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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 04th 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. FALTER (VERB): लड़खड़ाना
Pronunciation: fawl·tuh
Meaning: lose strength or momentum; speak hesitantly.
Synonyms: waver, vacillate, halt, stagger
Antonyms: decide, budge, plunge
Sentence: His voice began to falter at the mention of his sufferings in the old days.
Antonyms: decide, budge, plunge
Sentence: His voice began to falter at the mention of his sufferings in the old days.
2. CONTEMPLATE (VERB): सोचना
Pronunciation: kawn·tuhm·playt
Meaning: think deeply and at length.
Synonyms: ponder, consider, entertain, debate, study
Antonyms: dismiss, ignore, scorn, disregard, reject
Sentence: When the accountant was asked to contemplate the current budget, he discovered many ways the company could save money.
Synonyms: ponder, consider, entertain, debate, study
Antonyms: dismiss, ignore, scorn, disregard, reject
Sentence: When the accountant was asked to contemplate the current budget, he discovered many ways the company could save money.
3. COMPLY (VERB): पालन करना
Pronunciation:kuhm·plai
Meaning: act in accordance with a wish or command.
Synonyms: consent, defer, accede
Antonyms: disagree, differ, dissent, conflict
Synonyms: consent, defer, accede
Antonyms: disagree, differ, dissent, conflict
Sentence: The man was arrested because he refused to comply with the airline’s no smoking policy.
4. CONVICTION (NOUN): दोषसिद्धि
Pronunciation:kuhn·vik·shn
Meaning: a formal declaration by the verdict or decision of a judge in a court of law that someone is guilty of a criminal offense; firmly held belief or opinion.
Synonyms: judgement, sentence, assurance, belief
Synonyms: judgement, sentence, assurance, belief
Antonyms: disbelief, distrust, skepticism
Sentence:She takes pride in stating her political convictions.
Sentence:She takes pride in stating her political convictions.
5. PENURY (NOUN): दरिद्रता
Pronunciation: peh·nyoo·ree
Meaning: the state of being very poor; extreme poverty.
Synonyms: misery, beggary, indigence, impoverishment
Antonyms: affluence, wealth, opulence, Luxury
Synonyms: misery, beggary, indigence, impoverishment
Antonyms: affluence, wealth, opulence, Luxury
Sentence: When Margot lost all her money gambling, her family was forced to live in penury.
6. TRANSCEND (NOUN / VERB): ऊंचा उठना
Pronunciation:tran·send
Meaning: to go further, rise above, or be more important or better than something, especially a limit.
Synonyms: surpass, exceed, top, excel, outshine, outstrip
Antonyms: fail, lose, surrender
Sentence: The athlete hoped the increased training would allow him to transcend Olympic records.
Synonyms: surpass, exceed, top, excel, outshine, outstrip
Antonyms: fail, lose, surrender
Sentence: The athlete hoped the increased training would allow him to transcend Olympic records.
7. PESTILENT (ADJECTIVE): बिनाशक
Pronunciation:peh·stuh·luhnt
Meaning: likely to cause or capable of causing death.
Synonyms: lethal, deadly, harmful
Antonyms: salubrious, beneficial, salutary
Synonyms: lethal, deadly, harmful
Antonyms: salubrious, beneficial, salutary
Sentence: Smallpox is a pestilent disease.
8. ADEPTNESS (ADJECTIVE): निपुणता
Pronunciation: ad·ept.ness
Meaning: subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something.
Synonyms: skillfulness, adroitness, proficiency
Antonyms: ineptitude, ineptness, artlessness
Sentence: His quick adeptness was a product of good design.
Synonyms: skillfulness, adroitness, proficiency
Antonyms: ineptitude, ineptness, artlessness
Sentence: His quick adeptness was a product of good design.
9. CUMBER (NOUN): बोझ
Pronunciation: KYOO-kum-ber
Meaning: obstruction, or burden.
Synonyms: impediment, Burden,obstruction
Antonyms: help, assist, Relieve
Sentence: His heavy boots cumbered him in walking.
Synonyms: impediment, Burden,obstruction
Antonyms: help, assist, Relieve
Sentence: His heavy boots cumbered him in walking.
10. CHASTEN (VERB): दंड देना
Pronunciation:chay·suhn
Meaning: to inflict a penalty for a fault or crime.
Synonyms: punish, fine, penalize
Antonyms: spare, excuse, pardon
Synonyms: punish, fine, penalize
Antonyms: spare, excuse, pardon
Sentence: When I was a child, my parents would chasten me by taking all of my toys.
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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