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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 24 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.PRECARIOUS (ADJECTIVE) : संदिग्ध
Pronunciation:pruh·keuh·ree·uhs
Meaning: not safe or certain; dangerous.
Synonyms: treacherous, hazardous, perilous,
Antonyms: advantageous, safe, beneficial
Sentence: Choosing between closing my business or laying off employees puts me in a precarious position.
2.PLAUSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): प्रशंसनीय
Pronunciation:plaw·zuh·bl
Meaning: that you can believe; reasonable.
Synonyms: reasonable, believable, cogent
Antonyms: Unlikely, doubtful, absurd
Antonyms: Unlikely, doubtful, absurd
Sentence:She could find no plausible explanation for its disappearance.
3.DISRUPT (VERB): बाधित करना
3.DISRUPT (VERB): बाधित करना
Pronunciation:duhs·ruhpt
Meaning: to stop something happening as or when it should.
Synonyms: damage, buckle, break
Antonyms: organize, fix, repair
Sentence:The blast from below would have disrupted the underlying rock.
Antonyms: organize, fix, repair
Sentence:The blast from below would have disrupted the underlying rock.
4.DAWDLE (VERB): विलंब करना
Pronunciation:daw·dl
Meaning: to go somewhere very slowly.
Synonyms: delay , take one's time, stall
Antonyms: hurry, rush, run
Sentence:She mustn't dawdle—she had to make the call now.
Synonyms: delay , take one's time, stall
Antonyms: hurry, rush, run
Sentence:She mustn't dawdle—she had to make the call now.
5.UNWAVERING (ADJECTIVE): अटल
Pronunciation:uhn·vay·vuh·ruhng
Meaning: not changing or becoming weaker.
Synonyms: fixed ,resolute, firm
Antonyms: unsteady, changing, varying
Sentence:She fixed him with an unwavering stare.
6.CONTEST (VERB): विवादास्पद
Pronunciation:kuhn.teh.stuhd
Meaning: to say that something is wrong or that it was not done properly.
Synonyms: challenge for, dispute, battle for
Antonyms: agree with, accepted, defended
Sentence:The former chairman contests his dismissal.
7.FORGED (ADJECTIVE): जाली
Pronunciation:fawjd
Meaning: to make an illegal copy of something.
Synonyms: counterfeit, fake, false
Antonyms: genuine, real, natural
Antonyms: genuine, real, natural
Sentence:The illegal immigrants forged travel documents and were able to scam their way into the country.
8. Ostentatious : दिखावटी
Pronunciation :aw.sten.tay,shuhs
Meaning: expensive or noticeable in a way that is intended to impress other people.
Synonyms: ornate, flashy, swank
Antonyms: understand, quiet, proper
Sentence: She doesn't own a fleet of ostentatious cars or a portfolio of grand homes.
9. Imbroglio : गड़बड़
Pronunciation : uhm.broh.lee.oh
Meaning: situation that is complicated, confusing or embarrassing, especially a political or public one.
Synonyms: dispute, fight, bicker
Antonyms: ease, peace, harmony
Sentence: The testing imbroglio would set the country back for months.
10. Picayune : निकम्मा
Pronunciation :puh.kuh.yoon
Meaning : having little value or importance.
Synonyms: petty, narrow, little
Antonyms: liberal, open, receptive
Sentence: The misery suffered in this war makes your own problems seem pretty picayune.
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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