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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 18th May 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-PUG-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: AG-uh-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. ROLLICK (VERB):मौज उड़ाना
Pronunciation: RAH-lick
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.
4. FABRICATION (NOUN):मनगढ़ंत
Pronunciation: fab-ruh-KAY-shuhn
Meaning: A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.
Synonyms: fairy tale, falsehood, prevarication
Antonyms: truth, fact, verification
Sentence: His story was a complete fabrication.
5. EMBELLISHMENT (NOUN):अलंकार
Pronunciation: ihm-BEL-ish-muhnt
Meaning: Something that decorates or beautifies.
Synonyms: ornamentation, decoration
Antonyms: scar, blemish
Sentence: The only embellishment was a small bunch of fresh flowers placed in a vase at her feet.
6. HYPERBOLE (NOUN):अतिशयोक्ति
Pronunciation: HY-pur-buh-lee
Meaning: The representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts.
Synonyms: exaggeration, overstatement
Antonyms: understatement, belittlement, disparagement
Sentence: He’s not usually given to hyperbole.
7. DENOUNCING (VERB):निंदा करना
Pronunciation: dih-NOUN-sing
Meaning: To express one’s unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of.
Synonyms: criticizing, blaming, condemning
Antonyms: praising, extolling, approving
Sentence: The church council denounced the bishop’s teachings, officially declaring them to be heresy.
8. CARICATURE (NOUN):व्यंग्यचित्र
Pronunciation: ka-ruh-kuh-chur
Meaning: A poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something.
Synonyms: parody, joke
Antonyms: tribute, homage
Sentence: She drew a wickedly funny caricature of the teacher.
9. DODGING (VERB):बचना
Pronunciation: DAH-jing
Meaning: The act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable.
Synonyms: escape, evasion, avoidance
Antonyms: submission, endurance, toleration
Sentence: The governor’s repeated dodging of tough questions at the press conference.
10. APATHY (NOUN):उदासीनता
Pronunciation: AP-uh-thee
Meaning: A lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness.
Synonyms: numbness, impassivity, impassiveness
Antonyms: emotion, feeling, sympathy
Sentence: The apathy of the people of that war-torn country comes from their having seen too many horrors.
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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