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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 24 June 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.PORTEND (VERB): संकेत मिलना
Pronunciation: paw·tend
Meaning: To be a sign that something bad is likely to happen in the future
Synonyms: augur , presage, foretell
Synonyms: augur , presage, foretell
Antonyms: describe, tell, relate
Sentence: Having a black cat pass your path is said to portend bad luck.
Sentence: Having a black cat pass your path is said to portend bad luck.
2.PENETRABLE (ADJECTIVE): समझना
Pronunciation: peh·nuh·truh·bl
Meaning: Allowing things to pass through; permeable.
Synonyms: pervious, open, porous
Synonyms: pervious, open, porous
Antonyms:impervious, impenetrable, dense
Sentence: The flashlights barely penetrated the gloom.
3. GLIMMER (VERB): झिलमिलाना
Pronunciation: gli·muh
Meaning: (of light) to shine without strength or not continuously.
Synonyms: Gleam , Glow, Shine
Antonyms: losing, hiding, pile
Antonyms: losing, hiding, pile
Sentence: A candle glimmered faintly in the darkened room.
4.INDISCRIMINATE (ADJECTIVE): विवेकहीन
Pronunciation: in·duh·skri·muh·nuht
Meaning: Not showing careful thought or planning.
Synonyms: Haphazard , Unplanned, Varied
Synonyms: Haphazard , Unplanned, Varied
Antonyms: Systematic , Definite, Like
Sentence: Cancer is completely indiscriminate in whom it strikes.
5. FLIMSY (ADJECTIVE): कमजोर
Pronunciation: flim·zee
Meaning: comparatively light and insubstantial; easily damaged.
Synonyms: fragile, insubstantial, feeble
Antonyms: sturdy, substantial, strong
Sentence: The storm flattened the flimsy wooden huts that the villagers lived in.
6. PENITENT (ADJECTIVE): अनुतापी
Pronunciation: peh·nuh·tnt
Meaning: feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant.
Synonyms: repentant, remorseful, ashamed
Antonyms: impenitent, unrepentant, unapologetic
Sentence: “I’m sorry, ” she said with penitent smile.
7. FREEBIE (NOUN): मुफ्त
Pronunciation: free·bee
Meaning: a thing given free of charge.
Synonyms: gift, donation, bonus
Antonyms: expensive, extortionate, overpriced
Sentence: The store gives customers a freebie with their purchases.
8. ANIMADVERSION (NOUN) : निन्दा
Pronunciation: a·nuh·mad·vuh·shn
Meaning: criticism or censure.
Synonyms: harsh criticism, disapproval
Antonyms: extol, laud, praise
Sentence: He was infuriated by their constant animadversion.
9. SLACK (NOUN/VERB) : सुस्त
Pronunciation: slak
Meaning: having or showing laziness or negligence, decrease or reduce in intensity, quantity, or speed.
Synonyms: careless, lax, negligent
Antonyms: careful, cautious, punctilious
Sentence: Those about him said that he became extraordinarily slack and physically feeble during his stay in that town.
10. QUOTIDIAN (ADJECTIVE): दैनिक
Pronunciation: kvoh·ti·dee·uhn
Meaning: of or occurring every day , daily.
Synonyms: usual, ubiquitous, ordinary
Antonyms: extraordinary, unusual, infrequent
Sentence: Television has become part of our quotidian existence.
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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