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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 14th February 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. REPUGNANT (ADJECTIVE): प्रतिकूल
Pronunciation: ruh·puhg·nuhnt
Meaning: Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Synonyms: awful, disgusting, ugly
Antonyms: acceptable, innocuous, desirable
Sentence: I find his political ideas totally repugnant.
2. AGONY (NOUN): व्यथा
Pronunciation: a·guh·nee
Meaning: A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.
Synonyms: nightmare, misery, torture
Antonyms: heaven, joy, pleasure
Sentence: Mother kissed his agony away.
3. TORRID (ADJECTIVE): तेज़ धूप
Pronunciation: taw·ruhd
Meaning: Having a notably high temperature.
Synonyms: searing, boiling, hot
Antonyms: cold, frigid, glacial
Sentence: She was sitting on the rocks in the torrid sun.
4. ROLLICK (VERB): मौज उड़ाना
Pronunciation: raw·luhk
Meaning: To engage in activity for amusement.
Synonyms: play, frolic, entertain
Antonyms: work, slave, struggle
Sentence: An educator who realized that children need to rollick as well as to study and learn.
5. GLUTTONOUS (ADJECTIVE): पेटू
Pronunciation: glut·ton·ous
Meaning: Having a huge appetite.
Synonyms: greedy, ravenous, hungry
Antonyms: full, satisfied, content
Sentence: He eats because he is gluttonous, not hungry.
6. APPRISE (VERB): बताना
Pronunciation: ap·prise
Meaning: To give information to.
Synonyms: inform, tell, advise
Antonyms: mislead, misinform
Sentence: The secretary came to apprise us that the erection of the monster machine had been successfully completed.
7. BESMIRCH (VERB): गंदा करना
Pronunciation: buh·smuhch
Meaning: To make dirty.
Synonyms: stain, blacken, dirty
Antonyms:laud , clean, extol
Sentence: Inconsiderately besmirched the carpet with their dirty feet.
8. COURTEOUS (ADJECTIVE): विनम्र
Pronunciation: kuh·tee·uhs
Meaning: Showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners.
Synonyms: polite, gracious, civil
Antonyms: discourteous, rude, thoughtless
Sentence: She was unfailingly courteous and helpful.
9. FORSAKE (VERB): छोड़ देना
Pronunciation: fuh·sayk
Meaning: To cause to remain behind.
Synonyms: leave, abandon, desert
Antonyms: have, possess, keep
Sentence: Rats leave (or desert or forsake) a sinking ship.
10. FLABBERGASTED (ADJECTIVE): चकित
Pronunciation: fla·buh·gaast·uhd
Meaning: Affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise.
Synonyms: amazed, stunned, shocked
Antonyms: nonchalant, unruffled, casual
Sentence: He was flabbergasted when we told him how cheap it was.
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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