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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings: 04 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. HELD (VERB): पकड़ना
Pronunciation: held
Meaning: grasped
Synonyms: clutched, detained
Antonyms: freed, liberated
Sentence: My niece held me tightly in her arms with a lot of excitement.
2. SUSPECT (VERB): संदिग्ध
Pronunciation: sus-pect
Meaning: to believe that something may happen or be true, especially something bad
Synonyms: presume, speculate
Antonyms: neglect, disregard
Sentence: We must never suspect the honesty of our true friends.
3. PERISH (VERB): नष्ट हो जाना
Pronunciation: peh·ruhsh
Meaning: to die or be destroyed
Synonyms: cease, crumble
Antonyms: commence, conceive
Sentence: They have been told to perform or perish.
4. CRISIS (NOUN): संकट
Pronunciation: krai·suhz
Meaning: problematic situation
Synonyms: catastrophe, contingency
Antonyms: harmony, prosperity
Sentence: We need to end the crisis by taking suitable actions.
5. QUASH (VERB): अभिखंडित करना, कुचलना
Pronunciation: kvawsh
Meaning: destroy
Synonyms: annihilate, quell
Antonyms: encourage, praise
Sentence: The Supreme Court can quash the orders of the high court.
6. STUMBLING (VERB): ठोकर खाना
Pronunciation: stuhm·buhl·uhng
Meaning: to hit your foot against something when you are walking or running and almost fall over
Synonyms: stagger, flounder
Antonyms: fix, straighten
Sentence: They will be stumbling a lot if you don’t direct them properly.
7. ABROGATION (NOUN): अभिनिषेध
Pronunciation: a·bruh·gay·shn
Meaning: the process of abolishing or nullifying something that was previously established.
Synonyms: Repeal, Revoke, Annul
Antonyms: Ratification, Endorsement
Sentence: The government decided to announce the abrogation of the controversial tax law, which had caused widespread protests among the citizens.
8. RAZED (VERB): ढाना
Pronunciation: rayzd
Meaning: to completely destroy.
Synonyms: Bulldoze, Obliterate
Antonyms: Build
Sentence: After the fire broke out in the factory, it was so intense that it razed the entire building to the ground, leaving nothing but ashes behind.
9. CHARRED (ADJECTIVE, VERB): जला हुआ
Pronunciation: chaad
Meaning: to burn or scorch something partially, resulting in a blackened surface.
Synonyms: Burn, Scorch, Sear
Antonyms: Extinguish, Unburn
Sentence: The firefighters found charred remains of the old documents after extinguishing the office fire.
10. SMEAR (VERB): लीपना
Pronunciation: smeeuh
Meaning: to spread or apply a substance (e.g., paint, ink, or grease) in a hasty, careless, or uneven manner, resulting in a blotchy or messy appearance.
Synonyms: Daub, Stain, Slather
Antonyms: Clean, Wipe, Clear
Sentence: The children had smeared peanut butter all over the table after their breakfast.
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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