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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 12th January 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. MERRIMENT (NOUN): आमोद
Pronunciation: meh·ruh·muhnt
Meaning: gaiety and fun.
Synonyms: exuberance, cheerfulness, gaiety
Antonyms: dejection, depression, despondence
Sentence: Their unexpected merriment made him nervously inquire as to the reason for it.
2. NEOTERIC (ADJECTIVE): नवीन
Pronunciation: ne·o·ter·ic
Meaning: new or modern; recent.
Synonyms: latest, modern, recent
Antonyms: old, oldfangled
Sentence: The neoteric design of the building stood out among the surrounding traditional structures.
3. REACTIONARY (ADJECTIVE): प्रतिक्रियावादी
Pronunciation: ree·ak·shuhn·uh·ree
Meaning: (of a person or a set of views) opposing political or social liberalization or reform.
Synonyms: conservative, rightist, orthodox
Antonyms: liberal, nonconservative
Sentence: The reactionary officer then ordered him arrested.
4. CATACLYSMIC (ADJECTIVE): दुर्घटना
Pronunciation: ka·tuh·kliz·muhk
Meaning: relating to or denoting a violent natural event.
Synonyms: disastrous, catastrophic, calamitous
Antonyms: non-destructive, protective
Sentence: These countries are on the brink of cataclysmic famine.
5. OBSEQUIOUS (ADJECTIVE): चापलूस
Pronunciation: uhb·see·kvee·uhs
Meaning: obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
Synonyms: servile, ingratiating, unctuous
Antonyms: insurgent, mutinous, mulish
Sentence: The salesman’s obsequious manner was beginning to irritate me.
6. PORTENTOUS (ADJECTIVE): अमंगल
Pronunciation: paw·tent·uhs
Meaning: of or like a portent.
Synonyms: ominous, warning, foreshadowing
Antonyms: unthreatening, auspicious, benign
Sentence: There was nothing portentous or solemn about him.
7. ENRAPTURED (VERB): मंत्रमुग्ध
Pronunciation: uhn·rap·chuhd
Meaning: give intense pleasure or joy to.
Synonyms: delight, give great pleasure to, give joy to
Antonyms: depressed, discouraged, disheartened
Sentence: The audience was enraptured by her beautiful voice.
8. OVATION (NOUN): वाहवाही
Pronunciation: oh·vay·shn
Meaning: a sustained and enthusiastic show of appreciation from an audience, especially by means of applause.
Synonyms: applause, handclapping, clapping
Antonyms: booing, hissing, taunt
Sentence: He received the longest ovation of the evening.
9. ADDENDUM (NOUN): परिशिष्ट
Pronunciation: uh·den·dm
Meaning: an item of additional material, typically omissions, added at the end of a book or other publication.
Synonyms: appendix, codicil, postscript
Antonyms: introduction, preface, prologue
Sentence: I follow this letter with the addendum duly signed for your attention.
10. EXECRABLE (ADJECTIVE): भद्दा
Pronunciation: ek·suh·kruh·bl
Meaning: extremely bad or unpleasant.
Synonyms: appalling, awful, dreadful
Antonyms: excellent, fine, wonderful
Sentence: He stood at the desk, laboring in his execrable handwriting.
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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