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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 22 April 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.SALIENT(ADJECTIVE): महत्त्वपूर्ण
Pronunciation:say·lee·uhnt
Meaning: most noticeable or important
Synonyms: remarkable, prominent, striking
Antonyms: subtle, unremarkable, obscure
Sentence: She began to summarize the salient features/points of the proposal.
2. INGENIOUS (ADJECTIVE): रचनात्मक
Pronunciation:in·jee·nee·uhs
Meaning: having the skill and imagination to create new things
Synonyms: inventive, innovative, creative
Antonyms: imitative, uninventive, unskilful
Sentence: With how skilled my chess opponent was, it would take an ingenious strategy to defeat him, and a fair amount of luck.
3. DUNCE (NOUN) : मूर्ख
Pronunciation:duhns
Meaning: a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person.
Synonyms: fool, idiot, simpleton
Antonyms: brain, genius, intellectual
Sentence: Because it takes me a long time to solve problems, I am a dunce at mathematics.
Synonyms: fool, idiot, simpleton
Antonyms: brain, genius, intellectual
Sentence: Because it takes me a long time to solve problems, I am a dunce at mathematics.
4.IMPETUS (NOUN): प्रोत्साहन
Pronunciation:im·puh·tuhs
Meaning: something that encourages a particular activity or makes that activity more energetic or effective
Synonyms: encouragement, stimulus, momentum
Antonyms: disincentive, discouragement, hindrance
Synonyms: encouragement, stimulus, momentum
Antonyms: disincentive, discouragement, hindrance
Sentence: The high crime rate was the impetus for the hiring of one hundred new police officers in our city.
5. SQUANDERED (VERB): गंवाना
Pronunciation:skvawn·duhd
Meaning: waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.
Synonyms: waste, misspend, misuse
Antonyms: conserved, preserved, save
Sentence: Eddie has a tendency to squander his entire allowance on comic books and movies.
6. SUBJUGATE (VERB): अधीन करना
Pronunciation:suhb·ju·gayt
Meaning: to defeat somebody/something and make them obey you; to gain control over somebody/something.
Synonyms: subdue, conquer, dominate
Antonyms: liberate, emancipate, enfranchise
Sentence: The manager tried to subjugate the employees into working late by threatening to fire them.
7. APARTHEID (NOUN): रंगभेद
Pronunciation:uh·paat·ide
Meaning: the former official government policy in South Africa of separating people of different races and making them live apart.
Synonyms: segregation, discrimination, racism,
Antonyms: antidiscrimination, antiracism, assimilationism
Sentence: Nelson Mandela helped to end Apartheid, which was racial discrimination in South Africa.
Synonyms: segregation, discrimination, racism,
Antonyms: antidiscrimination, antiracism, assimilationism
Sentence: Nelson Mandela helped to end Apartheid, which was racial discrimination in South Africa.
8. PERTINENT (ADJECTIVE): उचित
Pronunciation:puh·ti·nent
Meaning: relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite
Synonyms: relevant, applicable, important
Antonyms: irrelevant, impertinent, inapplicable
Sentence: To ensure a prompt reply, please include all pertinent details in your email.
Synonyms: relevant, applicable, important
Antonyms: irrelevant, impertinent, inapplicable
Sentence: To ensure a prompt reply, please include all pertinent details in your email.
9. PANDEMONIUM (NOUN): हंगामा
Pronunciation:pan·duh·moh·nee·uhm
Meaning: wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.
Synonyms: disturbance, turmoil, stir
Antonyms: calm, rest, tranquility
Synonyms: disturbance, turmoil, stir
Antonyms: calm, rest, tranquility
Sentence: There was pandemonium in court as the judge gave his summing up.
10. PROPITIATE (VERB): संतुष्ट करना
Pronunciation:pruh·pi·shee·ayt
Meaning: to make peace with somebody who is angry by trying to please them.
Synonyms: appease, placate, conciliate
Synonyms: appease, placate, conciliate
Antonyms: anger, antagonize, infuriate
Sentence: After Bill forgot his wife’s birthday, he tried to propitiate the situation by purchasing her the pearl necklace she always wanted.
Sentence: After Bill forgot his wife’s birthday, he tried to propitiate the situation by purchasing her the pearl necklace she always wanted.
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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