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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings: 06th October 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. TEDIOUS (ADJECTIVE): थकाऊ
Pronunciation: tee·dee·uhs
Meaning: boring and lasting for a long time
Synonyms: Monotonous, Repetitive, Dreary
Antonyms: Engaging, Stimulating, Interesting
Sentence: The long and tedious meeting left everyone feeling exhausted and unproductive.
2. GRIEVANCE (NOUN): शिकायत
Pronunciation: greev·uhns
Meaning: a real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment.
Synonyms: Complaint, grumble
Antonyms: Contentment, satisfaction
Sentence: She filed a grievance with the company regarding her unfair treatment.
3. PUTREFY (VERB): बदबूदार होना
Pronunciation: pyoo·truh·fai
Meaning: decay or rot and produce a fetid smell.
Synonyms: Decay, rot, decompose, spoil
Antonyms: Preserve, freshen, revive
Sentence: The neglected food began to putrefy and emit a foul odor.
4. DREARY (ADJECTIVE): उदास, निराशाजनक
Pronunciation: dreeuh·ree
Meaning: depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive.
Synonyms: Gloomy, dismal
Antonyms: Bright, cheerful
Sentences: She couldn't help but feel dreary after receiving the disappointing news.
5. EVANESCENT (ADJECTIVE): क्षणभंगुर
Pronunciation: eh·vuh·nes·uhnt
Meaning: soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.
Synonyms: vanishing, fading, fleeting
Antonyms: endless, eternal, everlasting
Sentence: Talk is evanescent but writing leaves footprints.
6. TAINTING (VERB): दूषित
Pronunciation: taynt·uhng
Meaning: contaminate or pollute (something).
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, befoul
Antonyms: decontaminate, purify, filter
Sentence: Smog has long tainted the air of the city, making it difficult to breathe.
7. SMEAR (VERB): बदनाम करना
Pronunciation: smeeuh
Meaning: damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations.
Synonyms: libel, slander, defame
Antonyms: honor, exalt, glorify
Sentence: Someone was trying to smear her by faking letters.
8. DIVISIVE (ADJECTIVE): विभाजक
Pronunciation: duh·vise·uhv
Meaning: tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people.
Synonyms: discordant, disharmonious
Antonyms: unifying, accordant
Sentence: The divisive proposal split the committee into two opposing sides.
9. SQUAD (NOUN): सैनिकों का छोटा समुदाय
Pronunciation: skvawd
Meaning: a small organized group of military personnel.
Synonyms: Crew, Gang
Antonyms: Participant, Individual
Sentence: The club is under investigation by the fraud squad.
10. COVETED (VERB): लोभ करना
Pronunciation: kuh·vuht·uhd
Meaning: strongly desired by many
Synonyms: Crave, Desire
Antonyms: Hate, Dislike
Sentence: She always coveted power but never quite achieved it.
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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