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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 14th May 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. TORRID (ADJECTIVE): गरम
Pronunciation: taw·ruhd
Meaning: having a notably high temperature.
Synonyms: searing, boiling, hot
Antonyms: cold, icy, glacial
Sentence: It was a torrid summer day.
2. STOICISM (NOUN): धैर्य
Pronunciation: stoh·uhs·i·zm
Meaning: the quality or behavior of a person who accepts what happens without complaining or showing emotion.
Synonyms: patience, forbearance, calmness
Antonyms: compassion, sympathy, agitation
Sentence: She endured his criticism with her usual stoicism.
3. CONCILIATORY (ADJECTIVE): शांति
Pronunciation: kuhn·si·lee·uht·ree
Meaning: intended or likely to placate or pacify.
Synonyms: propitiatory, placatory, appeasing
Antonyms: antagonizing, abrasive, aggravating
Sentence: Everyone was in a conciliatory mood at the start of the meeting.
4. UNTOWARD (ADJECTIVE): अप्रिय
Pronunciation: uhn·tuh·vawd
Meaning: unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient.
Synonyms: unexpected, unanticipated
Antonyms: favourable, positive, appropriate
Sentence: I walked past but didn’t notice anything untoward.
5. VOUCHSAFE (VERB): प्रदान करना
Pronunciation: vawch·sayf
Meaning: give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner.
Synonyms: grant, concede, permit
Antonyms: hinder, impede, refuse
Sentence: He vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples.
6. CHARY (ADJECTIVE): सावधान
Pronunciation: cheuh·ree
Meaning: having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble.
Synonyms: wary, cautious, careful
Antonyms: careless, unmindful, heedless
Sentence: The director is chary about spending money.
7. TRAVAIL (NOUN): विपत्ति
Pronunciation: tra·vayl
Meaning: a state of great suffering of body or mind.
Synonyms: distress, agony, anguish
Antonyms: comfort, relief, consolation
Sentence: No greater travail than that of parents who have suffered the death of a child.
8. CONVOLUTED (ADJECTIVE): जटिल
Pronunciation: kawn·vuh·loot·uhd
Meaning: (especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow.
Synonyms: complicated, complex, intricate
Antonyms: simple, plain, uncomplicated
Sentence: His grammar explanations are terribly convoluted.
9. SMIDGEN (NOUN): थोड़ा
Pronunciation: smi·jn
Meaning: a small amount of something.
Synonyms: ace, bit, driblet
Antonyms: abundance, barrel, boatload
Sentence: Could I have a smidgen more wine?
10. RECRIMINATION (NOUN): अभियोग
Pronunciation: ruh·kri·muh·nay·shn
Meaning: an accusation in response to one from someone else.
Synonyms: incrimination, charge, complaint
Antonyms: acquittal, appeasement, compliment
Sentence: Let’s not indulge in recrimination.
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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