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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 15th January 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. CULINARY(ADJECTIVE): रसोईया
Pronunciation: kuh·luh·nuh·ree
Meaning: a relating to cooking, food preparation, or the
art of preparing and presenting food.
Synonyms: Gastronomic, Epicurean
Antonyms: Non cooking
Sentence: The culinary delights of the restaurant impressed the diners, who savored each expertly prepared dish.
2. FLURRY (NOUN): घबराहट
Pronunciation: fluh·ree
Meaning: a short time in which there is suddenly a lot of activity.
Synonyms: Bustle, Commotion
Antonyms: Calm, Stillness
Sentence: As the snow started falling, children ran outside with great excitement, creating a flurry of laughter and snowball fights in the neighborhood.
3. PROCURE (VERB): प्राप्त करना
Pronunciation: pruh·kyaw
Meaning: obtain (something), especially with care or effort.
Synonyms: Obtain, Acquire
Synonyms: Obtain, Acquire
Antonyms: Lose, Surrender
Sentence: She managed to procure a rare book from the library.
4. WILDERNESSES (NOUN): जंगली इलाका
Pronunciation : vil·duh·nuhs·uhz
Meaning: an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region.
Synonyms: Wilds, Forests
Antonyms: Civilization, Urbanization
Sentence: They embarked on a challenging expedition through the remote wildernesses of Alaska.
Sentence: They embarked on a challenging expedition through the remote wildernesses of Alaska.
5. EXTERMINATE (VERB): समाप्त करना
Pronunciation: uhk·stuh·muh·nayt
Meaning: destroy completely.
Synonyms: Eliminate, Eradicate
Antonyms: Preserve, Protect
Sentence: The authorities are taking measures to exterminate the pests infesting the crops.
Sentence: The authorities are taking measures to exterminate the pests infesting the crops.
6. EXACERBATED (VERB): बिगाड़ देना
Pronunciation : uhg·za·suh·bayt·uhd
Meaning : make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
Synonyms: Aggravat, Intensify
Antonyms: Aid, Alleviate
Sentence: His angry comments have exacerbated tensions in the negotiation process.
7. SEEPED (VERB): रिसना
Pronunciation: seept
Meaning: (of a liquid) flow or leak slowly through porous material or small holes.
Synonyms: Ooze , Trickle
Synonyms: Ooze , Trickle
Antonyms: Flooded , Surged
Sentence: The chemicals seeped into the ground.
8. MALAISE (NOUN): बेचैनी
Pronunciation: muh·layz
Meaning: a general feeling of being slightly ill or unhappy without any particular reason.
Synonyms: Uneasiness, Unhappiness
Antonyms: Wellness
Sentence: The country's current economic problems are symptoms of a deeper malaise.
9. DOGGED (ADJECTIVE): हठी
Pronunciation: dog·ged
Meaning: refusing to give up even when something is difficult.
Synonyms: Tenacious, Obstinate
Antonyms: Hesitant, Flexible
Sentence: Her dogged determination to uncover the truth about the scandal led to her winning a reporting prize.
10. SWASHBUCKLING (ADJECTIVE): रोमांचक और उत्साहपूर्ण
Pronunciation: svawsh·buh·kuhl·uhng
Meaning: engaging in daring and romantic adventures with bravado or flamboyance.
Synonyms: Swaggering, Heroic
Antonyms: Timid
Sentence: He has not been the same swashbuckling player since suffering a knee injury.
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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