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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 08th December 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. LETHAL (ADJECTIVE): घातक
Pronunciation: lee·thl
Meaning: likely to cause or capable of causing death.
Synonyms: deadly, fatal, poisonous
Antonyms: healthy, nonlethal, beneficial
Sentence: All these knives are absolutely lethal.
2. CACHINNATION (NOUN): खिलखिलाकर हँसना या बहुत तेज़
Pronunciation: kah.ki.nay.shun
Meaning: as in laughter.
Synonyms: chuckle, giggle
Antonyms: cry, groan, wail
Sentence: He starts Cachinnation very fast after watching comedy shows.
3. PLETHORA (NOUN): बहुतायत
Pronunciation: pleh·thuh·ruh
Meaning: an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one’s needs.
Synonyms: plenty, abundance, wealth
Antonyms: deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy
Sentence: There’s a plethora of books about the royal family.
4. MUNIFICENCE (NOUN): उदारता
Pronunciation: myoo·ni·fuh·sns
Meaning: the quality or state of being generous.
Synonyms: kindness, generosity, bountifulness
Antonyms: selfishness, cheapness, meanness
Sentence: A number of poor communities now have school computers as a result of that billionaire’s munificence.
5. IRASCIBLE (ADJECTIVE): चिड़चिड़ा
Pronunciation: uh·ra·suh·bl
Meaning: easily irritated or annoyed.
Synonyms: irritable, fiery, peevish
Antonyms: affable, gregarious, friendly
Sentence: forced to endure a memorably irascible boss on her first job after college.
6. OBSOLETE (ADJECTIVE): अप्रचलित
Pronunciation: awb·suh·leet
Meaning: having passed its time of use or usefulness.
Synonyms: archaic, antiquated, medieval
Antonyms: modern, new, current
Sentence: New technology has rendered my old computer obsolete.
7. BANAL (ADJECTIVE): साधारण
Pronunciation: buh·naal
Meaning: used or heard so often as to be dull
Synonyms: boring, usual, tired
Antonyms: new, original, fresh
Sentence: The allegations ranged from the banal to the bizarre.
8. PANDEMONIUM (NOUN): विप्लव
Pronunciation: pan·duh·moh·nee·uhm
Meaning: a state of noisy, confused activity.
Synonyms: hurry, disturbance, commotion
Antonyms: rest, peace, calm
Sentence: Pandemonium reigned in the classroom until the teacher arrived.
9. HARRIED (ADJECTIVE): सताना
Pronunciation: ha·reed
Meaning: bothered by many problems or worries.
Synonyms: frustrated, annoyed, exasperated
Antonyms: happy, pleased, satisfied
Sentence: An overbooked flight only added to the exasperation of the harried travelers.
10. GIST (NOUN): सार
Pronunciation: jist
Meaning: the central part or aspect of something under consideration.
Synonyms: essence, point, core
Antonyms: Insignificant, Detail, Triviality
Sentence: It is difficult to convey the gist of Reich’s ideas simply.
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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