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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 14th March 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. SPARSE (ADJECTIVE): कम घना
Pronunciation: spaas
Meaning: thinly dispersed or scattered.
Synonyms: scattered, thinly distributed, scarce
Antonyms: abundant, adequate, ample
Sentence: Vegetation becomes sparse higher up the mountains.
2. INTEMPERATE (ADJECTIVE): असंयमी
Pronunciation: uhn·tem·puh·ruht
Meaning: having or showing a lack of self-control; immoderate.
Synonyms: uncontrolled, rampant, unbridled
Antonyms: temperate, sober, abstinent
Sentence: The judge’s intemperate outburst almost caused a retrial.
3. BOTCH (VERB): ढिलाई से काम करना
Pronunciation: bawch
Meaning: carry out (a task) badly or carelessly
Synonyms: bungle, do badly, do clumsily
Antonyms: sort out, achieve, correct
Sentence: Don’t botch up my car this time.
4. VIRTUOSITY (NOUN): कलाप्रवीण
Pronunciation: vuh·choo·aws·uh·tee
Meaning: great skill in music or another artistic pursuit.
Synonyms: mastery, expertise, proficiency
Antonyms: incompetency, unfamiliarity
Sentence: At that time, his virtuosity on the trumpet had no parallel in jazz.
5. STRATIFICATION (NOUN): श्रेणी विभाजन
Pronunciation: stra·tuh·fuh·kay·shn
Meaning: the arrangement or classification of something into different groups.
Synonyms: categorization, categorizing, classifying
Antonyms: disorganized, amorphous, non hierarchic
Sentence: She was concerned about the stratification of American society.
6. THAW (VERB): पिघलना
Pronunciation: thaw
Meaning: (of ice, snow, or another frozen substance, such as food) become liquid or soft as a result of warming.
Synonyms: liquefy, melt, fuse
Antonyms: harden, set, solidify
Sentence: The snow started to thaw as the temperature kept up.
7. CONTUMACY (NOUN): आज्ञा का उल्लंघन
Pronunciation: kawn·choo·muh·see
Meaning: stubborn refusal to obey or comply with authority, especially a court order or summons.
Synonyms: contrariness, defiance, disobedience
Antonyms: compliance, obedience, submission
Sentence: Most of unsuccessful men have the characteristics of contumacy and haughty.
8. LAMPOON (VERB): निंदालेख
Pronunciation: lam·poon
Meaning: publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.
Synonyms: satirize, mock, ridicule
Antonyms: support, applaud, flattery
Sentence: His cartoon mercilessly lampoon the leading politician of the day.
9. MISCELLANY (NOUN): मिश्रण
Pronunciation: muh·seh·luh·nee
Meaning: a group or collection of different items; a mixture.
Synonyms: assortment, mixture, mélange
Antonyms: single, uniformity singularity
Sentence: The museum houses a fascinating miscellany of nautical treasures.
10. FINAGLE (VERB): छल से प्राप्त करना
Pronunciation: fuh·nay·gl
Meaning: achieve something, by means of trickery or devious methods
Synonyms: wangle, manage, contrive
Antonyms: help, assist, neglect
Sentence: He finagled into the wedding by claiming he was a photographer.
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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