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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 20th April 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. FLIMSY (ADJECTIVE): कमज़ोर
Pronunciation: flim·zee
Meaning: comparatively light and insubstantial; easily damaged.
Synonyms: insubstantial, slight, light
Antonyms: sturdy, substantial
Sentence: The storm flattened the flimsy wooden huts that the villagers lived in.
2. PANDEMONIUM (NOUN): विप्लव
Pronunciation: pan·duh·moh·nee·uhm
Meaning: wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.
Synonyms: bedlam, chaos, mayhem
Antonyms: calm, hush, peace
Sentence: There was pandemonium when the news was announced.
3. SPEW (VERB): निकाल डालना
Pronunciation: spyoo
Meaning: expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly.
Synonyms: emit, discharge, eject
Antonyms: abide, dribble, absorb
Sentence: The drains spew millions of gallons of raw sewage into the river.
4. SHUNNING (VERB): त्यागना
Pronunciation: shuhn·uhng
Meaning: persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution.
Synonyms: avoid, evade, eschew
Antonyms: accepting, seeking
Sentence: She has shunned publicity since she retired from the theatre.
5. GERIATRIC (NOUN): बुज़ुर्ग लोग
Pronunciation: jeh·ree·a·truhk
Meaning: an old person who is receiving special care.
Synonyms: elder, senior, senior citizen
Antonyms: youngster, youth
Sentence: The geriatric patients will be moved out.
6. Flouted (verb): उल्लंघन
Pronunciation: flawt·uhd
Meaning: openly disregard (a rule, law or convention).
Synonyms: defy, refuse to obey, disdain
Antonyms: accepted, approved
Sentence: The union had openly flouted the law.
7. OBLIGATORY (ADJECTIVE): अनिवार्य
Pronunciation: uh·bli·guht·uh·ree
Meaning: required by a legal, moral, or other rule; compulsory.
Synonyms: compulsory, mandatory, prescribed
Antonyms: elective, optional, voluntary
Sentence: The college authorities have now made these classes obligatory.
8. VEXATIOUS (ADJECTIVE): अफ़सोसनाक
Pronunciation: veks·ay·shuhs
Meaning: causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry.
Synonyms: annoying, vexing, irritating
Antonyms: delightful, pleasing
Sentence: Those vexatious phone calls from telemarketers during the dinner hour.
9. OMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): अमंगल
Pronunciation: aw·muh·nuhs
Meaning: giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.
Synonyms: threatening, menacing, baleful
Antonyms: unthreatening, auspicious, benign
Sentence: There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.
10. COUNSELED (VERB): सलाहदी
Pronunciation: kawn·sld
Meaning: give advice to (someone)
Synonyms: advised, confabbed, confabulated
Antonyms: advised, directed, instructed
Sentence: He was counseled by his supporters to return to Germany.
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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