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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 11th 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. REVANCHISM (NOUN): बदला लेने की राजनीतिक नीति
Pronunciation: ri.van.chiz.uhm
Meaning: a nice thing that someone says or does to persuade another to do something.
Synonyms: cajolery, charming, charm
Antonyms: disparagement, depreciation, belittlement
Sentence: She resisted his blandishments.
2.OFFING (NOUN): समुद्र का किनारा
Pronunciation: aw·fing
Meaning: time that is to come.
Synonyms: by.and.by, future, hereafter
Antonyms: past, posterity
Sentence: Major changes are in the offin for the company.
3.JADED (ADJECTIVE): क्लांत
Pronunciation: jayd·uhd
Meaning: tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something.
Synonyms: exhausted, fatigued, knackered
Antonyms: active, energetic, invigorated
Sentence: You look very jaded; you need a holiday.
4.AVOUCHMENT (NOUN): गारंटी, ज़मानत
Pronunciation: uh.vowch.muhnt
Meaning: a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something.
Synonyms: declaration, assertion, claim
Antonyms: dispute, question
Sentence: Your avouchment of his good intentions means he won’t be disciplined.
5. PANG (NOUN): गतिहीन, निश्चल
Pronunciation: pang
Meaning: a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion.
Synonyms: pain, sting, discomfort
Antonyms: aid, assist, comfort
Sentence: He experienced a sudden pan of conscience.
6.ENCRUST (VERB): चढ़ाना
Pronunciation: uhn·kruhst
Meaning: cover (something) with a hard surface layer.
Synonyms: coagulate, congeal, cover
Antonyms: clean , flourish
Sentence: She arrived home with her knees encrusted with mud.
7.SOLACE (VERB): सांत्वना
Pronunciation: saw·luhs
Meaning: give comfort or consolation to.
Synonyms: comfort, console, cheer
Antonyms: anguish, distress
Sentence: She smiled, as though solaced by the memory.
8.WHITTLE (VERB): छीलना
Pronunciation: vi·tl
Meaning: to cause to diminish gradually by or as if by cutting off bits with a knife.
Synonyms: cut, clip, pare
Antonyms: extend, inflate, swell
Sentence: The president has agreed to whittle down his proposal
9.UNWIELDY (ADJECTIVE): बोझल
Pronunciation: uhn·veeld·ee
Meaning: difficult to use or operate especially because of size, weight, or design.
Synonyms: clumsy, awkward, cumbersome
Antonyms: useful, practical, handy
Sentence: An unwieldy machine that requires two people to operate it.
10. GALORE (ADJECTIVE): प्रचुर मात्रा में
Pronunciation: ga·lore
Meaning: pouring forth in great amounts.
Synonyms: plentiful, abundant, lavish
Antonyms: poor, sparse, scant
Sentence: There are book shops galore in this town.
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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