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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 07th 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. CORPUS (NOUN): संग्रह
Pronunciation: kaw·puhs
Meaning: a collection of written texts, especially the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular subject.
Synonyms: collection, compilation, body
Antonyms: dispersal, soul, part
Sentence: I’ve got the corpus of Shakespeare’s works.
2. BOOMERANGED (VERB): प्रतिक्षेप
Pronunciation: boo·muh·rangd
Meaning: (of a plan or action) return to the originator, often with negative consequences.
Synonyms: reverse, rebound, backfired
Antonyms: succeeded, flourished, met
Sentence: The plan boomeranged when they were trapped instead of their victim.
3. ARGOT (NOUN): कठबोली
Pronunciation: aa·goh
Meaning: the jargon or slang of a particular group or class.
Synonyms: jargon, slang, idiom
Antonyms: silence, quiet, latin
Sentence: Pupils’ argot is of particular interest.
4. SENTENTIOUS (ADJECTIVE): उपदेशात्मक
Pronunciation: sen·ten·tious
Meaning: given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner.
Synonyms: moralistic, moralizing, sanctimonious
Antonyms:lengthy, verbose, diffuse
Sentence: The document was sententious and pompous.
5. IGNOMINY (NOUN): बदनामी
Pronunciation: ig·nuh·muh·nee
Meaning: public shame or disgrace.
Synonyms: shame, humiliation, embarrassment
Antonyms: esteem, honor, respect
Sentence: He feared the ignominy of being exposed as a spy.
6. GRIEVOUS (ADJECTIVE): क्षतिकर
Pronunciation: greev·uhs
Meaning: (of something bad) very severe or serious.
Synonyms: serious, severe, grave
Antonyms: gratifying, pleasing, comfortable
Sentence: The loss of his father was a grievous blow.
7. DISLODGE (VERB): हटाना
Pronunciation: duhs·lawj
Meaning: knock or force out of position.
Synonyms: remove, move, shift
Antonyms: clamp, fix
Sentence: They needed a bulldozer to dislodge the rock.
8. TAINTING (VERB): दूषित
Pronunciation: taynt·uhng
Meaning: contaminate or pollute (something).
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, befouling
Antonyms: decontaminating, purifying, filtering
Sentence: Smog has long tainted the air of the city, making it difficult to breathe.
9. BLIGHT (NOUN): बिगाड़ देना
Pronunciation: blite
Meaning: something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.
Synonyms: blemish, blotch, defect
Antonyms: adornment, decoration, embellishment
Sentence: The expanding urban sprawl is a blight on the countryside.
10. CONFEDERACIES (NOUN): संघ
Pronunciation: kuhn·feh·duh·ruh·seez
Meaning: a league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
Synonyms: federation, confederation, alliance
Antonyms: division, dissolution, disunion
Sentence: The Italian confederacy known as the Lombard League.
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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