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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 02nd April 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. CAVALIER (ADJECTIVE): अभिमानपूर्ण
Pronunciation: ka·vuh·leeuh
Meaning: showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.
Synonyms: arrogant, assumptive, bumptious
Antonyms: humble, lowly, modest
Sentence: The club’s owner showed a cavalier attitude to the licensing laws.
2. DEARTH (NOUN): कमी
Pronunciation: duhth
Meaning: a scarcity or lack of something.
Synonyms: lack, scarcity, shortage
Antonyms: abundance, adequacy, opulence
Sentence: There seems to be a dearth of good young players at the moment.
3. THROES (NOUN): पीड़ा
Pronunciation: throze
Meaning: intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change.
Synonyms: agony, pain, paroxysm
Antonyms: comfort, peace
Sentence: The country is presently in the throes of the worst recession since the second world war.
4. DELIVERANCE (NOUN): मुक्ति
Pronunciation: duh·li·vuh·ruhns
Meaning: the action of being rescued or set free.
Synonyms: liberation, release, freeing
Antonyms: agony, retention, cage
Sentence: We pray for deliverance from our sins.
5. SLIPSHOD (ADJECTIVE): लापरवाह
Pronunciation: slip·shod
Meaning: (typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization.
Synonyms: careless, lackadaisical, slapdash
Antonyms: attentive, careful, conscientious
Sentence: He’d caused many problems with his slipshod management.
6. INFAMY (NOUN): बदनामी
Pronunciation: in·fuh·mee
Meaning: the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed.
Synonyms: disgrace, shame, ignominy
Antonyms: respect, honor, esteem
Sentence: Traitors are held in infamy.
7. CUNNING (ADJECTIVE): चालाकी
Pronunciation: kuh·nuhng
Meaning: having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion.
Synonyms: wily, devious, guileful
Antonyms: sincerity, ingenuousness
Sentence: He’s a cunning old fox.
8. LETUP (NOUN): कम होना
Pronunciation: let·uhp
Meaning: a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something.
Synonyms: slowdown, decline, deceleration
Antonyms: acceleration, quickening, hastening
Sentence: The downpour continued for hours without letup.
9. FOB (VERB): धोखा देना
Pronunciation: fab
Meaning: deceitfully attempt to satisfy someone by making excuses or giving them something inferior.
Synonyms: deceive, trick, deter
Antonyms: be in relationship with, see somebody, go on dates
Sentence: Don’t try to fob me off with excuses.
10. FEISTY (ADJECTIVE): आक्रामक
Pronunciation: fai·stee
Meaning: feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Synonyms: aggressive, militant, hostile
Antonyms: peaceful, peaceable, nonaggressive
Sentence: At 66, he was as feisty as ever.
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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