , 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: nought, failure, inception
Sentence: After much delay, the plan to build the new hospital finally came to fruition.
4. DELEGITIMISE(VERB): अमान्य ठहराना
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, warrant
Sentence: The government’s tactics have been to delegitimize the voices of the poor.
5. EUTHANASIA (NOUN) : इच्छामृत्यु
Pronunciation: yoo·thuh·nay·zee·uh
Meaning: the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma.
Synonyms: killing, slaughter, murder
Antonyms: animate , raise
Sentence: He asked if we had considered euthanasia since the cat’s care would require a considerable amount over $100, and “he might end up with only three legs”.
6. ERRONEOUS (ADJECTIVE) : ग़लती से
Pronunciation: uh·roh·nee·uhs
Meaning: in a way that is wrong or false.
Synonyms: false, misleading, incorrect
Antonyms: accurate, valid, true
Sentence: Some people have the erroneous notion that one can contract AIDS by giving blood.
7. JUGGERNAUT (NOUN): रथ, वाहन
Pronunciation: juh·guh·nawt
Meaning: a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or campaign; a large, heavy vehicle.
Synonyms: campaign, power, steamroller
Antonyms: powerlessness, unpersuasive
Sentence: The Greeks would have to summon all their strength to stop the Persian Juggernaut.
Synonyms: campaign, power, steamroller
Antonyms: powerlessness, unpersuasive
Sentence: The Greeks would have to summon all their strength to stop the Persian Juggernaut.
8. COMPLACENT (ADJECTIVE): संतुष्ट
Pronunciation: kuhm·play·snt
Meaning: feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try any harder.
Synonyms: nonchalant, casual, apathetic
Antonyms: aware, interested, attentive
Sentence: With 66 deaths on our roads every week, none of us can afford to be complacent.
9.RELENTLESS (ADJECTIVE) : दयाहीन
Synonyms: nonchalant, casual, apathetic
Antonyms: aware, interested, attentive
Sentence: With 66 deaths on our roads every week, none of us can afford to be complacent.
9.RELENTLESS (ADJECTIVE) : दयाहीन
Pronunciation: ruh·lent·luhs
Meaning: unceasingly intense; harsh or inflexible.
Synonyms: grim, persistent, ruthless
Antonyms: weak, slack, impotent
Sentence: The pandemic continues its relentless spread about 14,000 people are infected each day.
Synonyms: grim, persistent, ruthless
Antonyms: weak, slack, impotent
Sentence: The pandemic continues its relentless spread about 14,000 people are infected each day.
10. COALITION (NOUN) : गठबंधन
Pronunciation: koh·uh·li·shn
Meaning: a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.
Synonyms: alliance, association, union
Antonyms: disassociation, division
Antonyms: disassociation, division
Sentence: At length, the contest was finally closed by a coalition of the three rivals.
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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