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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 03rd 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. INTERMINABLE (ADJECTIVE):अनंत
Pronunciation: uhn·tuh·muh·nuh·bl
Meaning: having or seeming to have no end; continuing for a very long time.
Synonyms: continuous, unending, endless
Antonyms: recurrent, intermittent
Sentence: They faced interminable legal hassles if they wanted to claim compensation.
2. NASCENT (ADJECTIVE):शुरुआत
Pronunciation: na·snt
Meaning: beginning to come into existence.
Synonyms: initial, beginning, incipient
Antonyms: advanced, developed
Sentence: A nascent nationalist movement is emerging in the Ukraine.
3. OPPORTUNE (ADJECTIVE):सामयिक
Pronunciation: aw·puh·tyoon
Meaning: (of a time) well-chosen or particularly favorable or appropriate.
Synonyms: auspicious, propitious, favorable
Antonyms: inopportune, untimely, improper
Sentence: I waited, hoping for an opportune moment to discuss the possibility of a raise.
4. PROSCRIBE (VERB):निषेध
Pronunciation: proh-skryb
Meaning: to order not to do or use or to be done or used.
Synonyms: prohibit, forbid, ban
Antonyms: permit, allow, let
Sentence: The Act proscribes discrimination on the grounds of race.
5. FESTOON (VERB):सजाना
Pronunciation: feh·stoon
Meaning: to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming.
Synonyms: adorn, decorate, beautify
Antonyms: disfigure, spoil, simplify
Sentence: The margins of his notebook were festooned with doodles.
6. KINDRED (ADJECTIVE):समान
Pronunciation: kin·druhd
Meaning: similar in kind; related.
Synonyms: related, allied, connected
Antonyms: unrelated, different, dissimilar
Sentence: English and Dutch are kindred languages.
7. AXIOMATIC (ADJECTIVE):स्वयंसिद्ध
Pronunciation: ak·see·uhm·a·tuhk
Meaning: not needing proof in order to be accepted.
Synonyms: obvious, self-evident, undeniable
Antonyms: questionable, debatable, arguable
Sentence: It is an axiomatic fact that governments rise and fall on the state of the economy.
8. WHINGE (NOUN):असंतोष
Pronunciation: vinj
Meaning: an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment.
Synonyms: whine, grumble, resentment
Antonyms: praise, applause, plaudit
Sentence: All she ever does is whinge and complain.
9. BUNKUM (NOUN):बकवास
Pronunciation: buhng·km
Meaning: language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.
Synonyms: nonsense, balderdash, stupidity
Antonyms: rationality, sense, wisdom
Sentence: Don’t believe what he’s saying it’s pure bunkum.
10. MANGLE (VERB):बर्बाद करना
Pronunciation: mang·gl
Meaning: to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way.
Synonyms: damage, ruin, spoil
Antonyms: improve, better, refine
Sentence: You’ve mangled this so badly that we’ll have to do it over.
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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