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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 01 July 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. PARTISAN (ADJECTIVE): पक्षपाती
Pronunciation: paa·tuh·zan
Meaning: biased or showing strong support for a particular party, group, or cause.
Synonyms: biased, prejudiced, partial
Antonyms: unbiased, impartial, fair
Sentence: The media accused the journalist of writing a partisan article favoring one political party.
2. MOONLIGHTING (VERB): अतिरिक्त काम करना
Pronunciation: moon·lite·uhng
Meaning: practice of working a second job, especially secretly or at night, in addition to one's regular job.
Synonyms: Second job, sideline, side hustle
Antonyms: Primary job, Full-time job, primary
Sentence: Tom was caught moonlighting at a local restaurant, even though his contract prohibited him from taking a second job.
Sentence: Tom was caught moonlighting at a local restaurant, even though his contract prohibited him from taking a second job.
3. MUDDLED (ADJECTIVE): अव्यवस्थित
Pronunciation: muh·dld
Meaning: confused or mixed up, not clear or well-organized.
Synonyms: Confused, Jumbled, chaotic
Antonyms: Clear, Organized, Orderly
Sentence: The muddled instructions made it difficult for the students to complete the assignment correctly.
4. BALK (VERB): बाधा डालना
Pronunciation: bawk
Meaning: to prevent from achieving a goal.
Synonyms: block, hinder, thwart
Antonyms: incentive, catalyst, aid
Sentence: Monica knew that her husband would balk at going shopping for new clothes, so she told him they were going to see the new action movie.
5. SCUFFLING (VERB): हाथापाई करना
Pronunciation: skuh·fuhl·uhng
Meaning: engage in a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters.
Synonyms: fight, struggle, tussle
Antonyms: gliding, sliding, coasting
Sentence: The teacher noticed two students scuffling in the corridor.
6. INDIGENT (ADJECTIVE): दरिद्र
Pronunciation: in·duh·jnt
Meaning: poor, needy.
Synonyms: poor, impecunious, destitute
Antonyms: prosperous, opulent, rich
Sentence: Because he was indigent, the court-appointed a lawyer to represent him.
7. AVER (VERB): दृढ़ता से कहना
Pronunciation: uh·vuh
Meaning: state or assert to be the case.
Synonyms: declare, assert, state
Antonyms: deny, gainsay, reject
Sentence: I aver that I have spoken the truth.
8. ANOMALOUS (ADJECTIVE): नियमविरूद्ध
Pronunciation: uh·naw·muh·luhs
Meaning: deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.
Synonyms: abnormal, atypical, non-typical
Antonyms: natural, normal, regular
Sentence: The existence of two governing bodies is anomalous and detrimental.
9. MARQUEE (NOUN): शामियाना
Pronunciation: maa·kee
Meaning: a very large tent that is used for parties, shows, etc.
Synonyms: shelter, tent, canopy,
Antonyms: unknown, undistinguished, inferior
Sentence: The studio chiefs wanted a marquee name in the lead role, not some unknown.
10. APPORTION (VERB): बाटना
Pronunciation: uh·paw·shn
Meaning: to divide something among people; to give a share of something to somebody.
Synonyms: allocate, allot, assign
Antonyms: deny, withhold, retain
Sentence: When we know how much is profit, then we can apportion the money among/between us.
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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