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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 16 June 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.
Happy learning!!!
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1. SEAMLESS (ADJECTIVE): निरंतरतायुक्त
Pronunciation: seem·luhs
Meaning: smooth and continuous, with no apparent gaps or spaces between one part and the next.
Synonyms: perfect, flawless, impeccable
Antonyms: imperfect, bad, defective
Sentence: Although there were some hiccups along the way, the project seemed seamless on the outside.
2. AGOG (ADJECTIVE): उत्सुक
Pronunciation: uh·gawg
Meaning: very eager or curious to hear or see something.
Synonyms: eager, excited, impatient
Antonyms: apathetic, unenthusiastic, incurious
Sentence: I’ve been agog all afternoon, waiting for the next part of your story.
3. FREEBIE (NOUN): मुफ्त
Pronunciation: free·bee
Meaning: a thing given free of charge.
Synonyms: gift, donation, bonus
Antonyms: expensive, extortionate, overpriced
Sentence: The store gives customers a freebie with their purchases
4. OBLIVION (NOUN): विस्मरण
Pronunciation: uh·bli·vee·uhn
Meaning: the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening.
Synonyms: unconsciousness, insensibility, stupor
Antonyms: consciousness, recollection, awareness
Synonyms: unconsciousness, insensibility, stupor
Antonyms: consciousness, recollection, awareness
Sentence: The old photographs brought back memories that had long been buried in the depths of oblivion.
5. IRONCLAD (ADJECTIVE): बख़्तरबंद
Pronunciation: ai·uhn·klad
Meaning: covered or protected with iron.
Synonyms: solid, secure, invulnerable
Antonyms: vulnerable, weak, fragile
Sentence: The company had an ironclad security system in place to prevent unauthorized access.
6. TROIKA (NOUN): त्रिभुज
Pronunciation: troy·kuh
Meaning: a group of three people working together, especially in an administrative or managerial capacity.
Synonyms: triad, triumvirate, trio
Synonyms: triad, triumvirate, trio
Antonyms: individual, solo
Sentence: The troika of musicians delivered an outstanding performance at the concert.
7. SEMBLANCE (NOUN): प्रतिरूप
Pronunciation: sem·bluhns
Meaning: the appearance of being something or of having a certain quality.
Synonyms: appearance, facade, guise
Antonyms: reality, truth, contrast
Sentence: Despite the chaos inside, she maintained a semblance of calm and composure.
8. EXERTION (NOUN): तनाव
Pronunciation: uhg·zuh·shn
Meaning: physical or mental effort.
Synonyms: strain, struggle, toil
Antonyms: ease, inaction, inactivity
Sentence: After the surgery, I was told to avoid tasks that required a large amount of physical exertion.
9. EQUANIMITY (NOUN): धैर्य
Pronunciation: eh·kvuh·ni·muh·tee
Meaning: calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation.
Synonyms: serenity, cool, tranquility
Antonyms: agitation, anxiety, discomposure
Sentence: During the horrible storm, it was hard for us to focus and maintain our equanimity.
10. SURMISE (VERB): अंदाजा लगाना
Pronunciation: suh-myz
Meaning: suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
Synonyms: guess, conjecture, suppose
Antonyms: determine, find out
Antonyms: determine, find out
Sentence: He surmised that something must be wrong.
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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