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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 07th 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. CALIGINOUS (ADJECTIVE): अंधेरा
Pronunciation: ca·lig·i·nous
Meaning: being without light or without much light.
Synonyms: black, dark, darkened
Antonyms: bright, brightened, illuminated
Sentence: Without a flashlight, there was no way to tell what kind of creatures lurked in the caliginous cave.
2. ESURIENT (ADJECTIVE): लालची
Pronunciation: esu·ri·ent
Meaning: having a huge appetite.
Synonyms: edacious, gluttonous, greedy
Antonyms: glutted, sated, satiated
Sentence: It would be silly to leave your esurient brother in charge of the three dozen cupcakes you baked for a birthday party.
3. DASTARDLY (ADJECTIVE): नीचतापूर्ण
Pronunciation: daa·stuhd·lee
Meaning: wicked and cruel.
Synonyms: wicked, evil, iniquitous
Antonyms: noble, praiseworthy
Sentence: He described the killing as a dastardly act.
4. STEALTHILY (ADVERB): छिपकर
Pronunciation: stelth·uh·lee
Meaning: in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard.
Synonyms: furtively, secretively, sneakily
Antonyms: openly, publicly
Sentence: The thief stealthily stole into the house.
5. AVER (VERB): दृढ़ता से कहना
Pronunciation: uh·vuh
Meaning: state or assert to be the case.
Synonyms: declare, assert, state
Antonyms: deny, gainsay
Sentence: I aver that I have spoken the truth.
6. IMPANELED (VERB): सूची में रखना
Pronunciation: uhm·pa·nuhld
Meaning: as in enlisted.
Synonyms: inducted, enlisted, enrolled
Antonyms: excluded, rejected, omitted
Sentence: A new grand jury is to be impaneled Wednesday.
7. Voicing (verb): व्यक्त करना
Pronunciation: voys·uhng
Meaning: to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion).
Synonyms: expressing, stating, announcing
Antonyms: suppressing, restricting
Sentence: They had no inhibitions about voicing their feelings.
8. PREROGATIVE (NOUN): विशेषाधिकार
Pronunciation: pruh·raw·guh·tuhv
Meaning: a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.
Synonyms: entitlement, right, privilege
Antonyms: prohibition , embargo , disadvantage.
Sentence: Education was once the prerogative of the elite.
9. CONFLUENCE (NOUN): संगम
Pronunciation: con·flu·ence
Meaning: the coming together of two or more things to the same point.
Synonyms: convergence, merging, combination
Antonyms: divergence
Sentence: The Coalition was not really a confluence of parties.
10. IMPROMPTU (ADJECTIVE): बिना तैयारी के
Pronunciation: im·prawmp·too
Meaning: done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed.
Synonyms: unprepared, unscripted, extempore
Antonyms: prepared, planned, rehearsed
Sentence: The announcement was made in an impromptu press conference at the airport.
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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