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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings: 25 September 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. EXEGESIS (NOUN): टिप्पणी
Pronunciation: ek·suh·jee·suhs
Meaning: detailed explanation.
Synonyms: interpretation, analysis
Antonyms: succinct, concise
Sentence: Ovan’s exegesis of his latest book, made me realize that I completely misinterpreted the theme.
2. NUGATORY (ADJECTIVE): नगण्य
Pronunciation: nyoo·guh·tuh·ree
Meaning: worthless.
Synonyms: insignificant, piddling
Antonyms: competent, adequate
Sentence: Buying the movie tickets was nugatory since we couldn’t reach the movie theatre on time.
3. LOOM (VERB): सम्भावना होना
Pronunciation:loom
Meaning: appear, often imposingly.
Synonyms: dominate, hover
Antonym: abandon, decline
Sentence: The concerns of warmer air and humid surroundings loom large in our small coastal town.
4. POISED (ADJECTIVE): संतुलित
Pronunciation: poyzd
Meaning: having self-confidence and self-assurance.
Synonyms: confident, self-believing
Antonyms: fearful, timid
Sentence:Despite the chaos, the soldier remained poised and calm as he directed the people through the emergency exits.
5. RECKON (VERB): मानना, अनुमान लगाना, गिनना
Pronunciation: reh·kn
Meaning: to anticipate a specific thing will occur
Synonyms: surmise, suppose
Antonyms: disbelieve, doubt
Sentence: Weather analysts reckon the monsoon is moving south because southern cities are enjoying rains.
6. MANUMISSION (NOUN): दासत्वमुक्ति
Pronunciation: ma·nyoo·mi·shn
Meaning: release from slavery.
Synonyms: freedom, emancipation
Antonym: slavery, restraint
Sentence: Manumission allowed former slaves to become landowners.
7. FRENZY (NOUN): पागलपन
Pronunciation: fren·zee
Meaning: out of control behavior.
Synonyms: hysteria, outburst
Antonyms: calm, composed
Sentence: James is such a spoilt kid that he would often go into a frenzy when he didn’t get his way.
8. CASTIGATE (ADJECTIVE): फट कारना
Pronunciation: ka·stuh·gayt
Meaning: to criticize severely.
Synonyms: berate, revile
Antonyms: appreciate, flatter
Sentence: One cannot castigate students and blame them for their failure if they are not provided with the resources they need.
9. INDELIBLE (ADJECTIVE): अमिट
Pronunciation: uhn·deh·luh·bl
Meaning: difficult to remove or wash erased.
Synonyms: indestructible, memorable
Antonyms: erasable, temporary
Sentence: Mr. Herald will always have an indelible place in all our hearts, as he showed up for help when no one did.
10. ELUCIDATE (VERB): स्पष्ट करना
Pronunciation: uh·loo·suhd·ayt
Meaning: to make it easy to understand.
Synonyms: explicate, expound
Antonyms: obscure, complicate
Sentence: Even if you cannot read the Spanish, the caricatures under the words will elucidate the message.
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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