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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 09th 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.PRESENTIMENT (NOUN): पूर्वाभाव
Pronunciation: pruh·zen·tuh·muhnt
Meaning: a feeling that something bad will happen.
Synonyms: feel, fear, suspicion
Synonyms: feel, fear, suspicion
Antonyms: confidence, sureness , calmness
Sentence: He had a presentiment of disaster.
2.FARCE (NOUN): स्वांग
Pronunciation: faas
Meaning: a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something.
Synonyms: parody, joke, caricature
Synonyms: parody, joke, caricature
Antonyms: tribute, homage, seriousness
Sentence: The whole procedure has become a complete farce.
3.DESIRABILITY (NOUN): वांछनीयता
Pronunciation: duh·zai·uh·ruh·bil·uh·tee
Meaning: suitability for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances.
Synonyms: feasibility, advisability, desirableness
Synonyms: feasibility, advisability, desirableness
Antonyms: imprudence, unwisdom, inadvisability
Sentence: No one questions the desirability of cheaper fares.
4.INTERLUDE (NOUN): अन्तराल
Pronunciation: in·tuh·lood
Meaning: a break in continuity.
Synonyms: interval, interruption, hiatus
Synonyms: interval, interruption, hiatus
Antonyms: continuation, continuity, run
Sentence: There will now be a 15.minute interlude.
5.IMPROPRIETY (NOUN): अनौचित्य
Pronunciation: im·pruh·prai·uh·tee
Meaning: the quality or state of not being socially proper.
Synonyms: unfitness inappropriateness, disrespect
Antonyms: propriety, correctness, decorum
Sentence: The impropriety of the song that the campers sang for the visitors was embarrassing
6.DABBLED (VERB): भिगोना
Pronunciation: da·bld
Meaning: to take part in an activity in a superficial way.
Synonyms: delighted, entertained, played
Antonyms: worked, struggled, labored
Sentence: She dabbled in drawing and painting, but sculpture was her favoritemedium.
7.CONSCRIPTION (NOUN): भरती
Pronunciation: kuhn·skrip·shn
Meaning: the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces.
Synonyms: induction, recruitment, draft
Synonyms: induction, recruitment, draft
Antonyms: removal, discharge, dismissal
Sentence: At the outbreak of war, young people knew they would soon faceconscription into the army.
8.FAR.FLUNG (ADJECTIVE): लंबा.चौड़ा
Pronunciation: fuh.flung
Meaning: having considerable extent.
Synonyms: extensive, broad, wide
Antonyms: narrow, limited, restricted
Sentence: The news spread to all corners of our far.flung empire.
9.PRODIGAL (ADJECTIVE): उड़ाऊ
Pronunciation: proh·di·gl
Meaning: given to spending money freely or foolishly.
Synonyms: wasteful, profligate, generous
Antonyms: frugal, thrifty, economical
Sentence: The prodigal child always spent her allowance the minute she got it
10.PERUSED (VERB): सोचना
Pronunciation: puh·roozd
Meaning: read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.
Synonyms: read, reviewed, studied
Antonyms: glance , peek
Sentence: After breakfast, he perused the newspapes.
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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