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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 04th 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. COHESION (NOUN): एकजुटता
Pronunciation: koh·hee·zhn
Meaning: as in unity
Synonyms: unity, friendship, collaboration
Antonyms: conflict, hatred, antagonism
Sentence: There was a lack of cohesion in the rebel army.
2. REVELATION (NOUN): प्रकटी करण
Pronunciation: reh·vuhl·ay·shn
Meaning: as in disclosure.
Synonyms: disclosure, exposure, surprise
Antonyms: concealment, cover-up, closure
Sentence: the revelation of the movie star’s secret marriage by the tabloids.
3. HOGWASH (NOUN): बेतुकी
Pronunciation: hawg·vawsh
Meaning: as in nonsense.
Synonyms: garbage, nuts, rubbish
Antonyms: reasonableness, judgment, sense
Sentence: His answer was pure hogwash.
4. SURFEIT (VERB): जरूरत से ज्यादा
Pronunciation: suh·fuht
Meaning: as in to glut.
Synonyms: stuff, glut, fill
Antonyms: diet, fast
Sentence: A surfeit of rich food is bad for you.
5. BEHEST (NOUN): आदेश
Pronunciation: buh·hest
Meaning: as in edict.
Synonyms: edict, instruction, order
Antonyms: recommendation, suggestion, proposal
Sentence: They arrested him at the King’s behest.
6. EDIFICE (NOUN): भवन
Pronunciation: eh·duh·fuhs
Meaning: a building, especially a large, imposing one.
Synonyms: building, structure, construction
Antonyms: tenement , centre , section
Sentence: The town hall is the only edifice surviving from the fifteenth century.
7. PARLANCE (NOUN): बोल-चाल
Pronunciation: paa·luhns
Meaning: a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest.
Synonyms: jargon, language, phraseology
Antonyms: silence, gibberish , quiet
Sentence: In military parlance, this is known as a fast retreat.
8. HAPLESS (ADJECTIVE): बदकिस्मत
Pronunciation: hap·luhs
Meaning: (especially of a person) unfortunate.
Synonyms: unfortunate, unlucky, luckless
Antonyms: fortunate, happy, lucky
Sentence: All of them were hapless victims of this hurricane.
9. SHELLACKING (NOUN): पराजित करना
Pronunciation: shel·lack·ing
Meaning: failure to win a contest.
Synonyms: beating, defeat, drubbing
Antonyms: success, triumph, victory
Sentence: We gave their team a real shellacking.
10. HOWBEIT (ADVERB): परन्तु
Pronunciation: hau·bee·uht
Meaning: nevertheless; however.
Synonyms: even so, however, nevertheless
Antonyms: consequently , hence, accordingly
Sentence: I’ve never written a poem before; howbeit, I feel my first attempt is quite good.
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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