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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 24th December 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. VAUNT (VERB): प्रशंसा करना
Pronunciation: vawnt
Meaning: acclaim.
Synonyms: esteem, revere
Antonyms: criticize
Sentence: He was initially vaunted by the West for his leadership of the country.
2. EMPHATIC (ADJECTIVE): ज़ोरदार
Synonyms: esteem, revere
Antonyms: criticize
Sentence: He was initially vaunted by the West for his leadership of the country.
2. EMPHATIC (ADJECTIVE): ज़ोरदार
Pronunciation: uhm·fa·tuhk
Meaning: vehement.
Synonyms: firm, wholehearted
Antonyms: hesitant
Synonyms: firm, wholehearted
Antonyms: hesitant
Sentence: The children were emphatic that they would like to repeat the experience.
3. HEGEMONY (NOUN): नेतृत्व
3. HEGEMONY (NOUN): नेतृत्व
Pronunciation: huh·geh·muh·nee
Meaning: leadership.
Synonyms: dominance, dominion
Synonyms: dominance, dominion
Antonyms: self-government
Sentence: Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871.
4. AMELIORATE (VERB): सुधरना
Sentence: Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871.
4. AMELIORATE (VERB): सुधरना
Pronunciation: uh·mee·lee·uh·rayt
Meaning: improve.
Synonyms: better, enhance
Antonyms: worsen
Sentence: The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.
5. MALAISE (NOUN): अप्रसन्नता
Synonyms: better, enhance
Antonyms: worsen
Sentence: The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.
5. MALAISE (NOUN): अप्रसन्नता
Pronunciation: muh·layz
Meaning: unhappiness.
Synonyms: restlessness, uneasiness
Antonyms: comfort
Sentence: An infected person will feel a general malaise.
Synonyms: restlessness, uneasiness
Antonyms: comfort
Sentence: An infected person will feel a general malaise.
6. HALT (NOUN): विराम
Pronunciation: hawlt
Meaning: stop.
Synonyms: standstill, cessation
Antonyms: start
Sentence: There was a halt in production.
Synonyms: standstill, cessation
Antonyms: start
Sentence: There was a halt in production.
7. TREACHEROUS (ADJECTIVE): बेवफ़ा
Pronunciation: treh·chuh·ruhs
Meaning: traitorous.
Synonyms: disloyal, perfidious
Antonyms: loyal
Sentence: He is a treacherous RAW agent.
Synonyms: disloyal, perfidious
Antonyms: loyal
Sentence: He is a treacherous RAW agent.
8. CELLAR (NOUN): तहखाना
Pronunciation: seh·luh
Meaning: basement.
Synonyms: vault, crypt
Antonyms: attic
Sentence: The servants led us down into a cellar.
9. EBB (VERB): उतार
Synonyms: vault, crypt
Antonyms: attic
Sentence: The servants led us down into a cellar.
9. EBB (VERB): उतार
Pronunciation: ebb
Meaning: recede.
Synonyms: go out, retreat
Antonyms: come in
Sentence: The trend began to ebb.
Synonyms: go out, retreat
Antonyms: come in
Sentence: The trend began to ebb.
10. BOUNTY (NOUN): उदारता
Pronunciation: bawn·tee
Meaning: generosity.
Synonyms: magnanimity, munificence
Antonyms: meanness
Sentence: For millennia the people along the Nile have depended entirely on its bounty.
Synonyms: magnanimity, munificence
Antonyms: meanness
Sentence: For millennia the people along the Nile have depended entirely on its bounty.
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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