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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 20th 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. STRATAGEM (NOUN): युक्ति
Pronunciation: stra·tuh·jm
Meaning: a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.
Synonyms: scheme, trick, tactic
Antonyms: honor, truth
Sentence: Trade discounts may be used as a competitive stratagem to secure customer loyalty.
2. ADMONISH (VERB): डांटना
Pronunciation: uhd·maw·nish
Meaning: to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault.
Synonyms: reprimand, scold, criticize
Antonyms: endorse, applaud, praise
Sentence: She admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven.
3. INDECOROUS (ADJECTIVE): अशोभनीय
Pronunciation: uhn·deh·kuh·ruhs
Meaning: not in keeping with good taste and propriety; improper.
Synonyms: improper, inapposite, inappropriate
Antonyms: appropriate, decorous, suitable
Sentence: He cracked an indecorous joke at a solemn moment in the marriage ceremony.
4. GARBLE (VERB): बिगाड़ना
Pronunciation: gaa·bl
Meaning: to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of.
Synonyms: distort, misrepresent, mix up
Antonyms: explain, interpret, clarify
Sentence: The papers had some garbled version of the story.
5. DERELICT (ADJECTIVE): बेपरवाह
Pronunciation: deh·ruh·luhkt
Meaning: failing to give proper care and attention.
Synonyms: neglectful, careless, reckless
Antonyms: careful, conscientious, attentive
Sentence: The guards were judged derelict in their duty.
6. CONJECTURAL (ADJECTIVE): मान लिया
Pronunciation: kuhn·jek·chuh·ruhl
Meaning: based on or involving conjecture.
Synonyms: speculative, suppositional, theoretical
Antonyms: actual, factual, real
Sentence: Much of the racial history of Madagascar remains conjectural.
7. FIDELITY (NOUN): निष्ठा
Pronunciation: fuh·deh·luh·tee
Meaning: faithfulness to a person
Synonyms: loyalty, allegiance, obedience
Antonyms: disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness
Sentence: I had to promise fidelity to the Queen.
8. CHUTZPAH (NOUN): धृष्टता
Pronunciation: huht·spaa
Meaning: extreme self-confidence or audacity.
Synonyms: audacity, cheek, guts
Antonyms: bashfulness, diffidence, hesitancy
Sentence: It took a lot of chutzpah to talk to your boss like that.
9. COLLOQUIAL (ADJECTIVE): बोल-चाल का
Pronunciation: kuh·loh·kvee·uhl
Meaning: (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
Synonyms: informal, conversational, casual
Antonyms: formal, learned, literary
Sentence: It’s hard to understand the colloquial idioms of a foreign language.
10. ANNULLED (VERB): रद्द करना
Pronunciation: uh·nuhld
Meaning: declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result).
Synonyms: declare invalid, nullify, invalidate
Antonyms: allowed, approved, authorized
Sentence: His second marriage was annulled because he never divorced his first wife.
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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