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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 03rd June 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. SWARMING (ADJECTIVE): झुंड
Pronunciation: svawm·uhng
Meaning: moving in or forming a large or dense group.
Synonyms: abounding, abundant, crowd
Antonyms: devoid, empty
Sentence: The place was swarming with police and displaced residents.
2. GRIPPING (ADJECTIVE): मनोरंजक
Pronunciation: grip·uhng
Meaning: firmly holding the attention or interest; exciting.
Synonyms: enthralling, fascinating, immersing
Antonyms: boring, drab, monotonous
Sentence: The film turned out to be a gripping thriller.
3. DUTIFUL (ADJECTIVE): कर्तव्य परायण
Pronunciation: dyoo·tuh·ful
Meaning: conscientiously or obediently fulfilling one’s duty.
Synonyms: conscientious, responsible, dedicated
Antonyms: undutiful, discourteous, insolent
Sentence: She was a complaisant wife and dutiful daughter.
4. DISTRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): व्याकुल
Pronunciation: duh·strawt
Meaning: deeply upset and agitated.
Synonyms: worried, upset, distressed
Antonyms: calm, peaceful, placid
Sentence: Her distraught mother had spent all night waiting by the phone.
5. PLOYS (NOUN): चाल
Pronunciation: ployz
Meaning: a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one’s own advantage.
Synonyms: tactic, stratagem, trick
Antonyms: liability, deficit, openness, honesty
Sentence: Asking me to take her shopping turned out to be a ploy to get me to the surprise party.
6. FIASCO (NOUN): असफलता
Pronunciation: fee·a·skoh
Meaning: a thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way.
Synonyms: failure, debacle, shambles
Antonyms: hit, smash, success
Sentence: The mass rally was a total fiasco.
7. DEFILE (VERB): गंदा करना
Pronunciation: dih-fyle
Meaning: to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable.
Synonyms: befoul, contaminate, spoil
Antonyms: decontaminate, purify, clean
Sentence: Supplies of meat that had been defiled by maggots.
8. INCULCATE (VERB): मन में बैठाना
Pronunciation: in·kuhl·kayt
Meaning: instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction.
Synonyms: instil, implant, imbue
Antonyms: deprive, clear, empty
Sentence: Not all schools manage to successfully inculcate a love of learning.
9. AFFABILITY (NOUN): नेकी
Pronunciation: af-uh-bil-uh-tee
Meaning: the quality of having a friendly and good-natured manner.
Synonyms: friendliness, amiability, geniality
Antonyms: disagreeableness, unpleasantness
Sentence: He was beloved by the nation for his affability toward people from all walks of life.
10. GAZILLION (NOUN): अधिक
Pronunciation: guh·zi·lee·uhn
Meaning:a very large number or quantity (used for emphasis).
Synonyms: million, thousands, excess
Antonyms: little, inadequacy, deficiency
Sentence: I have a gazillion things to do.
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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