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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 05th January 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.CRUX (NOUN): निचोड़
Pronunciation: kruhks
Meaning: the central or most important point
Synonyms: Core, essence, heart, nucleus, key point
Antonyms: Periphery, fringe, superficiality
Sentence: The crux of the matter was that effective communication was necessary for the success of the project.
2.TENET(NOUN): सिद्धांत
Pronunciation: teh·nuht
Meaning: a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.
Synonyms: Doctrine, dogma, principle, belief, creed
Antonyms: Heresy, disbelief, dissent
Sentence: The tenet of the organization is to promote equality and social justice for all members of the community.
3.RECONVENED(NOUN): फिर से इकट्ठा होना
Pronunciation: ree·kuhn·veend
Meaning: to convene or assemble again, especially after a break or adjournment.
Synonyms: reassembled, regathered
Antonyms: Adjourned, dispersed, disbanded
Sentence: After a short recess, the meeting reconvened to discuss the remaining agendaitems.
Sentence: After a short recess, the meeting reconvened to discuss the remaining agendaitems.
4. PROROGUED(VERB): स्थगित किया गया
Pronunciation: pruh·roged
Meaning: to discontinue a session of a legislative body without dissolving it; to temporarily suspend or postpone.
Synonyms: Postponed, suspended, deferred, adjourned
Antonyms: Convened, resumed, continued
Sentence: The parliament prorogued its session due to unforeseen circumstances, with plans to reconvene in a month.
5.DIVESTED (ADJECTIVE): छीनना
Pronunciation: dai·vest·uhd
Meaning: to strip or deprive someone or something of certain attributes, possessions, or characteristics.
Synonyms: dispossessed, unloaded, sold off
Antonyms: Endowed, invested, adorned, retained
Sentence: The company divested itself of noncore businesses in order to focus on its primarystrengths and improve profitability.
6. TENDER (ADJECTIVE): दयालु
Pronunciation: ten·duh
Meaning:caring.
Synonyms: kind, kindly
Synonyms: kind, kindly
Antonyms: hard.hearted
Sentence: He was unusually tender to me, and for a brief space the shadow lifted.
7. PLENARY (ADJECTIVE): विस्तृत
Pronunciation: plee·nuh·ree
Meaning: unconditional.
Synonyms: unlimited, unrestricted
Antonyms: conditional
Sentence: Crusaders were offered a plenary indulgence by the Pope.
8.LETHAL (ADJECTIVE): घातक
Pronunciation: lee·thl
Meaning: fatal.
Synonyms: deadly, mortal
Antonyms: harmless
Sentence: In addition, no antibiotic therapy was administered, as it was a lethal model.
9. INGENIOUS (ADJECTIVE): प्रतिभाशाली
Pronunciation: in·jee·nee·uhs
Meaning: inventive.
Synonyms: creative, imaginative
Antonyms: unimaginative
Sentence: He was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget.
10. UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): अभूतपूर्व
Pronunciation: uhn·preh·suh·duhn·tuhd
Meaning: unparalleled.
Synonyms: unequalled, unmatched
Antonyms: normal, common
Sentence: The preparations were made on an unprecedented scale.
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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