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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 28 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. DISPENSE(VERB): छोड़ देना
Pronunciation: duh·spens
Meaning: to give or provide people with something.
Synonyms: omit, drop, waive
Antonyms: include, keep, collect
Sentence: Let's dispense with the formalities, shall we?
2.TENACITY (NOUN): दृढ़ता
Pronunciation: tuh·na·suh·tee
Meaning: the determination to continue what you are doing.
Synonyms: determination, perseverance, persistence
Antonyms: irresoluteness, hesitation, timidity
Sentence: She fought with tenacity born of anxiety.
3. RECTITUDE (NOUN): निष्कपटता
Pronunciation: rek·tuh·chood
Meaning: morally correct behaviour or thinking; righteousness.
Synonyms: goodness, virtue, morality
Synonyms: goodness, virtue, morality
Antonyms: infamy, evil, sin
Sentence: The necessity of moral rectitude was itself an incentive.
4. ABREAST (ADVERB): पास-पास
Pronunciation: uh·brest
Meaning: next to or level with somebody/something and going in the same direction.
Synonyms: up to date with, in touch with, side by side
Antonyms: out of touch with, insensible, unheeding
Sentence: In modern times, one has to keep abreast of developments.
5. IMPREGNABLE (ADJECTIVE): अजेय
Pronunciation: uhm·preg·nuh·bl
Meaning: incapable of being overcome, challenged, or defeated.
Synonyms: invincible, invulnerable, unconquerable
Antonyms: susceptible, vulnerable, open
Sentence: The prison’s impregnable security wall makes it impossible for inmates to leave the grounds.
6. PLURALISM (NOUN): बहुवाद
Pronunciation: ploo·ruh·li·zm
Meaning: the existence of different types of people, who have different beliefs and opinions, within the same society.
Synonyms: diversity, heterogeneity, multiplicity
Antonyms: uniformity, similarity, consistency
Sentence: We know it's not easy to maintain pluralism in a country.
7. VOUCH (VERB): ज़मानत देना
Pronunciation: vawch
Meaning: assert or confirm as a result of one's own experience that something is true.
Synonyms: certify, attest, ensure
Antonyms: undermine , enfeeble , weaken
Sentence: Ally said she would vouch to her boss that her friend was a strong candidate for the job at her work.
8. FLIMSY (ADJECTIVE): कमज़ोर
Pronunciation: flim·zee
Meaning: comparatively light and insubstantial; easily damaged.
Synonyms: fragile, insubstantial, feeble
Antonyms: sturdy, substantial, strong
Antonyms: sturdy, substantial, strong
Sentence: The storm flattened the flimsy wooden huts that the villagers lived in.
9. STRINGENT (ADJECTIVE): कठोर
Pronunciation: strin·jnt
Meaning: strict, precise, and exacting (of regulations, requirements, or conditions)
Synonyms: strict, rigorous, rigid
Antonyms: lenient, flexible, slack
Sentence: The quantity of exports has declined since the early 80s due to the stringent procedures by the government.
10. IMPREGNABLE (ADJECTIVE) : अभेद्य
Pronunciation: uhm·preg·nuh·bl
Meaning: incapable of being overcome, challenged, or defeated.
Synonyms: invincible, invulnerable, unconquerable
Antonyms: susceptible, vulnerable, liable
Sentence: The prison’s impregnable security wall makes it impossible for inmates to leave the grounds.
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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