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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 19th March 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. ASPERSION (NOUN): कलंक
Pronunciation: uh·spuh·shn
Meaning: an unfair criticism or false accusation meant to damage another’s reputation.
Synonyms: criticism, insult, insinuation
Antonyms: praise, applause, respect
Sentence: Let’s keep the debate focused on the issues and try to avoid casting aspersions on one another.
2. FEALTY (NOUN): वफ़ादारी
Pronunciation: feel·tee
Meaning: adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty.
Synonyms: allegiance, loyalty, commitment
Antonyms: treachery, disloyalty, perfidy
Sentence: He swore fealty to the king.
3. VISAGE (NOUN): रूप
Pronunciation: vi·zuhj
Meaning: facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling.
Synonyms: expression, look, face
Antonyms: elude, grin, deadpan
Sentence: He is an old man with a noticeably happy visage.
4. NONPLUS (VERB): हैरानी
Pronunciation: nawn·pluhs
Meaning: surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react.
Synonyms: confused, bewildered, bemused
Antonyms: relieve, assure, enlighten
Sentence: I was nonplussed by what he asked me.
5. TOMFOOLERY (NOUN): बुद्धिहीनता
Pronunciation: tawm·fool·uh·ree
Meaning: wildly playful or mischievous behaviour.
Synonyms: joking, silliness, stupidity
Antonyms: wisdom, sanity, prudence
Sentence: He was no longer amused by john’s youthful tomfoolery.
6. OTIOSE (ADJECTIVE): व्यर्थ
Pronunciation: oh·tee·ose
Meaning: serving no practical purpose or result.
Synonyms: futile, useless, in vain
Antonyms: effective, efficient, virtuous
Sentence: Since you haven’t read the book, I suppose that it would be otiose to inquire what you thought of it.
7. TRANSPIRE (VERB): होना
Pronunciation: tran-spy-uh
Meaning: as in to happen.
Synonyms: happen, occur, take place
Antonyms: quit, disappear, perish
Sentence: Please tell me what transpired on the night of October.
8. GREGARIOUS (ADJECTIVE): मिलनसार
Pronunciation: gruh·geuh·ree·uhs
Meaning: (of a person) fond of company; sociable.
Synonyms: hospitable, friendly, sociable
Antonyms: antisocial, introverted, reclusive
Sentence: A gregarious child who ran up to every person on the playground and wanted to be their friend.
9. WEND (VERB): जाना
Pronunciation: vend
Meaning: to move from one place to another.
Synonyms: proceed, march, travel
Antonyms: halt, stay
Sentence: We wended through the narrow streets.
10. IMPERTURBABLE (ADJECTIVE): अविचलित
Pronunciation: im·puh·tuhb·uh·bl
Meaning: not easily worried by a difficult situation
Synonyms: nonchalant, calm, serene
Antonyms: perturbable, panicky, shakable
Sentence: The chef was absolutely imperturbable, even when the kitchen caught on fire.
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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