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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 17th March 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. PASTICHE (NOUN): मेल
Pronunciation: pa·steesh
Meaning: an unorganized collection or mixture of various things.
Synonyms: medley, jumble, collage
Antonyms: singularity, order, single.
Sentence: Peter Baker’s bathroom is a brilliant pastiche of expensive interior design.
2. IMMENSE (ADJECTIVE): अत्यधिक
Pronunciation: i·mens
Meaning: extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree.
Synonyms: vast, massive, enormous
Antonyms: tiny, minuscule, little
Sentence: The immense pressure causes the rock to fracture.
3. VENERATE (VERB): सम्मानित करना
Pronunciation: veh·nuh·rayt
Meaning: regard with great respect; revere.
Synonyms: reverence, honor, admire
Antonyms: desecrate, blaspheme, insult
Sentence: Mother Teresa is venerated as a saint.
4. CAVALIER (ADJECTIVE): अहंकारी
Pronunciation: ka·vuh·leeuh
Meaning: having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Synonyms: arrogant, superior, haughty
Antonyms: modest, humble, compliant
Sentence: The Editor takes a cavalier attitude to the concept of fact checking.
5. LEXICAL (ADJECTIVE): शाब्दिक
Pronunciation: lek·suh·kl
Meaning: relating to the words or vocabulary of a language.
Synonyms: linguistic, verbal, vocabular
Antonyms: nonverbal, nonlinguistic, incorrect
Sentence: We chose a few of the commonest lexical items in the languages.
6. REQUITE (VERB): लौटाना
Pronunciation: ruh·kvite
Meaning: make appropriate return for (a favor, service, or wrongdoing).
Synonyms: compensate, reimburse, repay
Antonyms: pardon, deny, excuse
Sentence: The King requited his services with a knighthood.
7. BEATIFIC (ADJECTIVE): सुखी
Pronunciation: bee·uh·ti·fuhk
Meaning: showing complete happiness.
Synonyms: cheerful, smiling, joyful
Antonyms: mournful, sorrowful, doleful
Sentence: The angels in the painting have beatific smiles.
8. PERSEVERANCE (NOUN): दृढ़ता
Pronunciation: puh·suh·veeuh·ruhns
Meaning: the quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something even though it is difficult.
Synonyms: persistence, persistency, determination
Antonyms: uncertainty, doubt, reluctance
Sentence: His perseverance was rewarded: after many rejections, he finally found a job.
9. CHUNK (NOUN): टुकड़ा
Pronunciation: chuhngk
Meaning: a small uneven mass.
Synonyms: piece, portion, bit
Antonyms: whole, complete, entire
Sentence: He bit a great chunk out of the apple.
10. SCRUPULOUS (ADJECTIVE): ईमानदार
Pronunciation: skroo·pyoo·luhs
Meaning: guided by or in accordance with one’s sense of right and wrong.
Synonyms: ethical, moral, honest
Antonyms: unscrupulous, dishonest, unjust
Sentence: an exemplar of morality who was scrupulous in all of his dealings.
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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