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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 03rd 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. DILATION (NOUN): फैलाव
Pronunciation:dai·lay·shn
Meaning: the action or condition of becoming or being made wider, larger, or more open.
Synonyms: increase, expansion, swelling, enlargement, acceleration
Antonyms: contraction, decrease, lessening, shrinkage, reduction, compression
Sentence: The doctor will repair the narrowed vessels by inserting a tube to dilate them.
Synonyms: increase, expansion, swelling, enlargement, acceleration
Antonyms: contraction, decrease, lessening, shrinkage, reduction, compression
Sentence: The doctor will repair the narrowed vessels by inserting a tube to dilate them.
2. SOLITARY (ADJECTIVE): अकेला
Pronunciation:saw·luh·tuh·ree
Meaning: done or existing alone; single; only.
Synonyms: single, sole, alone
Antonyms: social, accompanied, sociable
Sentence: If the seat next to me on the airplane is solitary, I will take advantage of the extra space to spread out my legs.
Synonyms: single, sole, alone
Antonyms: social, accompanied, sociable
Sentence: If the seat next to me on the airplane is solitary, I will take advantage of the extra space to spread out my legs.
3. JOCUND (ADJECTIVE): प्रफुल्ल
Pronunciation:joh·knd
Meaning: cheerful and lighthearted, in a happy mood.
Synonyms: merry, jolly, festive, cheerful, mirthful, jovial, jocose
Antonyms: melancholy, sorrowful, sad, unhappy, glum, forlorn
Sentence: As soon as I walked towards the front door of the luxury hotel, a jocund doorman greeted me with a smile.
Synonyms: merry, jolly, festive, cheerful, mirthful, jovial, jocose
Antonyms: melancholy, sorrowful, sad, unhappy, glum, forlorn
Sentence: As soon as I walked towards the front door of the luxury hotel, a jocund doorman greeted me with a smile.
4. IMPEDIMENT (NOUN): बाधा
Pronunciation:uhm·peh·duh·muhnt
Meaning: a hindrance or obstruction in doing something.
Synonyms: obstacle, hurdle, obstruction, barrier
Antonyms: Catalyst, aid, assistance, support
Synonyms: obstacle, hurdle, obstruction, barrier
Antonyms: Catalyst, aid, assistance, support
Sentence: My broken wrist is the impediment preventing me from finishing my new novel.
5. TRANCHE (NOUN):अंश
Pronunciation:traanch
Meaning:a portion of something, especially money
Synonyms: segment, piece, chunk, section, lump, portion, fragment
Antonyms: whole, entirely ,total
Sentence: At the end of the month, a tranche of the worker’s settlement will be sent from one account to a savings account.
6. FOLLY (NOUN): मूर्खता
Pronunciation:faw·lee
Meaning: lack of good sense; foolishness.
Synonyms: insanity, idiocy, absurdity, stupidity, madness
Synonyms: insanity, idiocy, absurdity, stupidity, madness
Antonyms: discretion, wisdomprudence, discretion, sagacity
Sentence: Too much cleverness is folly.
7. CATHARSIS (NOUN): विरेचन
Pronunciation:kuh·thaa·suhs
Meaning: the process of releasing strong emotions through a particular activity or experience, such as writing or theatre, in a way that helps you to understand those emotions.
Synonyms: purgation, purification, abreaction, purge
Synonyms: purgation, purification, abreaction, purge
Antonyms: repression, blight, adulteration, damage
Sentence: Crying is a great catharsis for releasing pain and anger.
Sentence: Crying is a great catharsis for releasing pain and anger.
8. ADDLED (ADJECTIVE): व्याकुल
Pronunciation:a·dld
Meaning: unable to think clearly; confused.
Synonyms: dazed, bewildered, confused
Antonyms: conscious, clearheaded, Focused
Sentence: Because my grandmother is in her mid-nineties, she is a bit addled at times and requires the aid of a personal caregiver.
Antonyms: conscious, clearheaded, Focused
Sentence: Because my grandmother is in her mid-nineties, she is a bit addled at times and requires the aid of a personal caregiver.
9. DELIMITATION (NOUN): परिसीमन
Pronunciation:duh·li·muht·ay·shn
Meaning: the action of fixing the boundary or limits of something.
Synonyms: demarcation, delineation, delimiting, outlining, circumscribing
Antonyms: freedom, liberity, Boundless
Sentence: Set the delimitation or boundaries of your proposed research in order to provide a clear focus.
Sentence: Set the delimitation or boundaries of your proposed research in order to provide a clear focus.
10. IMPRIMATUR (NOUN): आज्ञा
Pronunciation:im·pruh·maa·tuh
Meaning: official permission to do something that is given by a person or group in a position of power.
Synonyms: approval, assent, approbation, endorsement
Antonyms: disapproval, refusal, disapprobation
Sentence: When he suspended the assembly and dissolved Congress, he had the imprimatur of the armed forces.
Synonyms: approval, assent, approbation, endorsement
Antonyms: disapproval, refusal, disapprobation
Sentence: When he suspended the assembly and dissolved Congress, he had the imprimatur of the armed forces.
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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