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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 12th May 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. ADDLED (ADJECTIVE): व्याकुल
Pronunciation: a·dld
Meaning: unable to think clearly; confused.
Synonyms: dazed, bewildered, confused
Antonyms: conscious, clearheaded
Sentence: One of the more addled audience members confused Ghana with Guyana.
2. BEWITCHED (VERB): मोहित करना
Pronunciation: buh·vicht
Meaning: enchant and delight (someone).
Synonyms: fascinate, enchant, entice
Antonyms: offend, annoy, displease
Sentence: They both were bewitched by the country and its culture.
3. OBLIGATORY (ADJECTIVE): अनिवार्य
Pronunciation: uh·bli·guht·uh·ree
Meaning: required by a legal, moral, or other rule; compulsory.
Synonyms: compulsory, mandatory, prescribed
Antonyms: optional, voluntary, elective
Sentence: The college authorities have now made these classes obligatory.
4. PROFUNDITY (NOUN): बुद्धिमत्ता
Pronunciation: pruh·fuhnd·uh·tee
Meaning: deep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought.
Synonyms: wisdom(deep), insight, intelligence
Antonyms: stupidity, witlessness
Sentence: He lacked profundity and analytical precision.
5. UNBOSOM (VERB): प्रकट करना
Pronunciation: uhn·bu·zm
Meaning: disclose (one’s thoughts or secrets).
Synonyms: disclose, discover, divulge
Antonyms: cloak, conceal, enshroud
Sentence: You’ll feel better if you unbosom your sorrows to me.
6. TRAMMEL (NOUN): प्रतिबंध
Pronunciation: tra·muhl
Meaning: a restriction or impediment to someone’s freedom of action.
Synonyms: restraint, obstacle, barrier
Antonyms: freedom, latitude,
Sentence: We will forge our own future, free from the trammels of materialism.
7. SEVERANCE (NOUN): पृथक्करण
Pronunciation: seh·vuh·ruhns
Meaning: the action of ending a connection or relationship.
Synonyms: sundering, split, separation
Antonyms: union, reconciliation
Sentence: The hardest thing to cope with was the severance from his family.
8. PUTATIVE (ADJECTIVE): ख्यात
Pronunciation: pyoo·tuh·tuhv
Meaning: generally considered or reputed to be.
Synonyms: supposed, assumed, presumed
Antonyms: real, unlikely
Sentence: The putative reason for her dismissal was poor job performance.
9. IFFY (ADJECTIVE): अनिश्चितता
Pronunciation: if·ee
Meaning: full of uncertainty; doubtful.
Synonyms: doubtful, undecided, questionable
Antonyms: sure, convinced, certain
Sentence: Simon’s still kind of iffy about going to Columbia.
10. OSTRACIZE (VERB): निष्कासित करना
Pronunciation: os·tra·cize
Meaning: exclude (someone) from a society or group.
Synonyms: exclude, shun, spurn
Antonyms: include, admit, accept
Sentence: He was ostracized by his colleagues for refusing to support the strike.
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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