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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 03rd Nov. 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. SOLICIT (VERB): मांगना
Pronunciation:saw·li·sit
Meaning: to ask for or seek earnestly or eagerly, to make a request .
Synonyms: Request, ask for, seek, appeal
Antonyms: Refuse, decline, reject
Sentence: She decided to solicit donations for the charity event by reaching out to potential sponsors and asking for their support.
Synonyms: Request, ask for, seek, appeal
Antonyms: Refuse, decline, reject
Sentence: She decided to solicit donations for the charity event by reaching out to potential sponsors and asking for their support.
2. GARNER (VERB): संचित करना
Pronunciation:gaa·nuhr
Meaning: to gather or collect, to acquire or obtain.
Synonyms: Collect, gather, accumulate, amass
Antonyms: Disperse, scatter, Waste
Sentence: The team worked hard to garner support for their project, reaching out to various stakeholders and gathering endorsements from influential figures in the industry.
Synonyms: Collect, gather, accumulate, amass
Antonyms: Disperse, scatter, Waste
Sentence: The team worked hard to garner support for their project, reaching out to various stakeholders and gathering endorsements from influential figures in the industry.
3. IMPINGE (VERB): प्रभावित करना
Pronunciation:im·pinj
Meaning: to have an effect on something, often causing problems by limiting it in some way.
Synonyms: Affect, influence, Infringe
Antonyms: Avoid, Evade, Dodge
Synonyms: Affect, influence, Infringe
Antonyms: Avoid, Evade, Dodge
Sentence: The noise from the construction site impinged on their peaceful afternoon, making it difficult to concentrate or relax.
4. FRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): भरपूर
Pronunciation:frawt
Meaning: filled with or likely to result in (something undesirable); full of tension or anxiety.
Synonyms: Filled, charged, tense, anxious
Antonyms: Empty, vacant, relaxed, calm
Synonyms: Filled, charged, tense, anxious
Antonyms: Empty, vacant, relaxed, calm
Sentence: The atmosphere in the room was fraught with tension as the two leaders engaged in a heated argument.
5. TABOO (ADJECTIVE): प्रतिषेधित
Pronunciation:ta·boo
Meaning: a social or cultural prohibition or restriction, something that is forbidden or prohibited by custom or society.
Synonyms: Prohibition, restriction, ban, forbidden, banned
Antonyms: Allowed, permissible, acceptable, permitted
Sentence: It is a taboo in their culture to speak the name of the deceased.
Synonyms: Prohibition, restriction, ban, forbidden, banned
Antonyms: Allowed, permissible, acceptable, permitted
Sentence: It is a taboo in their culture to speak the name of the deceased.
6. FRIVOLOUS (ADJECTIVE): फ़ालतू ,लापरवाह
Pronunciation:fri·vuh·luhs
Meaning: not having any serious purpose or value, lacking in seriousness or importance, trivial or silly.
Synonyms: Trivial, petty, insignificant, unimportant, shallow
Antonyms: Serious, significant, important, substantial
Synonyms: Trivial, petty, insignificant, unimportant, shallow
Antonyms: Serious, significant, important, substantial
Sentence: We need to focus on important issues rather than wasting time on frivolous matters.
7. TROVE (NOUN): ख़जाना, ढेर
Pronunciation:trove
Meaning: a collection or store of valuable or delightful things, a treasure trove.
Synonyms: Treasure, collection, haul, repository
Antonyms: Scarcity, dearth, lack, deficiency
Antonyms: Scarcity, dearth, lack, deficiency
Sentence: The library is a trove of knowledge and resources for students.
8. SCUFFLE (VERB): झगड़ा करना, लड़ना
Pronunciation:skuh·fl
Meaning: to engage in a short, confused fight or struggle.
Synonyms: Fight, wrestle, grapple, brawl
Antonyms: Cooperate, reconcile, collaborate
Sentence: The siblings scuffled over the last piece of cake.
Synonyms: Fight, wrestle, grapple, brawl
Antonyms: Cooperate, reconcile, collaborate
Sentence: The siblings scuffled over the last piece of cake.
9. ASININE (ADJECTIVE): बुद्धिहीन
Pronunciation:a·suh·nine
Meaning: extremely stupid or foolish.
Synonyms: absurd, silly, idiotic, crazy, insane, mad
Antonyms: sensible, wise, Smart ,prudent
Antonyms: sensible, wise, Smart ,prudent
Sentence: It was asinine to run into the street like that.
10. EGALITARIAN (ADJECTIVE): समानाधिकारवादी
Pronunciation:uh·ga·luh·teuh·ree·uhn
Meaning: relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
Synonyms: democratic, modest, unpretentious
Antonyms: disparate, unequal, biased
Sentence: The law was written to impose the egalitarian principle that men and women should be treated as equals.
Synonyms: democratic, modest, unpretentious
Antonyms: disparate, unequal, biased
Sentence: The law was written to impose the egalitarian principle that men and women should be treated as equals.
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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