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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 09th 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. INGRESS (NOUN): प्रवेश
Pronunciation: in·gres
Meaning: the action or fact of going in or entering.
Synonyms: entry, entrance, access
Antonyms: discharge, dismissal
Sentence: With limited ingress and egress to the freeway, the stadium is a frequent scene of bottlenecks.
2. FLOUTED (VERB): उल्लंघन
Pronunciation: flawt·uhd
Meaning: openly disregard (a rule, law or convention).
Synonyms: defy, refuse to obey, disdain
Antonyms: accepted, approved
Sentence: The union had openly flouted the law.
3. SWANKY (NOUN): दिखावा
Pronunciation: svangk·ee
Meaning: Excessive or unnecessary display
Synonyms: pretence, extravaganza, garishness
Antonyms: restraint, elegance, modesty
Sentence: The leading lorry was a large and swanky affair.
4. DELECTATION (NOUN): तुष्टि
Pronunciation: dee·lek·tay·shn
Meaning: pleasure and delight.
Synonyms: joy, delight, pleasure
Antonyms: unhappiness, misery, displeasure
Sentence: Tourists enjoying the delectations of this tropical paradise for the first time.
5. GELID (ADJECTIVE): ठंढा
Pronunciation: gel·id
Meaning: having a low or subnormal temperature.
Synonyms: icy, frigid, cold
Antonyms: hot, boiling, ardent
Sentence: Titanic passengers could not long survive the gelid waters of the North Atlantic.
6. CONDONE (VERB): ध्यान न देना
Pronunciation: kuhn·done
Meaning: to dismiss as of little importance
Synonyms: ignore, forgive, overlook
Antonyms: note, mark, mind
Sentence: He is too quick to condone his friend’s faults.
7. URBANE (ADJECTIVE): शिष्ट
Pronunciation: uh·bayn
Meaning: courteous and refined in manner (typically used of a man).
Synonyms: sophisticated, civilized, genteel
Antonyms: uncouth, boorish
Sentence: She describes him as urbane and charming.
8. ADDLEPATED (ADJECTIVE): उलझा हुआ
Pronunciation: ad·dle·pat·ed
Meaning: suffering from mental confusion
Synonyms: bewildered, dazed, confused
Antonyms: conscious, clearheaded, alert
Sentence: The addlepated old man wandered into the wrong store, convinced he was at the bakery.
9. RENASCENCE (NOUN): नवयुग
Pronunciation: re·na·scence
Meaning: the revival of something that has been dormant.
Synonyms: revival, rebirth, resurgence
Antonyms: death, extinction, expiration
Sentence: While, both revival and renascence are based on the new choice made by ourselves.
10. BENEFACTOR (NOUN): दान देने वाला
Pronunciation: beh·nuh·fak·tuh
Meaning: One that helps another with gifts or money.
Synonyms: donor, donator, patron
Antonyms: taker, receiver, self-seeker
Sentence: An anonymous benefactor gave the school a dozen new computers.
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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