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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 27 February 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.INSCRUTABLE (ADJECTIVE): रहस्यमय
Pronunciation:uhn•skroo•tuh•bl
Meaning: (used about a person or their expression) not showing any emotions and therefore difficult to understand or know.
Synonyms: unreadable, impenetrable, cryptic
Antonyms: expressive, evident, clear
Sentence:Guy looked blankly inscrutable.
Sentence:Guy looked blankly inscrutable.
2.PLAUSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): प्रशंसनीय
Pronunciation:plaw•zuh•bl
Meaning: that you can believe; reasonable.
Pronunciation:plaw•zuh•bl
Meaning: that you can believe; reasonable.
Synonyms: reasonable, believable, likely
Antonyms: unlikely, doubtful, absurd
Sentence:She could find no plausible explanation for its disappearance.
3.ROBUST (ADJECTIVE): मज़बूत
Pronunciation:roh•buhst
Meaning: strong and healthy.
Pronunciation:roh•buhst
Meaning: strong and healthy.
Synonyms: full-bodied, flavourful, strong
Antonyms: insipid, weak, ill
Sentence:The dish is a robust mixture of fish, onions, capers and tomatoes.
4.DISRUPT (VERB): तोड़ना
Pronunciation:duhs•ruhpt
Meaning: to stop something happening as or when it should.
Pronunciation:duhs•ruhpt
Meaning: to stop something happening as or when it should.
Synonyms:break, fracture, reduce
Antonyms: organize, fix, heal
Sentence:The blast from below would have disrupted the underlying rock.
5.DAWDLE (VERB): सरकार
Pronunciation:daw•dl
Meaning: to go somewhere very slowly.
Pronunciation:daw•dl
Meaning: to go somewhere very slowly.
Synonyms: delay , take one's time, stagger
Antonyms: hurry, rush, race
Sentence:She mustn't dawdle—she had to make the call now.
6.GRAVE (ADJECTIVE): कब्र
Pronunciation: grave
Meaning: the place where a dead body is buried.
Pronunciation: grave
Meaning: the place where a dead body is buried.
Synonyms:death, demise, fate
Antonyms: carefree, birth, life
Sentence:His face was grave.
7.STRIDENT (ADJECTIVE): तेज़
Pronunciation:strai•dnt
Meaning: (used about a voice or a sound) loud and unpleasant.
Pronunciation:strai•dnt
Meaning: (used about a voice or a sound) loud and unpleasant.
Synonyms: raucous, rough, harsh
Antonyms: soft, calm, still
Sentence:His voice had become increasingly strident.
8.INTERIM (ADJECTIVE): अन्तरिम
Pronunciation:uhn•teh•ruhm
Meaning: not final or lasting; temporary until somebody/something more permanent is found.
Pronunciation:uhn•teh•ruhm
Meaning: not final or lasting; temporary until somebody/something more permanent is found.
Synonyms: temporary, interval, meanwhile
Antonyms: permanent, final, fixed
Sentence:Interim booking has been made for now.
9.UNFOUNDED (ADJECTIVE): निराधार
Pronunciation:uhn•fawnd•uhd
Meaning: not based on or supported by facts.
Pronunciation:uhn•fawnd•uhd
Meaning: not based on or supported by facts.
Synonyms: baseless, unsubstantiated, unproven
Antonyms: well founded, good, valid
Sentence:Her fear that she had cancer was unfounded.
10.BAFFLE (VERB): चकरा देना
Pronunciation:ba•fl
Meaning: to be impossible to understand; to confuse somebody very much.
Synonyms: mystify, bemuse, confound
Antonyms: enlighten, aid, assist
Sentence:She was baffled by his sudden change of mood.
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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