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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 06th March 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. INTEMPERATE (ADJECTIVE): असंयमी
Pronunciation: uhn·tem·puh·ruht
Meaning: having or showing a lack of self-control; immoderate.
Synonyms: uncontrolled, rampant, unbridled
Antonyms: temperate, sober, abstinent
Sentence: The judge’s intemperate outburst almost caused a retrial.
2. BANKROLLED (VERB): आर्थिक रूप से समर्थन करना
Pronunciation: bangk·roled
Meaning: support (a person, organization, or project) financially.
Synonyms: finance, pay for, funded
Antonyms: defunded
Sentence: Several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical.
3. BOTCH (VERB): खराब काम से बिगाड़ना
Pronunciation: bawch
Meaning: carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.
Synonyms: bungle, do badly, do clumsily
Antonyms: sort out, achieve, correct
Sentence: Don’t botch up my car this time.
4. VIRTUOSITY (NOUN): कलाप्रवीण
Pronunciation: vuh·choo·aws·uh·tee
Meaning: great skill in music or another artistic pursuit.
Synonyms: mastery, expertise, proficiency
Antonyms: incompetency, unfamiliarity
Sentence: At that time, his virtuosity on the trumpet had no parallel in jazz.
5. THAW (VERB): पिघलना
Pronunciation: thaw
Meaning: (of ice, snow, or another frozen substance, such as food) become liquid or soft as a result of warming.
Synonyms: liquefy, melt, fuse
Antonyms: harden, set, solidify
Sentence: The snow started to thaw as the temperature kept up.
6. CONTUMACY (NOUN): आज्ञा का उल्लंघन
Pronunciation: kawn·choo·muh·see
Meaning: stubborn refusal to obey or comply with authority, especially a court order or summons.
Synonyms: contrariness, defiance, disobedience
Antonyms: compliance, obedience, submission
Sentence: Most of unsuccessful men have the characteristics of contumacy and haughty.
7. IRIDESCENT (ADJECTIVE): रंग-बिरंग
Pronunciation: i·ruh·deh·snt
Meaning: showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles.
Synonyms: shimmery, glittering, colorful
Antonyms: colorless, monochrome
Sentence: Her latest fashion collection features shimmering iridescent materials.
8. RESUSCITATED (VERB): पुनर्जीवित
Pronunciation: ruh·suh·suh·tayt·uhd
Meaning: revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent death.
Synonyms: bring back, revived, refreshed
Antonyms: deadened, enervated
Sentence: His heart had stopped, but the doctors successfully resuscitated him.
9. PESTILENT (ADJECTIVE): विनाशक
Pronunciation: peh·stuh·luhnt
Meaning: likely to cause or capable of causing death
Synonyms: lethal, deadly, harmful
Antonyms: salubrious, beneficial, salutary
Sentence: Smallpox is a pestilent disease.
10. PERVERSITY (NOUN): प्रतिकूलता
Pronunciation: puh·vuhs·uh·tee
Meaning: a deliberate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way; contrariness.
Synonyms: contrariness, perverseness, awkwardness
Antonyms: understanding, tolerance, patience
Sentence: They responded with typical perversity.
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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