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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 13th August 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. ROCOCO (ADJECTIVE): अलंकृत
Pronunciation:ruh·koh·koh
Meaning: very fancy, highly detailed, and full of complex curves and extra decorations.
Synonyms: fancy, curlicue, ornate, baroque, flamboyant
Antonyms: plain, simple, modest,bare, unadorned
Sentence: The present building, in florid rococo style, dates from 1744-1767.
Synonyms: fancy, curlicue, ornate, baroque, flamboyant
Antonyms: plain, simple, modest,bare, unadorned
Sentence: The present building, in florid rococo style, dates from 1744-1767.
2.FLOUNDER (VERB): संघर्ष करना
Pronunciation:flawn·duh
Meaning: to struggle clumsily or move with great difficulty, and little progress.
Synonyms: thrash, thresh, tagger, falter, lurch
Antonyms: prosper, succeed, glide, excel, thrive
Synonyms: thrash, thresh, tagger, falter, lurch
Antonyms: prosper, succeed, glide, excel, thrive
Sentence: He was floundering about in the shallow offshore waters.
3.BIZARRE (ADJECTIVE): विचित्र
Pronunciation:bi·zaa
Meaning: very strange, unusual, or odd.
Synonyms: peculiar, odd, weird, queer, unusual, eccentric
Antonyms: usual, ordinary, average, normal
Sentence: I can't believe we're getting involved in something so bizarre.
Synonyms: peculiar, odd, weird, queer, unusual, eccentric
Antonyms: usual, ordinary, average, normal
Sentence: I can't believe we're getting involved in something so bizarre.
4.TREACHEROUS (ADJECTIVE): कपटी
Pronunciation:treh·chuh·ruhs
Meaning: (used about a person) that you cannot trust and who may do something to harm you.
Synonyms: disloyal, perfidious, deceitful, traitorous
Antonyms: loyal, safe, faithful, dependable
Sentence:I hear that the old man has broken with that treacherous son of his.
Synonyms: disloyal, perfidious, deceitful, traitorous
Antonyms: loyal, safe, faithful, dependable
Sentence:I hear that the old man has broken with that treacherous son of his.
5.COAX (VERB): मनवाना
Pronunciation:kokes
Meaning: to persuade somebody gently.
Synonyms: wheedle, cajole, persuade, entice, inveigle
Antonyms: dissuade, coerce, discourage
Sentence:The trainees were coaxed into doing boring work.
Synonyms: wheedle, cajole, persuade, entice, inveigle
Antonyms: dissuade, coerce, discourage
Sentence:The trainees were coaxed into doing boring work.
6. IRE (NOUN): गुस्सा
Pronunciation: eye-er
Meaning: intense anger, wrath, or strong-feeling displeasure.
Synonyms: indignation, wrath, outrage, fury, rage
Antonyms: Pleasure, calmness, delight, happiness
Sentence: Their ire was directed mainly at the government.
Synonyms: indignation, wrath, outrage, fury, rage
Antonyms: Pleasure, calmness, delight, happiness
Sentence: Their ire was directed mainly at the government.
7. CONTEMPLATE (VERB): सोचना
Pronunciation:kawn·tuhm·playt
Meaning: think deeply and at length.
Synonyms: ponder, consider, entertain, debate, study
Antonyms: dismiss, ignore, scorn, disregard, reject
Sentence: When the accountant was asked to contemplate the current budget, he discovered many ways the company could save money.
Synonyms: ponder, consider, entertain, debate, study
Antonyms: dismiss, ignore, scorn, disregard, reject
Sentence: When the accountant was asked to contemplate the current budget, he discovered many ways the company could save money.
8. AGGRIEVE (ADJECTIVE): व्यथित
Pronunciation: uh-GREEV
Meaning: feeling unhappy, angry, or resentful because of an unfair or unjust treatment.
Synonyms: Injured , Pained , Afflicted
Antonyms: Pleased, Happy, Delighted
Sentence: He felt aggrieved at not being chosen for the team.
Synonyms: Injured , Pained , Afflicted
Antonyms: Pleased, Happy, Delighted
Sentence: He felt aggrieved at not being chosen for the team.
9. UNDERBELLY (NOUN): नाजुकभाग
Pronunciation:uhn·duh·beh·lee
Meaning: an area vulnerable to attack; a hidden unpleasant or criminal part of society.
Synonyms: underside, underpart, bottom
Antonyms: top, face, apex, roof, pinnacle
Sentence: Most of the toad’s body is rough and bumpy, but his underbelly is flat and smooth.
Synonyms: underside, underpart, bottom
Antonyms: top, face, apex, roof, pinnacle
Sentence: Most of the toad’s body is rough and bumpy, but his underbelly is flat and smooth.
10. QUEST (NOUN): खोज
Pronunciation:kvest
Meaning: a long or arduous search for something.
Synonyms: search, hunt, pursuit, exploration, chase
Antonyms: surrender, relinquish, give up, lose
Sentence: Jan’s quest for fame led her to do immoral things.
Synonyms: search, hunt, pursuit, exploration, chase
Antonyms: surrender, relinquish, give up, lose
Sentence: Jan’s quest for fame led her to do immoral things.
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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