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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings: 09 September 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. DERELICTION (NOUN): त्याग, ध्यानहीनता
Pronunciation: deh·ruh·lik·shn
Meaning: neglect or abandonment of duty; failure to fulfill responsibilities.
Synonyms: Negligence, abandonment, irresponsibility
Antonyms: Diligence, responsibility, attentiveness
Sentence: The employee's dereliction of duty resulted in significant losses for the company.
Sentence: The employee's dereliction of duty resulted in significant losses for the company.
2. KNOTTY (ADJECTIVE): जटिल, उलझन भरा
Pronunciation: nawt·ee
Meaning: difficult or complex; intricate.
Synonyms: Complicated, complex, intricate, perplexing
Antonyms: Simple, straightforward, uncomplicated
Sentence: The math problem was so knotty that even the best students
struggled to solve it.
3. CONNOISSEUR (NOUN): संगणक, विशेषज्ञ
Pronunciation: kaw·nuh·suh
Meaning: an expert or a person with refined knowledge and appreciation of a particular subject, especially in the arts or fine food and drink.
Synonyms: Expert, specialist, authority
Antonyms: Novice, beginner
Sentence: Sarah is a connoisseur of classical music and can discuss the nuances of different composers and their works.
4. EXHILARATE (VERB): उत्साहित करना
Pronunciation: uhg·zi·luh·rayt
Meaning: to make someone feel very happy, animated, or elated; to thrill or excite.
Synonyms: Thrill, delight, invigorate
Antonyms: Depress, discourage, dampen, sadden
Sentence: The thrilling roller coaster ride exhilarated the children and brought smiles to their faces.
5. IDLE (ADJECTIVE): तुच्छ
Pronunciation: ai·dl
Meaning: frivolous
Synonyms: vacant, sleepy
Antonyms: active
Sentence: He did not want to waste valuable time in idle chatter.
6. DEMOBILIZE (VERB): बरख़ास्त करना
Pronunciation: dee-moh-buh-lahyz
Meaning: disband
Synonyms: decommission, discharge
Antonyms: conscript
Sentence: He was demobilized in February 1946.
7. WOE (NOUN): शोक
Pronunciation: woe
Meaning: misery
Synonyms: sorrow, distress
Antonyms: happiness
Sentence: If we do not find her safe and well, woe to the man who has harmed her.
8. HOSTILITY (NOUN): कड़वापन
Pronunciation: haw·stil·uh·tee
Meaning: antagonism
Synonyms: bitterness, malevolence
Antonyms: friendliness
Sentence: They have hostility towards all outsiders.
Antonyms: friendliness
Sentence: They have hostility towards all outsiders.
9. XENOPHOBIC (ADJECTIVE): विदेशी-भीतिया द्वेष से संबंधित
Pronunciation: xe·no·pho·bia
Meaning: fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign.
Synonyms: Patriotic, Chauvinism
Antonyms: Tolerant
Sentence: The attacks have been described by police as racist and xenophobic.
Synonyms: Patriotic, Chauvinism
Antonyms: Tolerant
Sentence: The attacks have been described by police as racist and xenophobic.
10. INTROSPECT (VERB): आत्म-निरीक्षण करना
Pronunciation: in·truh·spekt
Meaning: examine one's own thoughts or feelings.
Synonyms: Contemplation, Self-Examination, Introvert
Antonyms: Extrovert
Sentence: The feeling of introspect was something to get rid of according to his novel way of thinking.
Synonyms: Contemplation, Self-Examination, Introvert
Antonyms: Extrovert
Sentence: The feeling of introspect was something to get rid of according to his novel way of thinking.
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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