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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 13th 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. ERGO (ADVERB): फलस्वरूप
Pronunciation: uh·goh
Meaning: for this or that reason
Synonyms: therefore, consequently, so
Antonyms: however, nevertheless, still
Sentence: She was the sole beneficiary of the will, ergo the prime suspect.
2. MISERLINESS (NOUN): कंजूसी
Pronunciation: mai·zuh·lee·nuhs
Meaning: excessive desire to save money; extreme meanness.
Synonyms: avarice, acquisitiveness, parsimony
Antonyms: bounty, generosity, largesse
Sentence: The party earned a damaging reputation for miserliness by cutting pensions.
3. PARLEY (NOUN): बातचीत
Pronunciation: paa·lee
Meaning: a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice.
Synonyms: negotiation, talk, meeting
Antonyms:quiet , disagree , ignored
Sentence: The governor was forced to parley with the rebels.
4. BOGGED (VERB): फंस गया
Pronunciation: bawgd
Meaning: be or become stuck in mud or wet ground.
Synonyms: trapped, stuck
Antonyms: freed, released
Sentence: Your car will bog down in the mud.
5. BEGET (VERB): उत्पन्न करना
Pronunciation: buh·get
Meaning: give rise to; bring about.
Synonyms: cause, give rise to, lead to
Antonyms: impede, limit, restrict
Sentence: One change in the natural environment will beget others.
6. CHEESEPARING (ADJECTIVE): कंजूस
Pronunciation: cheez·peuh·ruhng
Meaning: careful or stingy with money.
Synonyms: cheapness, penny-pinching, penuriousness
Antonyms: generosity, largesse
Sentence: I have never been in favour of cheeseparing in education.
7. CORUSCATE (VERB): उज्जवल होना
Pronunciation: kaw·ruh·skayt
Meaning: (of light) flash or sparkle.
Synonyms: flash, glance, gleam
Antonyms: dim, dull
Sentence: The light was coruscating from the walls.
8. PROBITY (NOUN): ईमानदारी
Pronunciation: proh·buh·tee
Meaning: the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.
Synonyms: integrity, honesty, decency
Antonyms: mendaciousness, mendacity, dishonesty
Sentence: Her probity and integrity are beyond question.
9. DERANGE (VERB): पागल या विक्षिप्त कर देना
Pronunciation: duh·raynj
Meaning: cause (someone) to become insane.
Synonyms: demented, unhinge
Antonyms: relax, soothe, tranquilize
Sentence: Being stranded at night on a lonely road would derange anyone.
10. TRAVESTY (NOUN): अन्याय
Pronunciation: tra·vuh·stee
Meaning: a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.
Synonyms: misrepresentation, distortion, perversion
Antonyms: applause, commendation
Sentence: The trial was a travesty of justice.
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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