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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 26 June 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.COVENANT (NOUN): अनुबंध करना
Pronunciation: kuh·vuh·nuhnt
Meaning: a formal and binding agreement or contract between two or more parties.
Synonyms: agreement, contract, treaty
Antonyms: disagreement, discord, denial
Sentence: They signed a covenant agreeing to share the profits equally.
2. REMORSEFUL (ADJECTIVE): पश्चातापी
Pronunciation: ruh·maws·ful
Meaning: feeling or expressing sincere regret or remorse.
Synonyms: repentant, regretful, sorry
Synonyms: repentant, regretful, sorry
Antonyms: unrepentant, impenitent, shameless
Sentence: After realizing the harm he had caused, he was remorseful and apologized to those he had hurt.
3. STODGY (ADJECTIVE): फूला हुआ
Pronunciation: stawj·ee
Meaning: dull and uninspired, lacking in excitement or originality; Food which is heavy and difficult to digest.
Synonyms: Dull, boring, unexciting
Antonyms: Interesting, exciting, dynamic
Sentence: The novel was criticized for its stodgy prose and lack of narrativetension.
4. HANKER (VERB): लालायित होना
Pronunciation: hang·kuh
Meaning: to have a strong desire or longing for something.
Synonyms: Crave, Yearn, Long
Antonyms: Dislike, Abhor, Aversion
Sentence: I have always hankered for adventure and travel, so I decided to takea year off and backpack across Europe.
5. DEPRAVED (ADJECTIVE):दुष्ट
Pronunciation: duh·prayvd
Meaning: Morally corrupt, wicked.
Synonyms: Corrupt, immoral, vicious
Antonyms: Virtuous, moral, ethical
Sentence: The depraved individual was found guilty of committing heinous crimes.
6. TRAVAIL (NOUN) :कड़ा परिश्रम
Pronunciation: tra·vayl
Meaning: painful or laborious effort, a physical or mental exertion.
Synonyms: distress, pain, torment
Antonyms: ease, rest, leisure
Sentence: She went through much travail to become a doctor.
7.DESICCATED (ADJECTIVE): सुखाया हुआ
Pronunciation: deh·suh·kayt·uhd
Meaning: used about food dried in order to keep it for a long time.
Synonyms: dried up, dehydrated, lifeless
Antonyms: hydrated, moist, wet
Sentence: After sitting in the hot sun all day, the once lush green grass had becomedesiccated and brown.
8. TACITURN (ADJECTIVE): अल्पभाषी
Pronunciation: ta·suh·tuhn
Meaning: reserved or uncommunicative in speech; tending not to speak much.
Synonyms: untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent
Antonyms: blabby, chatty, talkative
Sentence: John is a taciturn man who rarely speaks more than a few words at a time.
9. INTENT (NOUN/ADJECTIVE): इरादा
Pronunciation:uhn·tent
Meaning: having the mind or attention firmly fixed on something; (n) intention or purpose.
Synonyms: aim, goal, objective
Antonyms: aimless, unfocused, distracted
Sentence: The athlete had an intent look on his face as he prepared for the
race.
10. CANARD (NOUN): झूठीखबर
Pronunciation: ka·naad
Meaning: an unfounded rumour or story.
Synonyms: hoax, fabrication, myth
Antonyms: truth, fact, reality
Sentence The politician was known for spreading canards about his opponents togain an advantage in the election.
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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