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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 27 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.ROCOCO (ADJECTIVE): अलंकृत
Pronunciation:ruh·koh·koh
Meaning: ornate.
Synonyms: fancy, curlicue, showy
Antonyms: plain, austere, naked
Sentence:The present building, in florid rococo style, dates from 1744-1767.
Synonyms: fancy, curlicue, showy
Antonyms: plain, austere, naked
Sentence:The present building, in florid rococo style, dates from 1744-1767.
2.FLOUNDER (VERB): संघर्ष करना
Pronunciation:flawn·duh
Meaning: struggle.
Synonyms: thrash, thresh, lurch
Antonyms: prosper, fly, sail
Synonyms: thrash, thresh, lurch
Antonyms: prosper, fly, sail
Sentence:He was floundering about in the shallow offshore waters.
3.BIZARRE (ADJECTIVE): विचित्र
Pronunciation:bi·zaa
Meaning: very strange or unusual.
Synonyms: peculiar, odd, funny
Antonyms: ordinary, reasonable, realistic
Sentence:I can't believe we're getting involved in something so bizarre.
Synonyms: peculiar, odd, funny
Antonyms: ordinary, reasonable, realistic
Sentence:I can't believe we're getting involved in something so bizarre.
4.TREACHEROUS (ADJECTIVE): विश्वासघाती
Pronunciation:treh·chuh·ruhs
Meaning: (used about a person) that you cannot trust and who may do something to harm you.
Synonyms: disloyal, perfidious, untrue
Antonyms: loyal, constant, fast
Sentence:I hear that the old man has broken with that treacherous son of his.
Synonyms: disloyal, perfidious, untrue
Antonyms: loyal, constant, fast
Sentence:I hear that the old man has broken with that treacherous son of his.
5.COAX (VERB): मनाना
Pronunciation:kokes
Meaning: to persuade somebody gently.
Synonyms: wheedle, cajole, woo
Antonyms: dissuade, tease, harass
Sentence:The trainees were coaxed into doing boring work.
Antonyms: dissuade, tease, harass
Sentence:The trainees were coaxed into doing boring work.
6. IRE (NOUN) : क्रोध
Pronunciation: ire
Meaning: anger.
Synonyms: indignation, wrath, outrage
Antonyms: Pleasure, calmness, delight
Sentence: Their ire was directed mainly at the government.
7. CONTEMPLATE (VERB) : मनन
Pronunciation:kawn·tuhm·playt
Meaning: to think carefully about something or the possibility of doing something.
Synonyms: ponder, consider, entertain
Antonyms: dismiss, ignore, scorn
Sentence: When the accountant was asked to contemplate the current budget, he discovered many ways the company could save money.
8. AGGRIEVE (ADJECTIVE) : पीड़ा देना
Pronunciation:ag·grieve
Meaning: feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated.
Synonyms: agitate, discompose, disquiet
Antonyms: satisfy, please, gratify
Sentence: He felt aggrieved at not being chosen for the team.
9. UNDERBELLY (NOUN) : नाजुक भाग
Pronunciation:uhn·duh·beh·lee
Meaning: the soft underneath part of an animal.
Synonyms: underside, underpart, bottom
Antonyms: top, face, apex
Sentence: Most of the toad’s body is rough and bumpy, but his underbelly is flat and smooth.
Sentence: Most of the toad’s body is rough and bumpy, but his underbelly is flat and smooth.
10. QUEST (NOUN) : खोज
Pronunciation:kvest
Meaning: a long or arduous search for something.
Synonyms: search, hunt, pursuit
Antonyms: surrender, relinquish, give up
Sentence: Jan’s quest for fame led her to do immoral things.
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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