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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 07th October 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. MERCURIAL (ADJECTIVE):अस्थिर
Pronunciation: muh•kyoo•ree•uhl
Meaning: Likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly.
Synonyms: volatile, unpredictable, unstable
Antonyms: constant, Steady, stable
Sentence: The boss’s mood is so mercurial that we never know how he’s going to react to anything.
2. PAUCITY (NOUN): अभाव
Pronunciation: paw·suh·tee
Meaning: scarcity or a lack of something.
Synonyms: shortage, dearth, insufficiency
Antonyms: abundance, surplus, plenty
Sentence: The paucity of resources made it difficult to complete the project on time.
Synonyms: shortage, dearth, insufficiency
Antonyms: abundance, surplus, plenty
Sentence: The paucity of resources made it difficult to complete the project on time.
3. BUOYANCY (NOUN): उत्तेजना/ उछाल
Pronunciation: boy·uhns·ee
Meaning: the ability of a fluid or gas to exert an upward force; a cheerful and optimistic attitude; a high level of activity in an economy.
Synonyms: Floatability, cheerfulness, liveliness
Antonyms: Heaviness, despondency, depression, gloominess
Sentence: The economy showed signs of buoyancy as consumer spending increased.
Synonyms: Floatability, cheerfulness, liveliness
Antonyms: Heaviness, despondency, depression, gloominess
Sentence: The economy showed signs of buoyancy as consumer spending increased.
4. RESILIENCE (NOUN): प्रतिरोधशीलता
Pronunciation:reh·zuh·lee·uhns
Meaning: the ability to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness, adaptability.
Synonyms: Flexibility, adaptability, toughness, strength
Antonyms: Fragility, weakness, inflexibility, vulnerability
Sentence: The team showed great resilience in overcoming a series of challenges to win the championship.
Antonyms: Fragility, weakness, inflexibility, vulnerability
Sentence: The team showed great resilience in overcoming a series of challenges to win the championship.
5. INTANGIBLE (ADJECTIVE): अमूर्त
Pronunciation:uhn·tan·juh·bl
Meaning: not able to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence.
Synonyms: Impalpable, abstract, elusive
Antonyms: Tangible, concrete, physical
Sentence: Love and friendship are intangible concepts that are difficult to define but very important to our lives.
Synonyms: Impalpable, abstract, elusive
Antonyms: Tangible, concrete, physical
Sentence: Love and friendship are intangible concepts that are difficult to define but very important to our lives.
6. RECKON (VERB): मानना
Pronunciation:reh·kn
Meaning: to calculate or estimate; to think or suppose.
Synonyms: Calculate, estimate, believe,assume
Antonyms: Disbelieve, distrust, doubt, question, challenge
Sentence: I reckon that it will take about an hour to complete the task.
Synonyms: Calculate, estimate, believe,assume
Antonyms: Disbelieve, distrust, doubt, question, challenge
Sentence: I reckon that it will take about an hour to complete the task.
7. FLURRY (NOUN): उतावला
Pronunciation:fluh·ree
Meaning: a sudden short period of excitement or nervous activity.
Synonyms: tumult, bustle, excitement
Antonyms: Calmness, peace, tranquility, stillness, Quiet
Sentence: The announcement of the new product caused a flurry of excitement among investors.
Synonyms: tumult, bustle, excitement
Antonyms: Calmness, peace, tranquility, stillness, Quiet
Sentence: The announcement of the new product caused a flurry of excitement among investors.
8. CORROBORATE (VERB): पुष्टि करना
Pronunciation:kuh·raw·buh·rayt
Meaning: to confirm or give support to (a statement, theory or finding) by providing additional evidence.
Synonyms: Confirm, validate, support, verify
Antonyms: Disprove, contradict, deny, refute, invalidate
Sentence:The witness was able to corroborate the victim's testimony and help secure a conviction.
Synonyms: Confirm, validate, support, verify
Antonyms: Disprove, contradict, deny, refute, invalidate
Sentence:The witness was able to corroborate the victim's testimony and help secure a conviction.
9. AMALGAMATION (NOUN): एकीकरण
Pronunciation:uh·mal·guhm·ay·shn
Meaning: the action, process, or result of combining or uniting.
Synonyms: combination, union, fusion
Antonyms: division, separation, split, partition
Sentence:I think it's this amalgamation of fact, fiction, and potential which made it such a great story.
Synonyms: combination, union, fusion
Antonyms: division, separation, split, partition
Sentence:I think it's this amalgamation of fact, fiction, and potential which made it such a great story.
10. VIGIL (NOUN): निगरानी
Pronunciation:vi·jl
Meaning: a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray.
Synonyms: watch, surveillance, lookout, Alertness
Antonyms: ignorance, Carelessness, neglect
Sentence: Eva and Paul kept a constant vigil by their daughter's hospital bedside.
Antonyms: ignorance, Carelessness, neglect
Sentence: Eva and Paul kept a constant vigil by their daughter's hospital bedside.
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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