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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 30 April 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.
1.SPARK (VERB): चिंगारी
Pronunciation : spaak
Meaning: a very small bright piece of burning material.
Synonyms: flash, glow, flame
Antonyms: cut, turn off
Sentence: there was a spark between them at their first meeting.
2.INTRINSIC (ADJECTIVE): आंतरिक
Pronunciation: in.truhn.suhk
Meaning: belonging to something as part of its nature; basic.
Synonyms: inherent, integral, natural
Antonyms: Extrinsic, surface, alien
Sentence: The fundamentals of quality are of course intrinsic to the value of a drawing.
3.CONSOLIDATE (VERB): मजबूत करना
Pronunciation: Kuhn.saw.luhd.ayt
Meaning: to become or to make your position of power firmer or stronger so that is likely to continue.
Synonyms: integrate, merge, compact
Antonyms: Weaken, separate
Sentence: Rebel forces have consolidated their hold on the region.
4. TUSSLE (NOUN): संघर्ष
Pronunciation: tuh.sl
Meaning: a fight, for example between two or more people who want to have the same thing.
Synonyms: Fight, Struggle, fray
Antonyms: truce
Sentence: he tried to grab the money from him and a tussle ensued.
5. EXTERMINATE (VERB): विनाश करना
Pronuinciation: uhk.stuh.muh.nayt
Meaning: to kill a large group of people or animals
Synonyms: destroy, abolish, cancel
Antonyms: protect, build, preserve
Example Sentence: we tried to exterminate the wasps.
6. DISMAL (ADJECTIVE): निराशाजनक
Pronunciation: diz.muhl
Meaning: causing or showing sadness; depressing.
Synonyms: desolate, depressing, murky
Antonyms: cheerful, friendly, bright
Example Sentence: his dismal mood was not dispelled by finding the house empty.
7. EMBOLDEN (VERB): प्रोत्साहित करना
Pronunciation:uhm.boled.uhn
Meaning: give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something.
Synonyms: Hearten , inspire, encourage
Antonyms: Discourage, daunt, weaken
Sentence: to make someone brave or willing to take more risks.
8. PRESUMPTIVE (ADJECTIVE): प्रकल्पित
Pronunciation: pruh.zuhmp.tuhv
Meaning: of the nature of a presumption; presumed in the absence of further information.
Synonyms: credible, likely, reliable
Antonyms: improbable, unlikely
Sentence: His was a presumptive diagnosis.
9. PARAMOUNT (ADJECTIVE): प्रमुख महत्त्व का
Pronunciation: pa.ruh.mawnt
Meaning: most important.
Synonyms: main, foremost, key
Antonyms: least, minor, trivial
Sentence: the interests of the child are of paramount importance
10. ABROGATE (VERB): अभिनिषेध करना
Pronunciation: a.bruh.gayt
Meaning: repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).
Synonyms: abolish, repeal, annul
Antonyms: enact, legislate, found
Sentence: a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike.
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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