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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 24 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.ZESTFUL (ADJECTIVE): दिलचस्प
Pronunciation:zest·ful
Meaning: characterized by great enthusiasm and energy.
Synonyms: interesting, enthralling, spirited enjoyment
Antonyms: boring, drab, tedious
Sentence:The runners like to enter zestful competitions that will push their energy and make them work for the prize.
2. WEARISOME (ADJECTIVE): थकाऊ
Pronunciation:veeuh·ruh·sm
Meaning: causing one to feel tired or bored.
Synonyms: tiring, exhausting, boring
Antonyms: interesting, engrossing, involving
Sentence: Simple repetitive tasks can be very wearisome.
3. PERJURY (NOUN): झूठा साक्ष्य
Pronunciation:puh·juh·ree
Meaning: the crime of telling lies in court when you have promised to tell the truth.
Synonyms: lying under oath, violation of an oath, giving false evidence
Antonyms: fact, truism, veracity
Sentence:Two key witnesses at her trial committed perjury.
4. PROPEL (VERB): प्रेरित करना
Pronunciation:pruh·pel
Meaning: to move, drive or push somebody/something forward or in a particular direction
Synonyms: push, shove, thrust, drive
Antonyms: regulate, restrain, control
Sentence: In order to propel the ministry into commission, the church was accepting monetary donations.
5. LUCRATIVE (ADJECTIVE): लाभप्रद
Pronunciation:loo·kruh·tuhv
Meaning: producing much money or making a significant profit.
Synonyms: profitable, worthwhile, remunerative
Antonyms:unprofitable,poorly paid, loss-making, impotent
Sentence:Mr. Chen makes a lucrative income by selling fresh tuna at the market.
6. LENITY (NOUN): उदारता
Pronunciation:len·i·ty
Meaning: kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially toward someone.
Synonyms: mercy, clemency, empathy
Antonyms: vengeance, revenge, ruthlessness
Sentence: Michael was admired for his lenity and tolerance.
7. RENASCENCE (NOUN): नवयुग
Pronunciation:re·na·scence
Meaning: the revival of something that has been dormant.
Synonyms: revival, rebirth, resurgence
Antonyms: extinction, expiration, death
Sentence:The politician suggested there would be a renascence in the country’s coal industry, but that type of revival seems unlikely.
8.PERSPICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): कुशाग्र बुद्धि
Pronunciation:puh·spuh·kay·shuhs
Meaning: having a ready insight into and understanding of things.
Synonyms: discerning, shrewd, perceptive
Antonyms: foolish, idiotic, moronic
Sentence: He was perspicacious enough to realize that things were soon going to change.
9. DIVISIVE (ADJECTIVE): बांटनेवाला
Pronunciation:duh·vise·uhv
Meaning: tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people.
Synonyms: discordant, disharmonious
Antonyms: unifying, accordant
Sentence: The divisive proposal split the committee into two opposing sides.
10. EVANESCENT (ADJECTIVE): क्षणभंगुर
Pronunciation:eh·vuh·nes·uhnt
Meaning: soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.
Synonyms: vanishing, fading, fleeting
Antonyms: endless, eternal, everlasting
Sentence:Talk is evanescent but writing leaves footprints.
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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