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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 17 May 2025
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. RENASCENCE (NOUN): नवयुग
Pronunciation: re·na·scence
Meaning: the revival of something that has been dormant.
Synonyms: revival, rebirth, resurgence
Antonyms: extinction, expiration, death
Sentence: The politician suggested there would be a renascence in the country’s coal industry, but that type of revival seems unlikely.
2. PERSPICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE):कुशाग्र बुद्धि
Pronunciation: puh·spuh·kay·shuhs
Meaning: having a ready insight into and understanding of things.
Synonyms: discerning, shrewd, perceptive
Antonyms: foolish, idiotic, moronic
Sentence: He was perspicacious enough to realize that things were soon going to change
3. WEARISOME (ADJECTIVE): थकाऊ
Pronunciation: veeuh·ruh·sm
Meaning: causing one to feel tired or bored.
Synonyms: tiring, exhausting, boring
Antonyms: interesting, engrossing, involving
Sentence: Simple repetitive tasks can be very wearisome.
4. COVENANT (NOUN): अनुबंध
Pronunciation: kuh·vuh·nuhnt
Meaning: a formal and binding agreement or contract between two or more parties.
Synonyms: agreement, contract, treaty
Antonyms: disagreement, discord, denial
Sentence: They signed a covenant agreeing to share the profits equally
5. REMORSEFUL (ADJECTIVE): पश्चातापी
Pronunciation: ruh·maws·ful
Meaning: feeling or expressing sincere regret or remorse (a feeling of sadness and being sorry for something you have done).
Synonyms: repentant, contrite, apologetic
Antonyms: unrepentant, impenitent, shameless
Sentence: After realizing the harm he had caused, he was remorseful and apologized to those he had hurt.
6. STODGY (ADJECTIVE): नीरस
Pronunciation: stawj·ee
Meaning: dull and uninspired, lacking in excitement or originality; Food which is heavy and difficult to digest.
Synonyms: Dull, boring, tedious
Antonyms: Interesting, exciting, dynamic
Sentence: The novel was criticized for its stodgy prose and lack of narrative tension.
7. HANKER (VERB): लालायित होना
Pronunciation: hang·kuh
Meaning: to have a strong desire or longing for something.
Synonyms: Crave, Yearn, Long
Antonyms: Dislike, Abhor
Sentence: I have always hankered for adventure and travel, so I decided to take a year off and backpack across Europe.
8. DEPRAVED (ADJECTIVE): दुष्ट
Pronunciation: duh·prayvd
Meaning: morally corrupt, wicked.
Synonyms: Corrupt, immoral, vicious
Antonyms: Virtuous, moral, ethical
Sentence: The depraved individual was found guilty of committing heinous crimes.
9. TRAVAIL (NOUN): कड़ा परिश्रम
Pronunciation: tra·vayl
Meaning: painful or laborious effort, a physical or mental exertion.
Synonyms: toil, labor, effort
Antonyms: ease, rest, leisure
Sentence: She went through much travail to become a doctor.
10. DESICCATED (ADJECTIVE): सुखाया हुआ
Pronunciation: deh·suh·kayt·uhd
Meaning: remove the moisture from (something); cause it to become completely dry; lacking vitality or interest.
Synonyms: dried up, dehydrated
Antonyms: hydrated, moist, wet, juicy
Sentence: After sitting in the hot sun all day, the once lush green grass had become desiccated and brown.
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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