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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 16th June 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. AMPLIFY (VERB): विस्तार करना
Pronunciation: am·pluh·fai
Meaning: To express more fully and in greater detail.
Synonyms: develop, expand, supplement
Antonyms: shorten, condense, summarize
Sentence: The new manager wants to amplify the company.
2. FRISSON (NOUN): घबराहट
Pronunciation: fri·sawn
Meaning: A pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings.
Synonyms: thrill, surprise, fear
Antonyms: fearlessness, elate, fright
Sentence: A frisson of alarm ran down my spine.
3. DISPENSE (VERB): वितरित करना
Pronunciation: duh·spens
Meaning: To give out (something) to appropriate individuals.
Synonyms: distribute, provide, administer
Antonyms: refuse, deny, withhold
Sentence: Ann suggested that they dispense with speeches altogether at the wedding.
4. INURE (VERB): आदत डालना
Pronunciation: uh·nyoo·uh
Meaning: to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure.
Synonyms: adapt, Habituate
Antonyms: soften, weaken, exhaust
Sentence: The prisoners quickly became inured to the harsh conditions.
5. SOLITUDE (NOUN): एकांत
Pronunciation: saw·luh·chood
Meaning: the state of being alone or kept apart from others.
Synonyms: privacy, isolation, loneliness
Antonyms: society, companionship, company
Sentence: Time orbit we just one solitude of the subway.
6. SAGACITY (NOUN): बुद्धिमत्ता
Pronunciation: suh·ga·suh·tee
Meaning: the ability to understand inner qualities or relationships.
Synonyms: intelligence, smartness, brilliance
Antonyms: dullness, density, obtuseness
Sentence: A novelist of surprising sagacity considering his youthfulness.
7. LUSCIOUSNESS (NOUN): मधुरता
Pronunciation: lush-uhss-nuhss
Meaning: the quality of being delicious.
Synonyms: deliciousness, tastiness, savour
Antonyms: flatness, insipidity, tastelessness
Sentence: it was hard to resist the decadent lusciousness of the three-layer chocolate cake.
8. LUGUBRIOUS (ADJECTIVE): उदास
Pronunciation: luh·goo·bree·uhs
Meaning: expressing or suggesting mourning.
Synonyms: mournful, weeping, funeral
Antonyms: joyful, triumphant, happy
Sentence: James was in a lugubrious mood.
9. ANNIHILATE (VERB): विनाश
Pronunciation: uh·nai·uh·layt
Meaning: to destroy all traces of.
Synonyms: erase, abolish, destroy
Antonyms: protect, preserve, save
Sentence: The enemy was annihilated.
10. SUPERCILIOUS (ADJECTIVE): घमंडी
Pronunciation: soo·puh·si·lee·uhs
Meaning: having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Synonyms: arrogant, superior, cavalier
Antonyms: humble, modest, lowly
Sentence: The dress shop assistant was very supercilious.
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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