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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 26 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. TRADUCE (VERB): बदनाम करना
Pronunciation: truh·dyoos
Meaning: speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation.
Synonyms: defame, slander, speak ill of
Antonyms: honor, exalt, applaud
Sentence: The crooked politician paid a newspaper editor to traduce his rivals.
2. ENGENDER (VERB): उत्पन्न होना
Pronunciation: uhn·jen·duh
Meaning: cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).
Synonyms: create, generate, cause
Antonyms: impede, restrict, quash
Sentence: It helps engender a sense of common humanity.
3. MERCENARY(ADJECTIVE): लालच
Pronunciation: muh·suh·nuh·ree
Meaning: having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions.
Synonyms: greedy, avaricious, acquisitive
Antonyms: altruistic, charitable, liberal
Sentence: She’s interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.
4. TACITURN (ADJECTIVE): अल्पभाषी
Pronunciation: ta·suh·tuhn
Meaning: reserved or uncommunicative in speech; tending not to speak much.
Synonyms: untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent
Antonyms: blabby, chatty, talkative
Sentence: My shy brother is taciturn and rarely speaks in public.
5. RENEGE (VERB): वादा कर के मुकर जाना
Pronunciation: ruh·nayg
Meaning: to go back on a promise, commitment, or agreement; to fail to fulfill an obligation.
Synonyms: backtrack, retract, back out
Antonyms: fulfil, keep, uphold
Sentence: He promised to help me with the project but reneged on his commitment.
6. PESTILENT (ADJECTIVE): ज़हरीला
Pronunciation: peh·stuh·luhnt
Meaning: causing or capable of causing disease; harmful, destructive, or deadly.
Synonyms: harmful, dangerous, toxic
Antonyms: beneficial, harmless, innocuous
Sentence: The city was plagued by a pestilent epidemic, resulting in numerous
7. POACHING (VERB): अवैध शिकार
Pronunciation: poche·uhng
Meaning: to hunt animals illegally.
Synonyms: illicit capturing, wildlife trafficking
Antonyms: conservation, protection, preservation
Sentence: Poaching has had a devastating impact on the tiger population in this region.
8. CONSTERNATION (NOUN): व्याकुलता
Pronunciation: kawn·stuh·nay·shn
Meaning: a feeling of anxiety, shock, or dismay, typically caused by something unexpected or unsettling.
Synonyms: dismay, shock, alarm
Antonyms: calmness, composure, serenity
Sentence: The sudden announcement of the company's closure caused consternation among its employees.
9. SUCCOUR (VERB): सहायता करना
Pronunciation: suk-ar
Meaning: to help someone, especially someone who is suffering or in need.
Synonyms: aid, assistance, relief,
Antonyms: hinder, obstruct, impede
Sentence: The organization provided succour to the victims of natural disaster by supplying food and shelter.
10. GELID (ADJECTIVE): ठंडा
Pronunciation: gel·
Meaning: extremely cold.
Synonyms: frigid, freezing, chilly
Antonyms: warm, hot, heated
Sentence: We bundled up in warm coats and hats to protect ourselves from the gelid temperatures outside his insatiable desire for food.
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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