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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 01st September 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. INGRESS (NOUN): प्रवेश
Pronunciation: in·gres
Meaning: the action or fact of going in or entering.
Synonyms: entry, entrance, access
Antonyms: discharge, dismissal
Sentence: With limited ingress and egress to the freeway, the stadium is a frequent scene of bottlenecks.
2. FLOUTED (VERB): उल्लंघन
Pronunciation: flawt·uhd
Meaning: openly disregard (a rule, law or convention).
Synonyms: defy, refuse to obey, Disregarded
Antonyms: accepted, approved
Sentence: The union had openly flouted the law.
3. SWANKY (NOUN): दिखावटी
Pronunciation: svangk·ee
Meaning: Excessive or unnecessary display.
Synonyms: Pretentious,Showy,Flashy
Antonyms: Simple,Plain, modesty
Sentence: The leading lorry was a large and swanky affair.
4. DELECTATION (NOUN): तुष्टि
Pronunciation: dee·lek·tay·shuhn
Meaning: pleasure and delight.
Synonyms: joy, delight, pleasure
Antonyms: unhappiness, misery, displeasure
Sentence: Tourists enjoying the delectations of this tropical paradise for the first time.
5. GELID (ADJECTIVE): ठंढा
Pronunciation: JEL-id
Meaning: having a low or subnormal temperature.
Synonyms: icy, frigid, cold
Antonyms: hot, boiling, Warm
Sentence: Titanic passengers could not long survive the gelid waters of the North Atlantic.
6. CONDONE (VERB): ध्यान न देना
Pronunciation: kuhn·done
Meaning: to dismiss as of little importance
Synonyms: ignore, forgive, overlook
Antonyms: note, mark, mind
Sentence: He is too quick to condone his friend’s faults.
7. URBANE (ADJECTIVE): शिष्ट
Pronunciation: uh·bayn
Meaning: courteous and refined in manner (typically used of a man).
Synonyms: sophisticated, civilized, genteel
Antonyms: uncouth, boorish, Rude
Sentence: She describes him as urbane and charming.
8. ADDLEPATED (ADJECTIVE): उलझा हुआ
Pronunciation: AD-uhl-pey-tid
Meaning: suffering from mental confusion.
Synonyms: bewildered, dazed, confused
Antonyms: conscious, clearheaded, alert
Sentence: The addlepated old man wandered into the wrong store, convinced he was at the bakery.
9. RENASCENCE (NOUN): नवयुग
Pronunciation: re·na·scence
Meaning: the revival of something that has been dormant.
Synonyms: revival, rebirth, resurgence
Antonyms: Decline, decay, destruction
Sentence: Both revival and renascence are based on the new choice made by ourselves.
10. BENEFACTOR (NOUN): दान देने वाला
Pronunciation: beh·nuh·fak·tuh
Meaning: One that helps another with gifts or money.
Synonyms: donor, Contributor, patron
Antonyms: Malefactor, Enemy, Opponent
Sentence: An anonymous benefactor gave the school a dozen new computers.
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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