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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 30 August 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. ENTIRETY (NOUN): संपूर्णता
Pronunciation: uhn•tai•ruh•tee
Meaning: whole
Synonyms: sum, total
Antonyms: part
Sentence: She would have to stay in her room for the entirety of the weekend.
Pronunciation: uhn•tai•ruh•tee
Meaning: whole
Synonyms: sum, total
Antonyms: part
Sentence: She would have to stay in her room for the entirety of the weekend.
2. DREAD (NOUN): भय
Pronunciation: dred
Meaning: fear
Synonyms: apprehension, trepidation
Antonyms: confidence
Sentence: The thought of returning to London filled her with dread.
Pronunciation: dred
Meaning: fear
Synonyms: apprehension, trepidation
Antonyms: confidence
Sentence: The thought of returning to London filled her with dread.
3. AGGRIEVED (ADJECTIVE): क्रोधित
Pronunciation: uh•greevd
Meaning: resentful.
Synonyms: affronted, indignant
Antonyms: pleased
Sentence: They were aggrieved at the outcome.
Pronunciation: uh•greevd
Meaning: resentful.
Synonyms: affronted, indignant
Antonyms: pleased
Sentence: They were aggrieved at the outcome.
4. PERDITION (NOUN): तबाही विनाश
Pronunciation: puh•di•shn
Meaning: punishment that lasts forever after death
Synonyms: Ruin, suffering
Antonyms: Exoneration, health
Sentence: The villain's actions led to the perdition of innocent lives, causing immense suffering and sorrow.
Pronunciation: puh•di•shn
Meaning: punishment that lasts forever after death
Synonyms: Ruin, suffering
Antonyms: Exoneration, health
Sentence: The villain's actions led to the perdition of innocent lives, causing immense suffering and sorrow.
5. TRUCULENT (ADJECTIVE): उग्र, लड़ाकू
Pronunciation: truh•kyoo•luhnt
Meaning: eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
Synonyms: aggressive,barbarous
Antonyms: cooperative,gentle
Sentence: The truculent dog barked aggressively at anyone who dared to approach its territory.
Pronunciation: truh•kyoo•luhnt
Meaning: eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
Synonyms: aggressive,barbarous
Antonyms: cooperative,gentle
Sentence: The truculent dog barked aggressively at anyone who dared to approach its territory.
6. HURLY-BURLY(NOUN): हड़बड़ी, खलबली
Pronunciation: hur•ly-bur•ly
Meaning: busy, boisterous activity.
Synonyms: Confusion, tumult, Turbulence
Antonyms: CALM, ORDER
Sentence: The party turned into a wild hurly-burly as people danced, laughed, and chatted loudly.
7. BEFUDDLE (VERB): भ्रमित या उलझन में
Pronunciation: be•fud•dle
Meaning: make (someone) unable to think clearly.
Synonyms: Baffle, bewilder
Antonyms: Clarify, clear up
Sentence: The complex instructions befuddled the new recruits, leaving them unsure of what to do next.
8. Ruffians (noun) – बदमाश
Pronunciation: ruh. Fee. uhnz
Meaning : Violent, coarse people
Synonyms: thug, roughneck, scoundrel
Antonyms: virtuous, moral, decent
Sentence: A gang of ruffians preyed upon people venturing into that part of town.
9.UNFEIGNED (ADJCTIVE): ईमानदार
Pronunciation: uhn•faynd
Meaning: genuine; sincere.
Synonyms: genuine, real
Antonyms: pretentious, counterfeit
Sentence: The reality show was completely unfeigned and free of scripted fights.
10.BUNGLE (VERB): घपला
Pronunciation: buhng•gl
Meaning: carry out (a task) clumsily or incompetently.
Synonyms: blunder, mismanage
Antonyms: manage, fix
Sentence: He was fired as he could bungle the simplest of tasks given to him.
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