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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 29 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.ADHERENCE (NOUN) : अनुपालन
Pronunciation:uhd·heeuh·ruhns
Meaning: the fact of someone behaving exactly accordingto rules, beliefs, etc.
Synonyms: compliance, obedience, accordance.
Antonyms: breach, infringement, violation.
Sentence: The teacher demanded the students’ adherence to the rules while in her classroom.
2. EMBLEMATIC (ADJECTIVE):प्रतीकात्मक
Pronunciation:em·bluhm·a·tuhk
Meaning: serving as a symbol of a particular quality orconcept; symbolic.
Synonyms: symbolic, representative, metaphoric
Antonyms: realistic, actual, literal.
Sentence: The killing in Pensacola is emblematic of a lot of the violence that is happening around the world.
3. PLURALISM (NOUN): बहुलवाद
Pronunciation:ploo·ruh·li·zm
Meaning:the existence of different types of people, whohave 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 the pluralism.
4. ETCH (ADJECTIVE) : खोदना
Pronunciation:ech
Meaning: engrave (metal, glass, or stone) by coating itwith a protective layer, drawing on it with a needle.
Synonyms: engrave, carve, inscribe
Antonyms: erase, obliterate, expunge
Sentence: He etched his name on a piece of glass.
5. AMALGAMATION (NOUN) : मिश्रण
Pronunciation:uh·mal·guhm·ay·shn
Meaning: the action, process, or result of combining or uniting.
Synonyms: combination, union, fusion
Antonyms: division, separation, split
Sentence: I think it's this amalgamation of fact, fiction, and potential which made it such a great story.
6. IMPERIALISM (NOUN) :साम्राज्यवाद
Pronunciation:im·peeuh·ree·uh·li·zm
Meaning: a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means.
Synonyms: colonialism, domination, expansionism.
Synonyms: colonialism, domination, expansionism.
Antonyms: antimilitarism , pacifism, antiaggression
Sentence:It has been said that the deepest impulse of British imperialism has been to extend English ways of thought throughout the world.
Sentence:It has been said that the deepest impulse of British imperialism has been to extend English ways of thought throughout the world.
7. VIGIL (NOUN) : जलूस
Pronunciation:vi·jl
Meaning: a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray.
Synonyms: watch, surveillance, lookout
Antonyms: ignorance, indifference, neglect.
Sentence: Eva and Paul kept a constant vigil by their daughter's hospital bedside.
Synonyms: watch, surveillance, lookout
Antonyms: ignorance, indifference, neglect.
Sentence: Eva and Paul kept a constant vigil by their daughter's hospital bedside.
8. PRUDENCE (NOUN) : सावधानी
Pronunciation:proo·dns
Meaning: behavior that is careful and avoids risks.
Synonyms: caution, circumspection, care
Antonyms: recklessness, brashness, carelessness
Sentence: The captain said we ought to shorten sail anyway, out of common prudence.
Synonyms: caution, circumspection, care
Antonyms: recklessness, brashness, carelessness
Sentence: The captain said we ought to shorten sail anyway, out of common prudence.
9. VOCIFEROUS (ADJECTIVE) : मुखर
Pronunciation:vuh·si·fuh·ruhs
Meaning: expressing or characterized by vehement opinions; loud and forceful.
Synonyms: outspoken, vocal, blatant
Antonyms: silent, quiet, still
Sentence: The protestors were vociferous as they screamed outside of the government building.
10. ABSOLVE (VERB): दोषमुक्त करना
Pronunciation:uhb·zawlv
Meaning: to say formally that somebody does not have to take responsibility for something.
Synonyms: discharge, acquit, release
Antonyms: blame, charge, arraign
Synonyms: discharge, acquit, release
Antonyms: blame, charge, arraign
Sentence:The pardon absolved them of all the crimes.
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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