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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 09th March 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. HAGGLE (VERB): सौदे बाज़ी करना
Pronunciation: ha·gl
Meaning: dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something.
Synonyms: barter, bargain, negotiate
Antonyms: concur, acquiesce, comply
Sentence: Ella taught her how to haggle with used furniture dealers.
2. DEPRAVED (ADJECTIVE): भ्रष्ट
Pronunciation: duh·prayvd
Meaning: morally corrupt; wicked.
Synonyms: corrupted, perverted, deviant
Antonyms: virtuous, uncorrupted, honest
Sentence: He thought we were all depraved gamblers.
3. BICKER (VERB): झगड़ना
Pronunciation: bi·kuh
Meaning: argue about petty and trivial matters.
Synonyms: squabble, argue, quarrel
Antonyms: accept, agree, assent
Sentence: I wish you two would stop bickering.
4. REPOSE (NOUN): विश्राम
Pronunciation: ruh·poze
Meaning: a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility.
Synonyms: rest, relaxation, inactivity
Antonyms: exertion, labor, toil
Sentence: The doctor ordered a period of repose for the patient recovering from pneumonia.
5. TUMBLE (VERB): लुढ़क
Pronunciation: tuhm·bl
Meaning: (typically of a person) fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong.
Synonyms: fall (over), fall down, topple over
Antonyms: get up, rise, stand (up)
Sentence: Children tumble over each other in play.
6. JEOPARDIZED (VERB): ख़तरे में डालना
Pronunciation: jeop·ar·dize
Meaning: put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure.
Synonyms: threaten, endanger, imperil
Antonyms: guarded, protected, sheltered
Sentence: He jeopardized his life to save the drowning child.
7. CULPABILITY (NOUN): दोषी
Pronunciation: kuhl·puh·bil·uh·tee
Meaning: responsibility for a fault or wrong; blame.
Synonyms: guilt, blame, fault
Antonyms: blamelessness, guiltlessness, innocence
Sentence: After the accident, the company refused to accept culpability.
8. FLOUNDERING (VERB): लड़ खड़ाना
Pronunciation: flawn·duh·ruhng
Meaning: struggle or stagger helplessly or clumsily in water or mud.
Synonyms: barging, clumping, flogging
Antonyms: coasting, gliding, sliding
Sentence: People were floundering about in the water, shouting and screaming.
9. SUBVERSIVE (ADJECTIVE): विनाशक
Pronunciation: suhb·vuhs·uhv
Meaning: seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution.
Synonyms: disruptive, troublemaking, inflammatory
Antonyms: liberal, progressive
Sentence: A subversive organization determined to unseat a leader who they believed operated outside the law.
10. ENTWINE (VERB): गुथना
Pronunciation: uhn·tvine
Meaning: wind or twist together; interweave.
Synonyms: wind around, twist around, coil around
Antonyms: disentangle, uncoil, entwine
Sentence: All these threads, and more, entwine in the lines of longitude.
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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