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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 03rd 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. OVERKILL (NOUN): अतिकरना
Pronunciation: oh·vuh·kil
Meaning:the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed.
Synonyms: surplus, excess, overflow
Antonyms: deficiency, deficit, insufficiency
Sentence: That’s enough, anymore just overkill.
2. EPHEMERAL (ADJECTIVE): अल्पकालिक
Pronunciation: uh·feh·muh·ruhl
Meaning: lasting for a very short time.
Synonyms: brief, short, little
Antonyms: eternal, lasting, enduring
Sentence: Fashion is by nature ephemeral.
3. CONTRAVENTION (NOUN): उल्लंघन
Pronunciation: kawn·truh·ven·shn
Meaning: a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation.
Synonyms: violation, breach, offence
Antonyms: observance, respecting, upholding
Sentence: Sending the troops was a contravention of the treaty.
4. VERTIGINOUS (ADJECTIVE): चक्कर आना
Pronunciation: ver·tig·i·nous
Meaning: having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to failing.
Synonyms: giddy, dizzy, woozy
Antonyms: steady, stable, clearheaded
Sentence: 3-D effect is likely to leave some audience members feeling vertiginous.
5. CONGRUITY (NOUN): समानता
Pronunciation: con·gru·i·ty
Meaning: a point which two or more things share in common.
Synonyms: similarity, resemblance, commonality
Antonyms: difference, discrepancy, dissimilarity
Sentence: The book alleges certain congruities between several political assassinations that were thought to be unrelated.
6. BREAKTHROUGH (NOUN): वृद्धि
Pronunciation: brayk·throo
Meaning: an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill.
Synonyms: improvement, advancement, enhancement
Antonyms: setback, collapse
Sentence: Researchers say they have made a major breakthrough in cancer treatment.
7. PEREMPTORY (ADJECTIVE): आदेश पूर्ण
Pronunciation: puh·remp·tuh·ree
Meaning: as in authoritarian
Synonyms: authoritarian, aggressive, commanding
Antonyms: humble, unassuming, indecisive
Sentence: He started issuing peremptory instructions.
8. COLOSSAL (ADJECTIVE): अतिविशाल
Pronunciation: kuh·law·sl
Meaning: as in gigantic.
Synonyms: gigantic, huge, huge
Antonyms: tiny, micro, Lilliputian
Sentence: A colossal statue of the town’s founder.
9. DEEM (VERB): सोचना
Pronunciation: deem
Meaning: as in to think.
Synonyms: guess, assume, suppose
Antonyms: question, suspect, doubt
Sentence: I deem it advisable to purchase the shares in the railway now.
10. FALLOUT (VERB): विवाद करना
Pronunciation: fawl·awt
Meaning: to express different opinions about something often angrily.
Synonyms: argue, fight, quarrel
Antonyms: accept, agree, assent
Sentence: Both the members start fallout with each other.
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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