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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 20th 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. HEED (VERB): सावधान
Pronunciation: heed
Meaning: pay attention to; take notice of.
Synonyms: pay attention to, take notice of, take note of
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, tune out
Sentence: Take heed of your doctor’s advice.
2. STRIVE (VERB): प्रयास करना
Pronunciation: strive
Meaning: make great efforts to achieve or obtain something.
Synonyms: practice, strive, endeavor
Antonyms: skip, rest, laze
Sentence: national movements were striving for independence.
3. EGRESS (NOUN): निकास
Pronunciation: ee·gres
Meaning: the action of going out of or leaving a place.
Synonyms: departure, leaving, exit
Antonyms: entrance, entry, ingress
Sentence: The only egress from the nightclub was a dark, narrow stairway to the street below.
4. GOSSAMER (ADJECTIVE): पतला
Pronunciation: gaw·suh·muh
Meaning: very thin and easy to see through.
Synonyms: sheer, transparent, diaphanous
Antonyms: opaque, nebulous, hazy
Sentence: Didn’t see the gossamer spider webs until the sun hit them just right.
5. COUNTENANCED (VERB): समर्थन करना
Pronunciation: kawn·tuhn·uhnst
Meaning: admit as acceptable or possible.
Synonyms: permit, allow, approve of
Antonyms: disapproved (of), discountenanced, disfavored
Sentence: He was reluctant to countenance the use of force.
6. BELIE (VERB): झुठलाना
Pronunciation: buh·lai
Meaning: disguise or contradict.
Synonyms: explode, contradict, disprove
Antonyms: allow, approve, agree
Sentence: Her energy and youthful good looks belie her 65 years.
7. FUGACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): क्षणिक
Pronunciation: fu·ga·cious
Meaning: lasting only for a short time.
Synonyms: temporary, fleeting, brief
Antonyms: permanent, eternal, lasting
Sentence: She was acutely conscious of her fugacious youth.
8. TACITURN (ADJECTIVE): अल्पभाषी
Pronunciation: ta·suh·tuhn
Meaning: (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
Synonyms: untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent
Antonyms: loquacious, garrulous, outspoken
Sentence: He was a quiet, almost taciturn, young man.
9. ADVERSARY (ADJECTIVE): विरोधी
Pronunciation: ad·vuhs·uh·ree
Meaning: one’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
Synonyms: opponent, rival, hostile
Antonyms: sympathetic, friendly, civil
Sentence: The British considered him a worthy adversary.
10. NUMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): दिव्य
Pronunciation: nyoo·muh·nuhs
Meaning: having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity.
Synonyms: spiritual, religious, divine
Antonyms: ordinary, normal, usual
Sentence: The strange, numinous beauty of this ancient landmark.
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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