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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 02nd July 2026
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. GABBY (ADJECTIVE):बातूनी
Pronunciation: ga·bee
Meaning: excessively or annoyingly talkative.
Synonyms: talkative, chatty, loquacious
Antonyms: laconic, silent, reticent
Sentence: Jack became gabby on his favorite topic.
2. IRREFRAGABLE (ADJECTIVE):अखंडनीय
Pronunciation: ih-REF-ruh-guh-bul
Meaning: not capable of being challenged or proved wrong.
Synonyms: irrefutable, incontrovertible, conclusive
Antonyms: problematical, problematic, arguable
Sentence: The prosecutor painstakingly built an irrefragable case.
3. INIMICAL (ADJECTIVE):विरोधी
Pronunciation: uh·ni·muh·kl
Meaning: marked by opposition or ill will.
Synonyms: hostile, negative, adverse
Antonyms: sympathetic, friendly, hospitable
Sentence: Received an inimical response rather than the anticipated support.
4. FANCIFUL (ADJECTIVE):काल्पनिक
Pronunciation: fan·suh·ful
Meaning: not real and existing only in the imagination.
Synonyms: fictitious, imaginary, unreal
Antonyms: real, actual, true
Sentence: Designing silicon chips to mimic human organs sounds fanciful.
5. GAUCHE (ADJECTIVE):भद्दा
Pronunciation: goshe
Meaning:lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward.
Synonyms: awkward, clumsy, uneasy
Antonyms: graceful, urbane,suave
Sentence: His loud talking at the opera marked him as gauche and uncultured.
6. DELECTABLE (ADJECTIVE):स्वादिष्ट
Pronunciation: duh·lek·tuh·bl
Meaning: very pleasing to the sense of taste.
Synonyms: delicious, tasteful, edible
Antonyms: tasteless, insipid, unsavory
Sentence: Fried onions make the final delectable touch.
7. RAMBUNCTIOUS (ADJECTIVE):उधमी
Pronunciation: ram·buhngk·shuhs
Meaning: noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline.
Synonyms: boisterous, unruly, robustious
Antonyms: orderly, staid, solemn
Sentence: Their rambunctious son always got into trouble.
8. GAGGLE (NOUN):झुण्ड
Pronunciation: ga·gl
Meaning: a disorderly or noisy group of people.
Synonyms: cluster, batch, collection
Antonyms: unit, entity, item
Sentence: A gaggle of journalists sit in a hotel foyer waiting impatiently.
9. THWARTING (VERB):रोकना
Pronunciation: thvawt·uhng
Meaning: prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
Synonyms: deterrence, preventing, hampering
Antonyms: promoting, advancing, encouraging
Sentence: We must thwart his malevolent schemes.
10. LEERY (ADJECTIVE):सावधान
Pronunciation: leeuh·ree
Meaning: cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions.
Synonyms: wary, cautious, skeptical
Antonyms: heedless, unwary, unsuspicious
Sentence: She seemed a little leery about the proposal.
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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