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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 17th August 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. ADHERENCE (NOUN): निष्ठा / पालन
Pronunciation: uhd·heeuh·ruhns
Meaning: the fact of someone behaving exactly according to rules, beliefs, etc.
Synonyms: compliance, obedience, accordance, observance
Antonyms: breach, infringement, violation, deviation
Sentence: The teacher demanded the students’ adherence to the rules while in her classroom.
Synonyms: compliance, obedience, accordance, observance
Antonyms: breach, infringement, violation, deviation
Sentence: The teacher demanded the students’ adherence to the rules while in her classroom.
2. EMBLEMATIC (ADJECTIVE):प्रतीकात्मक
Pronunciation:em·bluhm·a·tuhk
Meaning: serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept ; symbolic.
Synonyms: symbolic, representative, metaphoric, figurative
Antonyms: actual, literal, exact
Synonyms: symbolic, representative, metaphoric, figurative
Antonyms: actual, literal, exact
Sentence: The killing in Pensacola is emblematic of a lot of the violence that is happening around the world.
3. PLURALISM (NOUN): बहुलवाद
Pronunciation: PLOOR-uh-liz-uhm
Meaning: the existence of different types of people, who have different beliefs and opinions, within the same society.
Synonyms: diversity, heterogeneity, multiplicity, variety
Antonyms: uniformity, similarity, consistency, sameness
Sentence: We know it's not easy to maintain the pluralism.
Synonyms: diversity, heterogeneity, multiplicity, variety
Antonyms: uniformity, similarity, consistency, sameness
Sentence: We know it's not easy to maintain the pluralism.
4. ETCH (ADJECTIVE): नक़्क़ाशी
Pronunciation:ech
Meaning: engrave (metal, glass, or stone) by coating it with a protective layer, drawing on it with a needle.
Synonyms: engrave, carve, inscribe, sculpt, trace
Antonyms: erase, obliterate, expunge
Sentence: He etched his name on a piece of glass.
Antonyms: erase, obliterate, expunge
Sentence: He etched his name on a piece of glass.
5. AMALGAMATION (NOUN): एकीकरण
Pronunciation: uh·mal·guhm·ay·shn
Meaning: the action, process, or result of combining or uniting.
Synonyms: combination, union, fusion
Antonyms: division, separation, split, partition
Synonyms: combination, union, fusion
Antonyms: division, separation, split, partition
Sentence: I think it's this amalgamation of fact, fiction, and potential which made it such a great story.
6. IMPERIALISM (NOUN):साम्राज्यवाद
Pronunciation:im·peeuh·ree·uh·li·zm
Meaning: a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means.
Synonyms: colonialism, Dominance, expansionisms
Synonyms: colonialism, Dominance, expansionisms
Antonyms: antimilitarism, pacifism, decolonization
Sentence:It has been said that the deepest impulse of British imperialism has been to extend English ways of thought throughout the world.
7. VIGIL (NOUN): निगरानी
Pronunciation:vi·jl
Meaning: a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray.
Synonyms: watch, surveillance, lookout, observation, inspection
Antonyms: ignorance, indifference, neglect
Sentence: Eva and Paul kept a constant vigil by their daughter's hospital bedside.
Synonyms: watch, surveillance, lookout, observation, inspection
Antonyms: ignorance, indifference, neglect
Sentence: Eva and Paul kept a constant vigil by their daughter's hospital bedside.
8. PRUDENCE (NOUN): सावधान
Pronunciation:proo·dns
Meaning: behavior that is careful and avoids risks.
Synonyms: caution, circumspection, care
Antonyms: recklessness, brashness, carelessness
Sentence: The captain said we ought to shorten sail anyway, out of common prudence.
Synonyms: caution, circumspection, care
Antonyms: recklessness, brashness, carelessness
Sentence: The captain said we ought to shorten sail anyway, out of common prudence.
9. VOCIFEROUS (ADJECTIVE): शोरगुलपूर्ण
Pronunciation: vuh·si·fuh·ruhs
Meaning: expressing or characterized by vehement opinions; loud and forceful.
Synonyms: outspoken, vocal, blatant
Antonyms: silent, quiet, still
Sentence: The protestors were vociferous as they screamed outside of the government building.
10. ABSOLVE (VERB): दोष मुक्त करना
Pronunciation:uhb·zawlv
Meaning: to set someone free from guilt, blame, responsibility, or a religious sin.
Synonyms: discharge, acquit, excuse
Antonyms: blame, convict, incriminate, condemn
Synonyms: discharge, acquit, excuse
Antonyms: blame, convict, incriminate, condemn
Sentence:The pardon absolved them of all the crimes.
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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