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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 27th January 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. RADDLED (ADJECTIVE): उलझा हुआ
Pronunciation: rad·dled
Meaning: (of a person or their face) showing signs of age or fatigue.
Synonyms: bewildered, dazed, confused
Antonyms: conscious, clearheaded
Sentence: He’s beginning to look quite raddled.
2. CACHET (NOUN): प्रतिष्ठा
Pronunciation: ka·shay
Meaning: the state of being respected or admired; prestige.
Synonyms: prestige, stature, status
Antonyms: shame, odium, pettiness
Sentence: No other brand name has quite the same cachet.
3. STEADFAST (ADJECTIVE): दृढ़
Pronunciation: sted·faast
Meaning: firm in one’s allegiance to someone or something.
Synonyms: loyal, faithful, devout
Antonyms: faithless, treacherous, false
Sentence: Her steadfast belief never left her for one moment.
4. DENIGRATE (VERB): निंदा करना
Pronunciation: deh·nuh·grayt
Meaning: to express scornfully one’s low opinion of.
Synonyms: criticize, disparage, denounce
Antonyms: applaud, praise, glorify
Sentence: It was unkind to denigrate his achievement.
5. MOOT (ADJECTIVE): बहस के योग्य
Pronunciation: moot
Meaning: subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty.
Synonyms: questionable, debatable, disputable
Antonyms: sure, unanswerable, certain
Sentence: He argued that the issue had become moot since the board had changed its policy.
6. SNIVEL (VERB): बच्चे की तरह रोना
Pronunciation: sni·vl
Meaning: to complain or cry in an annoying way.
Synonyms: cry, weep, groan
Antonyms: laugh, giggle, chuckle
Sentence: I’ve warned you. If you fail, don’t come snivelling back to me.
7. PAROXYSM (NOUN): आवेग
Pronunciation: puh·rawk·suh·zm
Meaning: a sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity.
Synonyms: outburst, agony, gust
Sentence: In a sudden paroxysm of jealousy, she threw her clothes out of the window.
8. ANIMADVERSION (NOUN): निन्दा
Pronunciation: a·nuh·mad·vuh·shn
Meaning: criticism or censure.
Synonyms: harsh criticism, disapproval.
Antonyms: extol, laud, praise
Sentence: He was infuriated by their constant animadversion.
9. DOTARD (NOUN): बूढ़ा
Pronunciation: dot·ard
Meaning: an old person, especially one who has become physically weak or whose mental faculties have declined.
Synonyms: elder, geriatric, senior citizen
Antonyms: youngster, youth, adolescent
Sentence: You are a real dotard to have forgotten it so easily.
10. SMATTERING (NOUN): अल्पज्ञान
Pronunciation: sma·tuh·ruhng
Meaning: a slight superficial knowledge of a language or subject.
Synonyms: erudition, learnedness
Antonyms: ignorance, illiteracy
Sentence: He only has a smattering of French.
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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