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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 28th November 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. STRIDE ( NOUN, VERB) : प्रगति
Pronunciation: stride
Meaning: to release or set free from restraints, restrictions, or limitations to remove or loosen fetters or constraints.
Synonyms: Step, Pace, Strut
Antonyms: Dawdle, Stumble
Sentence: Her stride was so confident that it caught everyone's attention as she walked into the room.
2. CULLED (VERB): चुनना, छांटना
Pronunciation: kuhld
Meaning: the action of carefully choosing or selecting particular items or individuals from a larger group.
Synonyms: Purged, Picked
Antonyms: Retained, Preserved
Sentence: The chef culled fresh herbs from the garden to use in the evening's special dish.
3. RIDDLED (ADJECTIVE): पहेली कहना
Pronunciation: ri·dld
Meaning: a situation or object that is affected or permeated by something undesirable or difficult to deal with.
Synonyms: Perforated, Holey
Antonyms: Unblemished, Intact
Sentence: The cake was riddled with tunnels of chocolate, making it a delightful surprise for those who bit into it.
4. FUTILE (ADJECTIVE): व्यर्थ
Pronunciation: fyoo·tile
Meaning: efforts or actions that are in vain or unsuccessful
Synonyms: Inept, Vain, Useless
Antonyms: Efficient, Meaningful
Sentence: The teacher's futile attempt to maintain order in the chaotic classroom was met with laughter from the students.
5. VOCIFEROUS (ADJECTIVE): मुखर
Pronunciation: vuh·si·fuh·ruhs
Meaning: loud, noisy, or characterized by vehement and persistent outcry or expression of opinions.
Synonyms: clamorous, boisterous, raucous
Antonyms: muted, peaceful, meek
Sentence: Although he was usually quite reserved, he became vociferous when defending his favorite sports team.
6. CHARADE (NOUN): शब्दपहेली
Pronunciation: shuh·raad
Meaning: a situation in which someone is pretending or putting on a false appearance, often to deceive others
Synonyms: Pantomime, mime, acting, masquerade, facade
Antonyms: Honesty, sincerity, transparency, truth.
Sentence: His charming demeanour was just a charade to hide his true intentions.
7. CRAMMED (ADJECTIVE): रटना
Pronunciation: kramd
Meaning: filled or packed tightly with an excessive or overcrowded amount of something.
Synonyms: squeezed, jammed, forced, wedged.
Antonyms: Emptied, cleared, unpacked
Sentence: She crammed all her belongings into a single suitcase before leaving for her trip, struggling to close the overstuffed bag.
8. SUMPTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): शानदार
Pronunciation: suhmp·tyoo·uhs
Meaning: a display of wealth or excess.
Synonyms: opulent, extravagant, grand
Antonyms: frugal, humble, spartan
Sentence: She hosted a sumptuous dinner party in her elegant mansion, serving gourmet dishes and fine wines to her guests.
9. QUAINT (ADJECTIVE): विचित्र
Pronunciation: kvaynt
Meaning: attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
Synonyms: picturesque, charming, old-fashioned
Antonyms: fashionable, modern, stylish
Sentence: A quaint general store on one of the back roads of Vermont
10. HOLLERING (VERB): चिल्लाना
Pronunciation: haw·luh·ruhng
Meaning: (of a person) give a loud shout or cry.
Synonyms: shout, yell, cry.
Antonyms: mumbling, murmuring, whispering
Sentence: Hollering at me isn’t going to find us a parking place.
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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