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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings: 02 September 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. AUGMENT (VERB): बढ़ती करना
Pronunciation: augh-ment
Meaning: increase
Synonyms: add to, supplement
Antonyms: decrease
Sentence: He augmented his summer income by painting houses.
2. AMIABLE (ADJECTIVE): मित्रतापूर्ण
Pronunciation: ay·mee·uh·bl
Meaning: friendly
Synonyms: affable, amicable
Antonyms: unfriendly
Sentence: The amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically.
3. RECKLESS (ADJECTIVE): लापरवाह
Pronunciation: rek·luhs
Meaning: Careless of consequences
Synonyms: Rash, Heedless
Antonyms: Cautious, Careful
Sentence: He showed a reckless disregard for the safety of others.
4. SPREE (NOUN): आनंद का उत्सव
Pronunciation: spree
Meaning: A short period of doing a particular, usually enjoyable, activity much more than is usual
Synonyms: Binge, Orgy
Antonyms: temperance, restraint
Sentence: I went on a shopping/spending spree on Saturday.
5. GAUGE (VERB): मापना
Pronunciation: gayj
Meaning: to calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device; to make a judgment about something, usually people's feelings.
Synonyms: measure, calculate, determine, assess, appraise, evaluate.
Antonyms: estimation, guess, speculate
Antonyms: estimation, guess, speculate
Sentence: We need to gauge the amount of work required before committing to the project.
6. BATTERED (ADJECTIVE): क्षतिग्रस्त
Pronunciation: ba·tuhd
Meaning: hurt by being repeatedly hit; damaged, especially by being used a lot.
Synonyms: beaten up, damaged, worn out, weathered, dilapidated
Antonyms: undamaged, unspoiled, new, pristine
Sentence: The old, battered car was still running, but it was clearly on its last legs.
7. STRANDED (ADJECTIVE): फंसा हुआ
Pronunciation: strand·uhd
Meaning: unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transportation or money (lacking what is necessary to leave a place or to get out of a situation).
Synonyms: marooned, stuck, abandoned, isolated
Antonyms: rescued, assisted, aided
Sentence: The travelers were stranded in the desert when their car broke down.
8. VIRULENCE (NOUN): विषाणुता और उग्रता
Pronunciation: vi·ruh·luhns
Meaning: the danger and speed of spreading of a disease; very strong feelings of hating or opposing something or someone.
Synonyms: toxicity, malignancy, bitterness, acrimony
Antonyms: harmlessness, benignity
Sentence: The virulence of the virus made the disease very dangerous and deadly.
9. MERITORIOUS(ADJECTIVE): सराहनीय
Pronunciation: meh.ruh.toh.ree.uhs
Meaning: deserving great praise or reward; having merit.
Synonyms: laudable, commendable, worthy
Antonyms: worthless, censurable, pitiable
Sentence: I got a medal for my meritorious conduct.
10. DEFAMATION(NOUN): अपयश
Pronunciation: deh·fuhm·ay·shn
Meaning: act of harming someone's reputation by making false statements
Synonyms: slander, calumny
Antonyms: commendation
Sentence: She sued him for defamation.
Synonyms: slander, calumny
Antonyms: commendation
Sentence: She sued him for defamation.
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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