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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 07th 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. PERTINENT (ADJECTIVE):उचित
Pronunciation: per·ti·nent
Meaning: relevant or applicable to a particular matter.
Synonyms: relevant, appropriate, apposite
Antonyms: irrelevant, Unrelated, Inappropriate
Sentence: He asked me a lot of very pertinent questions.
2. PERUSAL (NOUN):अध्ययन
Pronunciation: puh·roo·zuhl
Meaning: the action of reading or examining something.
Synonyms: reading, scrutiny, inspection
Antonyms: ignorance, neglect, heedlessness
Sentence: I continued my perusal of the instructions.
3. THUD (VERB):गिरना
Pronunciation: thud
Meaning: move, fall, or strike something with a dull, heavy sound.
Synonyms: thump, clunk, clump
Antonyms: Miss, Glide
Sentence: The bullets thudded into the dusty ground.
4. OMNISCIENT (ADJECTIVE):सर्वज्ञ
Pronunciation: om-NISH-uhnt
Meaning: knowing everything.
Synonyms: all-knowing, all-wise, all-seeing
Antonyms: stupid, dumb, ignorant
Sentence: The story is told by an omniscient narrator.
5. REPUDIATE (VERB):अस्वीकार करना
Pronunciation: ri-PYOO-dee-ayt
Meaning: refuse to accept or be associated with.
Synonyms: reject, renounce, abandon
Antonyms: accept, affirm, embrace
Sentence: She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders.
6. QUOTIDIAN (ADJECTIVE):दैनिक
Pronunciation: kwoh-TID-ee-uhn
Meaning: of or occurring every day; daily.
Synonyms: daily, regular, diurnal
Antonyms: monthly, weekly, yearly
Sentence: Television has become part of our quotidian existence.
7. BALDERDASH (NOUN):बकवास
Pronunciation: BAWL-der-dash
Meaning: senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
Synonyms: nonsense, gibberish, claptrap
Antonyms: sensibleness, discernment
Sentence: Every word that came out of the drunk man’s mouth was balderdash.
8. LUGUBRIOUS (ADJECTIVE):शोकाकुल
Pronunciation: loo-GOO-bree-uhs
Meaning: looking or sounding sad and dismal.
Synonyms: mournful, gloomy, sad
Antonyms: delighted, exulting, glorying
Sentence: His face looked even more lugubrious than usual.
9. CAMARADERIE (NOUN):भाई-चारा
Pronunciation: kam-uh-RAH-duh-ree
Meaning: mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.
Synonyms: friendship, comradeship, fellowship
Antonyms: forlornness, loneliness, lonesomeness
Sentence: The camaraderie among fellow employees made the tedious work just bearable.
10. ESTRANGEMENT (NOUN):मनमुटाव
Pronunciation: ih-STRAYNJ-muhnt
Meaning: the fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group.
Synonyms: antipathy, disaffection, hostility
Antonyms: reconcilement, reconciliation
Sentence: They finally came together after years of estrangement.
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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