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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 12 August 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. EGREGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): भयंकर
Pronunciation: uh·gree·juhs
Meaning: outstandingly bad or shocking.
Synonyms: Atrocious, Flagrant
Antonyms: Admirable, Laudable
Sentence: The politician made an egregious mistake during his speech, causing public outrage.
2. FARING (VERB): यात्रा करना
Pronunciation: feuh·ruhng
Meaning: to get along, to progress, or to experience a particular situation or condition.
Synonyms: Coping, Progressing
Antonyms: Floundering
Sentence: The team is faring better this season compared to the last one.
3. ACCLIMATISED (Verb): अनुकूलित
Pronunciation: ac·cli·ma·tize
Meaning: become accustomed to a new climate or new conditions; adjust.
Synonyms: Adapted, Adjusted
Synonyms: Adapted, Adjusted
Antonyms: Unfamiliar, Unaccustomed
Sentence: She quickly acclimatized to the fast-paced city life after moving from a small town.
4. CHAFE (NOUN): मसलना
Pronunciation: chayf
Meaning: the act or result of irritating or rubbing the skin, causing discomfort, soreness, or irritation.
Synonyms: Abrasion, Discomfort
Antonyms: Soothing, Comforting
Sentence: The athlete wore special clothing to prevent chafing during the marathon.
5. RAMPAGE (NOUN, VERB): कोधपूर्ण आचरण
Pronunciation: ram·page
Meaning: a violent or frenzied behavior, often involving wild and uncontrollable actions of destruction or aggression.
Synonyms: Tumult, Mayhem, Uproar
Antonyms: Control, Restrain
Sentence: The protestors went
6. SACROSANCT (ADJECTIVE): पवित्र
Pronunciation: sa·kroh·sangkt
Meaning: too important or valuable to be interfered with, criticized, or violated.
Synonyms: Hallowed, Revered
Antonyms: Profane, Ordinary
Sentence: The privacy of people's personal information should be treated as sacrosanct and protected from unauthorized access.
7. SOGGY (ADJECTIVE): गीला
Pronunciation: saw·gee
Meaning: something that is thoroughly wet.
Synonyms: Soaked, Waterlogged, Saturated
Antonyms: dry, arid, parched
Sentence: After playing in the rain, the kids came back inside with soggy clothes and shoes.
8. EMBROILED (ADJECTIVE): घपला
Pronunciation: uhm·broyld
Meaning: to be involved in a difficult, complicated, or heated situation, often with conflicts or disputes.
Synonyms: ensnared, entwined
Antonyms: uninvolved, disengaged
Sentence: The politician became embroiled in a scandal that damaged his reputation.
9. VENALITY (NOUN): ज़रख़ीदी
Pronunciation: vena-lity
Meaning: the quality or state of being open to bribery, corruption.
Synonyms: immorality, unscrupulousness
Antonyms: integrity, honesty
Sentence: The government was plagued by venality, with many officials involved in
Corrupt practices.
10. OBFUSCATION (NOUN): अस्पष्टता
Pronunciation: awb·fuh·skay·shn
Meaning: the act of deliberately making something unclear, confusing.
Synonyms: Perplexity, Muddle
Antonyms: lucidity, explicitness
Sentence: When scientists tried to overcome this obfuscation by directly addressing the mind-body question, they reached a variety of conclusions.
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.
Click here to download Vocab Dose PDF of 12 August 2025
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