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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings: 07th 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. CAPACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): विशाल
Pronunciation: kuh·pay·shuhs
Meaning: a space or container that is able to hold or accommodate a significant amount.
Synonyms: Spacious, Roomy, Ample
Antonyms: Compact, Cramped, Narrow
Sentence: The house had a capacious living room with high ceilings and large windows, providing a sense of openness and comfort.
2. PRANCE (VERB): उछल-कूद
Pronunciation: praans
Meaning: to move with high spirits or lively steps, especially in a playful or proud manner.
Synonyms: Dance, Skip, Strut, Caper, Frolic
Antonyms: Stumble, Trudge, Plod, Lumber
Sentence: The little girl couldn't contain her excitement and began to prance around the room, twirling and leaping with joy.
3. VEILED (ADJECTIVE): घूंघट में
Pronunciation: vayld
Meaning: concealed or hidden.
Synonyms: Covered, Masked, Obscured
Antonyms: Revealed, Exposed, Clear
Sentence: The veiled figure stood silently in the corner, her face hidden beneath a black veil.
4. VANDALISED (VERB): तोड़-फोड़
Pronunciation: van·dal·ized
Meaning: to intentionally damage, destroy, or deface property or public belongings.
Synonyms: Defaced, Desecrated
Antonyms: Restored, Repaired, Preserved
Sentence: The abandoned building had been vandalized with graffiti and broken windows, leaving a sad and neglected impression on the neighborhood.
5. PRUDENCE (NOUN): सावधानी
Pronunciation: proo·dns
Meaning: behavior that is careful and avoids risks.
Synonyms: caution, circumspection, care
Antonyms: recklessness, brashness, carelessness
Sentence: The captain said we ought to shorten sail anyway, out of common prudence.
6. 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: dull, dreary
Sentence: Her latest fashion collection features shimmering iridescent materials.
7. PESTILENT (ADJECTIVE): बिनाशक
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.
8. 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: part
Sentence: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is probably the most well-known work among the corpus of poems.
9. HUSK (NOUN): भूसी निकालना
Pronunciation: huhsk
Meaning: the dry outer covering of some fruits or seeds.
Synonyms: Shell, Covering
Antonyms: Inside, Interior
Sentence: Money may be the husk of many things, but not the kernel.
10. SNUBBED (VERB): नीचा बनाना
Pronunciation: snuhbd
Meaning: to reject or dismiss someone in a rude or disdainful manner.
Synonyms: spurn, disregard
Synonyms: spurn, disregard
Antonyms: Acknowledge, greet, welcome
Sentence: He snubbed the invitation to the party, preferring to stay home instead.
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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