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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 15th December 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.AMBIVALENCE (NOUN): उभयवृत्तिता
Pronunciation: am·bi·vuh·luhns
Meaning: the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Synonyms: equivocation, uncertainty, unsureness
Antonyms: certainity, decisiveness
Sentence: The document expressed some ambivalence over the doctrine of predestination.
2.ENUNCIATED (ADJECTIVE): स्पष्ट रूप से कहना
Pronunciation: uh·nuhn·see·ayt·uhd
Meaning: say or pronounce clearly.
Synonyms: pronounce, articulate, say
Antonyms: inarticulate, mute, quiet
Sentence: He enunciated his theory to his colleagues.
3.MASQUERADE (NOUN): बहाना
Pronunciation: ma·skuh·rayd
Meaning: a false show or pretence.
Synonyms: facade, deception, pose.
Antonyms: candidness, candour directness
Sentence: Her sorrow is just a masquerade.
4.DELETERIOUS (ADJECTIVE): हानिकारक
Pronunciation: deh·luh·teeuh·ree·uhs
Meaning: causing harm or damage.
Synonyms: harmful, damaging, detrimental
Antonyms: anodyne, benign, harmless
Antonyms: anodyne, benign, harmless
Sentence: These drugs have a proven deleterious effect on the nervous system.
5.ENMESHED (VERB): जाल में फंसना
Pronunciation: uhn·mesht
Meaning: cause to become entangled in something.
Synonyms: entangle, ensnare, snare
Antonyms: disentangled, untangled, liberated
Sentence: The whales are caught by being enmeshed in nets.
6.APLOMB (NOUN): अभिमान
Pronunciation: uh·plawm
Meaning: self.confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.
Synonyms: poise, self.assurance, self.possession
Antonyms: self.distrust, self.doubt, apprehension
Sentence: He delivered the speech with his usual aplomb.
7.DENIZEN (NOUN): निवासी
Pronunciation: deh·nuh·zn
Meaning: an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place.
Synonyms: inhabitant, resident, townsman
Antonyms: guest, tourist, visitor
Sentence: The denizens of Shantytown live in a natural way.
8.CONSCRIPTION (NOUN): भरती
Pronunciation: kuhn·skrip·shn
Meaning: the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces.
Synonyms: induction, recruitment, draft
Antonyms: removal, discharge, dismissal
Sentence: At the outbreak of war, young people knew they would soon face conscription into the army.
9.SULKING (VERB): मचलना
Pronunciation: suhlk·uhng
Meaning: be silent, morose, and bad.tempered out of annoyance or disappointment.
Synonyms: grumping, moping, pouting
Antonyms: gaiety, cheerfulness
Sentence: He’s been sulking for days about being left out of the team.
10.MULTIHUED (ADJECTIVE): बहुरंगी
Pronunciation: mul.tee.hyood
Meaning: marked by a variety of usually vivid colors.
Synonyms: chromatic, coloured, colourful
Antonyms: colourless, monochromatic, monochromatic
Sentence: This magnificent view shows the multihued beauty of the Adirondacks, a mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York.
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.
Click here to download Vocab Dose PDF of 15th December 2025
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