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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 21st February 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. PENCHANT (NOUN): लगन
Pronunciation: pawn·shawn
Meaning: a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.
Synonyms: fondness, preference, passion
Antonyms: aversion, distaste, dislike
Sentence: He has a penchant for adopting stray dogs.
2. COMITY (NOUN): शिष्टाचार
Pronunciation: kaw·muh·tee
Meaning: courtesy and considerate behavior toward others.
Synonyms: courtesy, manners, etiquette
Antonyms: conflict, variance, discord
Sentence: The basic feature of positive comity is its voluntariness.
3. SKULDUGGERY (NOUN): छल
Pronunciation: skuhl·duh·guh·ree
Meaning: underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; trickery.
Synonyms: trickery, swindling, fraudulence
Antonyms: artlessness, sincerity, candidness
Sentence: He is serving a prison sentence for financial skulduggery.
4. UNWITTINGLY (ADVERB): अनजाने में
Pronunciation: uhn·vit·uhng·lee
Meaning: without being aware; unintentionally.
Synonyms: accidentally, fortuitously, inadvertently,
Antonyms: meticulously, orderly, intentionally
Sentence: If I offended you it was unwittingly.
5. SLIPSHOD (ADJECTIVE): लापरवाह
Pronunciation: slip·shawd
Meaning: characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization.
Synonyms: careless, lackadaisical, slapdash
Antonyms: attentive, careful, conscientious
Sentence: He’d caused many problems with his slipshod management.
6. DIATRIBE (NOUN): अभियोगात्मक भाषण
Pronunciation: dai·uh·tribe
Meaning: a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.
Synonyms: tirade, harague, verbal onslaught
Antonyms: encomium, eulogy, pannegyric
Sentence: The book is a diatribe against the academic left.
7. OBSTINATE (ADJECTIVE): जिद्दी
Pronunciation: awb·stuh·nuht
Meaning: stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.
Synonyms: stubborn, headstrong, intransigent
Antonyms: acquiescent, agreeable, amenable
Sentence: He was the most obstinate man I’ve ever met.
8. DIAPHANOUS (ADJECTIVE): पारदर्शक
Pronunciation: dai·a·fuh·nuhs
Meaning: (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent.
Synonyms: sheer, fine, ultra-fine
Antonyms: opaque, cloudy, foggy
Sentence: The little light fades the immense and diaphanous shadows.
9. MANUMITTED (VERB): रिहा करना
Pronunciation: ma·nyoo·mit·uhd
Meaning: release from slavery; set free.
Synonyms: freed, liberated, released
Antonyms: enslaved, fettered, unfree
Sentence: Old Angus had never manumitted a single slave.
10. BUSTLING (ADJECTIVE): हलचल
Pronunciation: buh·suhl·uhng
Meaning: (of a place) full of activity.
Synonyms: busy, crowded, swarming
Antonyms: idle, inactive, unbusy
Sentence: The sidewalks are bustling with people.
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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