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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 21 May 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. SHIRKER (NOUN): कामचोर
Pronunciation: Shir-ker
Meaning: someone who avoids something, especially work.
Synonyms: Slacker, Avoider, Dodger
Antonyms: Hard worker, Responsible
Sentence: The boss was annoyed with the shirker who always found excuses to leave work early.
2. FIDDLING (ADJECTIVE): तुच्छ
Pronunciation: fi·duhl·uhng
Meaning: not important, or of no real interest.
Synonyms: petty, trivial, minor
Antonyms: Important, significant, major
Sentence: He wasted his time on fiddling tasks instead of focusing on the important ones.
3. STIFLE (VERB): दबाना
Pronunciation: stai·fl
Meaning: restrain (a reaction) or stop one self acting on (an emotion).
Synonyms: suffocate, choke, smother
Antonyms: inspire, breathe, revive
Sentence: The children tried to stifle their laughter during class but couldn’t hold back their giggles for long.
4. STARTLE (VERB): चौंकाना
Pronunciation: staa·tl
Meaning: cause to feel sudden shock or alarm.
Synonyms: shock, stun, astonish
Antonyms: assure, soothe, cheer
Sentence: If the music is too loud, it will startle the sleeping baby.
5. MISDEMEANOURS (NOUN): खराब आचरण
Pronunciation: mis·de·mean·or
Meaning: an action that is slightly bad or breaks a rule but is not a crime.
Synonyms: violation, trespass, misconduct
Antonyms: innocence, obedience, goodness
Sentence: He is charged with several misdemeanors, including driving without a valid license and creating a disturbance.
6. TROVE (NOUN): खज़ाऩा
Pronunciation: trove
Meaning: a store of valuable or delightful things; discovery, find.
Synonyms: treasure, miscellanea, assortment
Antonyms: pile , jumble , heap.
Sentence: The museum is a treasure trove for antique lovers.
7. STASH (VERB): छिपाने की जगह
Pronunciation: stash
Meaning: store (something) safely in a hidden or secret place.
Synonyms: stockpile, store, cache
Antonyms: dump, ditch, unload
Sentence: Lindsey uses an old shoe box to stash all of her photos.
8. COMPLY (VERB): प़ालन करऩा
Pronunciation: kuhm·plai
Meaning: act in accordance with a wish or command.
Synonyms: consent, defer, accede
Antonyms: disagree, differ, dissent
Sentence: The man was arrested because he refused to comply with the airline’s no smoking policy.
9. INDICT (VERB): दोष लग़ाऩा
Pronunciation: uhn·dite
Meaning: formally accuse of or charge with a crime.
Synonyms: accuse, prosecute, incriminate
Antonyms: acquit, exonerate, vindicate
Sentence: The district attorney decided to indict the suspect for the murder, charging him only after his bloody fingerprints were found at the crime scene.
10. EMPATHY (NOUN): सम़ानुभूति
Pronunciation: em·puh·thee
Meaning: the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Synonyms: sympathy, pity, compassion
Antonyms: ruthlessness, mercilessness, apathy
Sentence: Doctors should develop empathy between themselves and patients.
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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