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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 06th July 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. SKIRMISH (NOUN): झड़प
Pronunciation: skuh·muhsh
Meaning: an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets.
Synonyms: fight, battle, clash
Antonyms: agreement, accord
Sentence: The young soldier was killed in a skirmish with government troops.
2. QUIBBLING (NOUN): आपत्तियां उठाना
Pronunciation: kwib-uh-ling
Meaning: the action of raising objections about a trivial matter.
Synonyms: criticizing, niggling
Antonyms: approving, supporting, uncritical
Sentence: He spent the entire evening quibbling about the historical inaccuracies in the television series on World War II.
3. STRENUOUS (ADJECTIVE): ज़ोरदार
Pronunciation: streh·nyoo·uhs
Meaning: requiring or using great exertion.
Synonyms: aggressive, forceful, muscular
Antonyms: effortless, nonemphatic, unemphatic
Sentence: The doctor advised Ken to avoid strenuous exercise.
4. NITTY-GRITTY (ADJECTIVE): दैनिक
Pronunciation: nit-ee-grit-ee
Meaning: having to do with the practical details of regular life.
Synonyms: everyday, mundane, prosaic
Antonyms: rare, singular, uncommon
Sentence: A look at the nitty-gritty aspects of putting out a newspaper.
5. RECIPROCITY (NOUN): आदान-प्रदान करना
Pronunciation: reh·suh·praw·suh·tee
Meaning: the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another.
Synonyms: collaboration, mutualism, harmony
Antonyms: antagonism, antipathy, enmity
Sentence: The proposal calls for reciprocity in trade relations.
6. CONTEMPORANEOUS (ADJECTIVE): समकालीन
Pronunciation: kuhn·tem·puh·ray·nee·uhs
Meaning: existing or occurring in the same period of time.
Synonyms: coetaneous, coeval, coexistent
Antonyms: asynchronous, non contemporary
Sentence: The two events were more or less contemporaneous, with only months between them.
7. VERITABLE (ADJECTIVE): सच्चा
Pronunciation: veh·ruh·tuh·bl
Meaning: formal true or real —used to emphasize a description.
Synonyms: authentic, genuine, real
Antonyms: doubtful, dubious, equivocal
Sentence: The area is a veritable paradise for those who love walking.
8. SLOVENLY (ADJECTIVE): गंदा
Pronunciation: sluh·vuhn·lee
Meaning: (especially of a person or their appearance) messy and dirty.
Synonyms: scruffy, untidy, messy
Antonyms: stainless, clean, tidy
Sentence: Their table manners perfectly reflect the slovenly appearance.
9. AVARICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): लालची
Pronunciation: a·vuh·rish·uhs
Meaning: having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
Synonyms: grasping, acquisitive, covetous
Antonyms: sated, satisfied, controlled
Sentence: An avaricious man is always needy.
10. CONSONANCE (NOUN): समझौता
Pronunciation: kawn·suh·nuhns
Meaning: agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.
Synonyms: agreement, concord, accord
Antonyms: discordance, conflict, disagreement
Sentence: This type of democracy is in consonance with our own African heritage.
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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