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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 09th June 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. EMINENCE (NOUN): श्रेष्ठता
Pronunciation: eh·muh·nuhns
Meaning: fame or recognized superiority, especially within a particular sphere or profession.
Synonyms: renown, pre-eminence, notability
Antonyms: inferiority, mediocrity, obscureness
Sentence: Beveridge was a man of great eminence.
2. DESOLATE (VERB): अकेला
Pronunciation: des·o·late
Meaning: make (a place) bleakly and depressingly empty or bare.
Synonyms: devastate, ravage, ruin
Antonyms: bright, cheerful, cheering
Sentence: The house stands desolate and empty.
3. BUSTLING (ADJECTIVE): हलचल
Pronunciation: buh·suhl·uhng
Meaning: (of a place) full of activity.
Synonyms: busy, crowded, swarming
Antonyms: idle, inactive, unbusy
Sentence: The sidewalks are bustling with people.
4. ABSTENTION (NOUN): बचाव
Pronunciation: uhb·sten·shn
Meaning: the fact or practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something; abstinence.
Synonyms: teetotalism, temperance, sobriety
Antonyms: immoderacy, immoderateness, intemperance
Sentence: Abstention from drinking and smoking is the only way to improve your poor health.
5. UNFETTERED (ADJECTIVE): निरंकुश
Pronunciation: uhn·feh·tuhd
Meaning: unrestrained or uninhibited.
Synonyms: unrestrained, unrestricted, unconstrained
Antonyms: bound, confined, restrained
Sentence: Unfettered by the bounds of reality, my imagination flourished.
6. RIVETING (ADJECTIVE): दिलचस्प
Pronunciation: ri·vuh·tuhng
Meaning: completely engrossing; compelling.
Synonyms: enthralling, fascinating, gripping
Antonyms: boring, drab, dull
Sentence: His story makes riveting listening.
7. DEBUNKING (VERB): असली रूप दिखाने
Pronunciation: dee·buhngk·uhng
Meaning: expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief).
Synonyms: explode, deflate, puncture
Antonyms: camouflaging, cloaking, disguising
Sentence: The investigative reporter easily debunked the charlatan’s claims of clairvoyance.
8. CATTINESS (NOUN): कुटिलता
Pronunciation: kat-ee-nes
Meaning: biting sharpness of feeling or expression.
Synonyms: asperity, bile, bitterness
Antonyms: civility, cordiality, courtesy
Sentence: The cattiness of the commentary for the televised awards was neither nice nor necessary.
9. ACUITY (NOUN): तीक्ष्णता
Pronunciation: uh·kyoo·uh·tee
Meaning: sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing.
Synonyms: acuteness, delicacy, keenness
Antonyms: insensitivity, obtuseness, vagueness
Sentence: A motorist needs good visual acuity.
10. SOMNOLENT (ADJECTIVE): निद्रालु
Pronunciation: sawm·nuh·luhnt
Meaning: desiring or needing sleep.
Synonyms: sleepy, sleeping, resting
Antonyms: conscious, awake, wakeful
Sentence: He lay quiet, somnolent after the day’s exertions.
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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