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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 18th 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. VALEDICTORY (ADJECTIVE): समापन
Pronunciation: va·luh·dik·tuh·ree
Meaning: given, taken, or performed at parting.
Synonyms: farewell, final, leaving
Antonyms: welcoming, beginning, starting
Sentence: Next, it is a broad farmer milepost on the valedictory of the tradition of the Xiang Shiju bungalow.
2. INEFFABLE (ADJECTIVE): अवर्णनीय
Pronunciation: uh·neh·fuh·bl
Meaning: beyond the power to describe.
Synonyms: incredible, indescribable, unspeakable
Antonyms: expressible, imaginable, thinkable
Sentence: The beauty of a sunset is ineffable.
3. INADVERTENT (ADJECTIVE): अनजाना
Pronunciation: in·uhd·vuh·tnt
Meaning: happening by chance.
Synonyms: unexpected, unintentional, coincidental
Antonyms: intentional, planned, predictable
Sentence: All authors need to be wary of inadvertent copying of other people’s ideas.
4. AXIOMATIC (ADJECTIVE): सिद्ध
Pronunciation: ak·see·uhm·a·tuhk
Meaning: not needing proof in order to be accepted.
Synonyms: obvious, evident, unmistakable
Antonyms: problematic, questionable, debatable
Sentence: it’s axiomatic that the instinct for self-preservation is universal throughout the animal kingdom.
5. RECRIMINATION (NOUN): आरोप
Pronunciation: ruh·kri·muh·nay·shn
Meaning: an angry statement in which you accuse or criticize a person who has accused or criticized you.
Synonyms: allegation, accusation, charge
Antonyms: approval, praise, commendation
Sentence: The discussion turned into a heated debate with recriminations flying back and forth.
6. BREVIARY (NOUN): संक्षिप्तसार
Pronunciation: bre·via·ry
Meaning: a short statement of the main points.
Synonyms: summary, summa, outline
Antonyms: expansion, enlargement, amplification
Sentence: a speech that could serve as a breviary for impeachment.
7. GARISH (ADJECTIVE): भड़कीला
Pronunciation: geuh·ruhsh
Meaning: excessively showy.
Synonyms: overbright, tasteless, bright
Antonyms: elegant, tasteful, graceful
Sentence: He was wearing a garish T-shirt underneath his shirt.
8. FEND OFF (VERB): रोकना
Pronunciation: fend-awf
Meaning: as in to repel.
Synonyms: repel, resist, repulse
Antonyms: welcome, embrace
Sentence: He was able to fend off the blow with his arm.
9. EXTEMPORANEOUS (ADJECTIVE): तुरंत किया हुआ
Pronunciation: uhk·stem·puh·ray·nee·uhs
Meaning: spoken or done without preparation.
Synonyms: impromptu, improvisational, spontaneous
Antonyms: prepared, rehearsed, premeditated
Sentence: She made an extemporaneous speech on the ceremony.
10. PURPORT (VERB): दावा करना
Pronunciation: pur·port
Meaning: appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely.
Synonyms: profess, claim, pretend
Antonyms: deny, abandon
Sentence: He purports to be an expert in horse riding.
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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