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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 14 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. SUBVERT (VERB): विकृत करना
Pronunciation: suhb·vuht
Meaning: to destroy the moral, social, or political stability of something, often with the intention of replacing it with something else.
Synonyms: Corrupt, Disrupt
Antonyms: Preserve, MAintain
Sentence: The group planned to subvert the government by launching a series of coordinated attacks.
2. TURMOIL (NOUN): खलबली
Pronunciation: tuh·moyl
Meaning: a state of great disturbance, confusion, or agitation.
Synonyms: Chaos, Confusion
Antonyms: Peace, Calm
Sentence: The city was in turmoil as protests and riots spread across the streets.
3. DEPRAVED (ADJECTIVE): भ्रष्ट
Pronunciation: duh·prayvd
Meaning: morally corrupt, wicked, or morally degraded; characterized by morally reprehensible or evil behavior.
Synonyms: Sinful, Vile
Antonyms: Virtuous, Moral
Sentence: The depraved individual was responsible for a series of heinous crimes that shocked the community.
4. ATROCITY (NOUN): क्रूरता
Pronunciation: uh·traw·suh·tee
Meaning: a heinous or monstrous action that causes great suffering orharm to others.
Synonyms: Barbarity, Brutality
Antonyms: Kindness, Decency
Sentence: The atrocity committed against innocent civilians during the war shocked the entire world.
5. DESPERADO (NOUN): बेधड़क
Pronunciation: deh·spuh·raa·doh
Meaning: a bold, reckless, and often violent criminal or outlaw, especially one who is on the run from the law.
Synonyms: Bandit, criminal
Antonyms: Conformist
Sentence: The town sheriff and his deputies were on the hunt for the desperado who had robbed the bank and fled.
6. POIGNANT (ADJECTIVE):मार्मिक
Pronunciation: poy·nynt
Meaning: evoking a strong sense of emotion, especially sadness, pity, or compassion.
Synonyms: Sorrowful, Stirring
Antonyms: Detached, Insensitive
Sentence: The film's poignant ending left the audience in tears as they empathized with the character's struggles.
Sentence: The film's poignant ending left the audience in tears as they empathized with the character's struggles.
7. PARTAKE (VERB): हिस्सालेना
Pronunciation: paa·tayk
Meaning: to participate in or share in something, especially an activity or event.
Synonyms: Participate, Engage
Antonyms: Shun, Decline
Sentence: The whole family will partake in the celebration of their grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary.
8. INTERCEPT (VERB):अवरोधन
Pronunciation: in·ter·cept
Meaning: to stop or seize something that is in motion or on its way from one place to another.
Synonyms: Ambush, Obstruct
Antonyms: Permit, Free
Sentence: The security forces managed to intercept the smugglers and seize the illegal goods.
9. AGITATION (NOUN): व्याकुलता
Pronunciation: a·juh·tay·shn
Meaning: anxiety.
Synonyms: perturbation, disquiet
Antonyms: calmness
Sentence: She was wringing her hands in agitation.
Sentence: She was wringing her hands in agitation.
10. ADJOURNMENT (NOUN): स्थगन
Pronunciation: uh·juhn·muhnt
Meaning: suspension.
Synonyms: interruption, postponement
Antonyms: continuation
Sentence: She sought an adjournment of the trial.
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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