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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 15th July 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. VOICING (VERB):व्यक्त करना
Pronunciation: voys·uhng
Meaning: to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion).
Synonyms: expressing, stating, announcing
Antonyms: suppressing, restricting
Sentence: They had no inhibitions about voicing their feelings.
2. CONFLUENCE (NOUN):संगम
Pronunciation: kawn·floo·uhns
Meaning: the coming together of two or more things to the same point.
Synonyms: convergence, merging, combination
Antonyms: divergence, Separation, Division
Sentence: The Coalition was not really a confluence of parties.
3. IMPROMPTU (ADJECTIVE):बिना तैयारी के
Pronunciation: im·prawmp·too
Meaning: done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed.
Synonyms: unprepared, unscripted, extempore
Antonyms: prepared, planned, rehearsed
Sentence: The announcement was made in an impromptu press conference at the airport.
4. DECOY (verb):लुभाना
Pronunciation: dee-koy.
Meaning: to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.
Synonyms: lure, tempt, entice
Antonyms: turn away, repulse
Sentence: He used a whistle to decoy the birds within range.
5. DALLY (VERB):विलंब करना
Pronunciation: da·lee
Meaning: act or move slowly.
Synonyms: dawdle, delay, loiter
Antonyms: hurry, hasten
Sentence: Don’t dally along the way! We haven’t got much time.
6. FEALTY (NOUN):निष्ठा
Pronunciation: feel·tee
Meaning: adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty.
Synonyms: allegiance, commitment, dedication
Antonyms: treachery, disloyalty, perfidy
Sentence: He swore fealty to the king.
7. INVIDIOUS (ADJECTIVE):अपमानजनक
Pronunciation: uhn·vi·dee·uhs
Meaning: (of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others.
Synonyms: Defamatory , Discriminatory, Detractive
Antonyms: generous, charitable
Sentence: Such a difficult choice placed him in an invidious position.
8. AFFRAY (NOUN): झगड़ा
Pronunciation: uh·fray
Meaning: an instance of fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace.
Synonyms: brawl, fight, confrontation
Antonyms: silence, calm
Sentence: He was charged with causing an affray.
9. PITHY (ADJECTIVE):अल्पशब्दक
Pronunciation: pith·ee
Meaning: marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning.
Synonyms: concise, brief, summary
Antonyms: wordy, lengthy, verbose
Sentence: Press releases must be short and pithy.
10. PENITENCE (NOUN):पछतावा
Pronunciation: peh·nuh·tns
Meaning: the action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance.
Synonyms: remorse, guilt, regret
Antonyms: impenitence, remorselessness
Sentence: He expressed suitable penitence for what he had done.
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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