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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 07th July 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. 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, dissolve
Antonyms: harden, set, solidify
Sentence: The snow started to thaw as the temperature kept up.
2. FANATICAL (ADJECTIVE):कट्टर
Pronunciation: fuh·na·tuhk·uhl
Meaning: filled with excessive and single-minded zeal.
Synonyms: zealous, extremist, rabid
Antonyms: nonmilitant,nonrevolutionary, liberal
Sentence: As a boy he was a fanatical patriot.
3. CONTEMN (VERB):नफ़रत करना
Pronunciation: kuhn·tem
Meaning: treat or regard with contempt.
Synonyms: despise, disdain, treat with contempt
Antonyms: honor, respect
Sentence: Arrogant critics who contemn the general public’s taste in art.
4. EXTIRPATED (VERB):समाप्त करना
Pronunciation: ek-stur-pay-tid
Meaning: root out and destroy completely.
Synonyms: destroy, eradicate, root out
Antonyms: conserved, preserved, protected
Sentence: The triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases.
5. CLANDESTINE (ADJECTIVE):गुप्त
Pronunciation: klan·deh·stn
Meaning: kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
Synonyms: secret, covert, furtive
Antonyms: open, overt, public
Sentence: The group held weekly clandestine meetings in a church.
6. HOLLERING (VERB):चिल्लाना
Pronunciation: haw·luh·ruhng
Meaning: (of a person) give a loud shout or cry.
Synonyms: shout, yell, cry
Antonyms: mumbling, murmuring, whispering
Sentence: Hollering at me isn’t going to find us a parking place.
7. TEMPTING (ADJECTIVE):मोहक
Pronunciation: tempt·uhng
Meaning: appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable.
Synonyms: enticing, alluring, attractive
Antonyms: boring, irksome, tedious
Sentence: And maybe, I don’t want you tempting me to do something I shouldn’t.
8. BONHOMIE (NOUN):खुशमिज़ाजी
Pronunciation: baw·naw·mee
Meaning: cheerful friendliness; geniality.
Synonyms: geniality, congeniality, conviviality
Antonyms: animosity, antagonism, antipathy
Sentence: He was full of bonhomie.
9. EXUDED (VERB):बहाना
Pronunciation: uhg·zyoo·duhd
Meaning: to flow forth slowly through small openings.
Synonyms: give off/out, discharge, release
Antonyms: taking in, holding , concealing
Sentence: A sticky resin exudes from the bark of the tree.
10. REVILE (VERB):बुरा-भला कहना
Pronunciation: ruh·vile
Meaning: criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.
Synonyms: criticize, censure, condemn
Antonyms: acclaim, applaud, commend
Sentence: They feared that he would revile them if they displeased him..
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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