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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 06th May 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. EVOKE (VERB):आह्वान
Pronunciation: uh·voke
Meaning: bring or recall to the conscious mind.
Synonyms: bring to mind, call to mind, put one in mind of
Antonyms: disregard, forget, ignore
Sentence: The old house evoked memories of his childhood.
2. SCRUTINIZE (VERB):जाँचना
Pronunciation: scru·ti·nize
Meaning: to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition).
Synonyms: examine, review, scan
Antonyms: skim, miss, glance (at or over)
Sentence: The project’s time constraints make it impossible for the programmers to scrutinize every line of code, so some bugs should be expected.
3. EXIGENT (ADJECTIVE):अत्यावश्यक
Pronunciation: ek·suh·juhnt
Meaning: needing immediate attention.
Synonyms: urgent, acute, dire
Antonyms: minor, incidental, trivial
Sentence: So, it is an important and exigent problem to estimate the software project size.
4. SHOVEL (VERB):खोदना
Pronunciation: shuh·vl
Meaning: to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth.
Synonyms: dig, excavate, dredge
Antonyms: fill (in), smooth
Sentence: She dug the foundation with a pick and shovel.
5. GENIAL (ADJECTIVE):मिलनसार
Pronunciation: ge·nial
Meaning: having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations.
Synonyms: gracious, pleasant, nice
Antonyms: disagreeable, unpleasant, ungracious
Sentence: A genial host who makes a point of speaking personally to every guest.
6. UNCANNY (ADJECTIVE):अलौकिक
Pronunciation: uhn·ka·nee
Meaning: strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
Synonyms: eerie, unnatural, preternatural
Antonyms: common, expected, natural
Sentence: His powers of observation were uncanny.
7. ENTAILING (VERB): शामिल करना
Pronunciation: uhn·tayl·uhng
Meaning: involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.
Synonyms: necessitate, make necessary, require
Antonyms: Aviod, Exclude
Sentence: The journey will entail changing trains twice.
8. JOSTLE (VERB): धक्का देना
Pronunciation: jaw·sl
Meaning: push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd.
Synonyms: bump into, knock into, bang into
Antonyms: leave alone, pull
Sentence: Don’t jostle against me!
9. BLATANT (ADJECTIVE): स्पष्ट
Pronunciation: blay·tnt
Meaning: (of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly.
Synonyms: flagrant, glaring, undisguised
Antonyms: Subtle, Concealed, Indirect
Sentence: Despite their blatant attraction to each other they try to stay just friends.
10.DOLOROUS (ADJECTIVE): दर्दनाक
Pronunciation: daw·luh·ruhs
Meaning: feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress.
Synonyms: mournful, woeful, doleful
Antonyms: cheery, happy, hopeful
Sentence: The dolorous film made me recall sad times.
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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