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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 13 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. TURBULENCE (NOUN): अशांति
Pronunciation: tuh·byoo·luhns
Meaning: violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid.
Synonyms: Instability, Turmoil
Antonyms: Calm, Peace
Sentence: The era was characterized by political and cultural turbulence.
2. ASSASSINATION (NOUN): छलघात
Pronunciation: uh·sa·suh·nay·shn
Meaning: the action of assassinating someone.
Synonyms: Killing, Neutralize
Antonyms: Revive, Resurrect
Sentence: They discovered a secret plot to assassinate the governor.
3. SHATTERED (Verb): परेशान
Pronunciation: sha·tuhd
Meaning: extremely upset.
Synonyms: Exhausted, Crippled
Antonyms: Unbroken
Sentence: The force of the explosion shattered the windows.
4. STRONGHOLDS (NOUN): किला
Pronunciation: strawng·holedz
Meaning: a well-fortified place; fortress.
Synonyms: Garrison, Tower
Antonyms: Movable
Sentence: The area is a Republican stronghold.
5. WREST(VERB) : मुश्किल से प्राप्त करना
Pronunciation: rest
Meaning: get something with effort or difficulty.
Synonyms: Snatch, Grab
Antonyms: give
Sentence: The men had returned to wrest back power.
6. IMPEACHED (VERB): दोषी ठहराना
Pronunciation: im·peecht
Meaning: formally accuse public official of serious crime.
Synonyms: Accuse, Indict
Antonyms: Praise, Flatter
Sentence: Each of the chambers has the right to impeach the ministers.
7. GLORIOUS (ADJECTIVE): यशस्वी
Pronunciation: glaw·ree·uhs
Meaning: having or deserving fame or success.
Synonyms: Renowned, Eminent
Antonyms: Gloomy, Inferior
Sentence: She thought it was a grand and glorious country.
8. ALLURE (NOUN): भरमाना
Pronunciation: uh·lyoh
Meaning: the quality of being attractive and exciting.
Synonyms: Temptation, Persuasion
Antonyms: Repulsion
Sentence: The allure of the stage drew him back to acting.
9. SQUAD (NOUN): सैनिकों का छोटा समुदाय
Pronunciation: skvawd
Meaning: a small organized group of military personnel.
Synonyms: Crew, Gang
Antonyms: Participant, Individual
Sentence: The club is under investigation by the fraud squad.
10. COVETED (VERB): लोभ करना
Pronunciation: kuh·vuht·uhd
Meaning: to want to have something very much
Synonyms: Crave, Desire
Antonyms: Hate, Dislike
Sentence: She always coveted power but never quite achieved it.
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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