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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 22 August 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.
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1. DISPEL (VERB): दूर हो जाना
Pronunciation: duh·speld
Meaning: to make something, especially a feeling or a belief, disappear
Synonyms: Eliminate, Banish
Antonyms: Collect, Gather
Sentence: We need to dispel the myths and establish real facts.
Antonyms: Collect, Gather
Sentence: We need to dispel the myths and establish real facts.
2. BARBARITY (NOUN): क्रूरता
Pronunciation: baa·ba·ruh·tee
Meaning: Extremely cruel and violent behavior
Synonyms: Brutality, Atrocity
Antonyms: Humanity
Sentence: He is accused of inflicting unimaginable barbarities on his own people.
Synonyms: Brutality, Atrocity
Antonyms: Humanity
Sentence: He is accused of inflicting unimaginable barbarities on his own people.
3. OUSTED (VERB): बेदख़ल
Pronunciation: awst·uhd
Meaning: To force someone to leave a position of power, job, place, or competition
Synonyms: Fired, Expel
Antonyms: Admitted
Sentence: The president was ousted (from power) in a military coup in January 1987.
4. UNSHACKLE (VERB): स्थिर होना
Pronunciation: uhn·sha·kl
Meaning: To set free from restrictions
Synonyms: Unfetter, Liberated
Antonyms: Restrain
Sentence: He can unshackle you from the love of money.
5. VENGEANCE (NOUN): प्रतिशोध
Pronunciation: ven·jns
Meaning: the act of seeking revenge or inflicting punishment on someone.
Synonyms: Payback, Retaliation
Antonyms: Mercy, Pardon
Sentence: After years of mistreatment, he finally sought vengeance against his oppressors.
6. NUMB (ADJECTIVE): सुन्न (अंग)
Pronunciation: nuhm
Meaning: a lack of sensation or feeling.
Synonyms: Frozen, Insensitive
Antonyms: Alert, Responsive
Sentence: After sitting in the cold for hours, her fingers became numb and she couldn't feel them.
7. WANTON (ADJECTIVE): अकारण
Pronunciation: vawn·tn
Meaning: showing no care or concern for others; reckless.
Synonyms: Reckless, malicious, cruel, irresponsible
Antonyms: Careful, responsible, conscientious, considerate
Sentence: The wanton destruction of the property angered the community.
8. DISMANTLE (VERB): अलग करना
Pronunciation: duhs·man·tl
Meaning: to take apart or pull down; to strip furniture, equipment, or fittings; to disassemble.
Synonyms: Deconstruct, demolish, take apart
Antonyms: Assemble, construct, build, put together
Sentence: The workers were instructed to dismantle the old machinery before installing the new one.
9. AGGRIEVE (ADJECTIVE): व्यथित
Pronunciation: ag·grieve
Meaning: feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated.
Synonyms: agitate, discompose, disquiet, disturb, perturb
Antonyms: satisfy, please, gratify
Sentence: She felt aggrieved at not being chosen for the team.
10. UNDERBELLY (NOUN): कमजोर स्थान
Pronunciation: uhn·duh·beh·lee
Meaning: an area vulnerable to attack; a hidden unpleasant or criminal part of society.
Synonyms: vulnerable spot, weak poin, Achilles' heel
Antonyms: stronghold, fortified area
Sentence: Poverty and inequality are the underbelly of our society.
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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