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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 11th 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. VORACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): अत्यधिक भूखा
Pronunciation: vuh·ray·shuhs
Meaning: having a huge appetite
Synonyms: greedy, ravenous, hungry
Antonyms: satisfied, full, content
Sentence: It seemed like the voracious kitten was eating her weight in food every day.
2. MUNDANE (ADJECTIVE): सांसारिक
Pronunciation: muhn·dayn
Meaning: having to do with the practical details of regular life.
Synonyms: everyday, prosaic, usual
Antonyms: sublime, noble, lofty
Sentence: Be willing to do even mundane tasks.
3. DAFFY (ADJECTIVE): पागल
Pronunciation: da·fee
Meaning: having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
Synonyms: psychotic, lunatic, mad
Antonyms: sensible, normal, uncrazy
Sentence: lurid newspaper reports that portrayed the serial killer as clearly daffy.
4. BEREFT (ADJECTIVE): वंचित
Pronunciation: buh·reft
Meaning: suffering the death of a loved one
Synonyms: bereaved, grieving, weeping
Antonyms: Fulfilled, satisfied
Sentence: his death in 1990 left her bereft.
5. POIGNANCE (NOUN): मार्मिकता
Pronunciation: poi·gnance
Meaning: a harsh or sharp quality.
Synonyms: bitterness, bite, poignancy
Antonyms: softness, gentleness, mildness
Sentence: Her presence in the completed project adds an unintentional poignance now.
6. DISCARDED (VERB): बाहर किया हुआ
Pronunciation: duh·skaad·uhd
Meaning: to get rid of as useless or unwanted.
Synonyms: umped, unloaded, ditched
Antonyms: adopted, used, employed
Sentence: He discarded an old hat and an old pair of shoes.
7. VOLUNTARY (ADJECTIVE): स्वैच्छिक
Pronunciation: vaw·luhn·tuh·ree
Meaning: done, made, or given with one’s own free will.
Synonyms: volunteer, willing, spontaneous
Antonyms: involuntary, compelled, forced
Sentence: a voluntary contribution to the school’s fund-raising drive.
8. UNRAVELLED (VERB): सुलझाया
Pronunciation: uhn·ra·vled
Meaning: to separate the various strands of
Synonyms: fray, untangle, disentangle
Antonyms: entangle, snarl, tie
Sentence: it took us forever to unravel the jumbled mass of Christmas tree lights.
9. FELON (NOUN): अपराधी
Pronunciation: feh·luhn
Meaning: a person who has committed a serious crime.
Synonyms: criminal, offender, perpetrator
Antonyms: innocent, hero, angel
Sentence: The convicted felon wanted to make amends after his release from jail.
10. BRAZEN (ADJECTIVE): बेशर्म
Pronunciation: bray·zn
Meaning: displaying or marked by rude boldness.
Synonyms: bold, impudent, wise
Antonyms: timid, meek, shy
Sentence: a brazen demand for special treatment just because she’s rich.
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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