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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 09th July 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. PUERILE (ADJECTIVE): बचकाना
Pronunciation: pyu·rile
Meaning: having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children.
Synonyms: childish, immature, infantile
Antonyms: adult, experienced, mature
Sentence: I find his sense of humor rather puerile.
2. DEPORTATION (NOUN): निर्वासन
Pronunciation: dee·pawt·ay·shn
Meaning: the action of deporting a foreigner from a country.
Synonyms: expulsion, expelling, banishment
Antonyms: repatriation, return, immigration
Sentence: Several of the asylum seekers now face deportation.
3. DISTRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): व्याकुल
Pronunciation: duh·strawt
Meaning: deeply upset and agitated.
Synonyms: worried, upset, distressed
Antonyms: calm, peaceful, placid
Sentence: Her distraught mother had spent all night waiting by the phone.
4. RECALCITRANT (ADJECTIVE): आज्ञा न मानने वाला
Pronunciation: ruh·kal·suh·truhnt
Meaning: having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.
Synonyms: uncooperative, obstinately disobedient, intractable
Antonyms: amenable, biddable, compliant
Sentence: The University suspended the most recalcitrant students.
5. CAVALIER (ADJECTIVE): अभिमानी
Pronunciation: ka·vuh·leeuh
Meaning: showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.
Synonyms: arrogant, assumptive, bumptious
Antonyms: humble, lowly, modest
Sentence: The club’s owner showed a cavalier attitude to the licensing laws.
6. DEARTH (NOUN): कमी
Pronunciation: duhth
Meaning: a scarcity or lack of something.
Synonyms: lack, scarcity, shortage
Antonyms: abundance, adequacy, opulence
Sentence: There seems to be a dearth of good young players at the moment.
7. THROES (NOUN): पीड़ा
Pronunciation: throze
Meaning: intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change.
Synonyms: agony, pain, paroxysm
Antonyms: comfort, peace
Sentence: The country is presently in the throes of the worst recession since the second world war.
8. SLIPSHOD (ADJECTIVE): असावधानी पूर्ण
Pronunciation: slip·shawd
Meaning: (typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization.
Synonyms: careless, lackadaisical, slapdash
Antonyms: attentive, careful, conscientious
Sentence: He’d caused many problems with his slipshod management.
9. FOLLY (NOUN): मूर्खता
Pronunciation: faw·lee
Meaning: lack of good sense; foolishness.
Synonyms: insanity, idiocy, absurdity
Antonyms: wisdom, prudence, discretion
Sentence: Too much clevernness is folly.
10. FILLIP (NOUN): प्रोत्साहन
Pronunciation: fi·luhp
Meaning: something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity.
Synonyms: boost, encouragement, incitement
Antonyms: dull, dampen
Sentence: The news gave the stock market a big fillip.
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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