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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 21st May 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. FELONY (NOUN): घोर अपराध
Pronunciation: feh·luhn·ee
Meaning: A serious criminal act (such as murder or rape).
Synonyms: crime, trespass, misdemeanor
Antonyms: innocence, non crime, virtue
Sentence: The crime is considered a felony under state law.
2. PUISSANT (ADJECTIVE): सशक्त
Pronunciation: pyoo·uh·snt
Meaning: Having great power or influence.
Synonyms: powerful, influential, significant
Antonyms: little, impotent, weak
Sentence: One of the nation’s most respected and puissant advocates for the rights of minorities.
3. TRUCULENT (ADJECTIVE): चिड़चिड़े
Pronunciation: truh·kyoo·luhnt
Meaning: Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Synonyms: aggressive, militant, hostile
Antonyms: peaceable, peaceful, non aggressive
Sentence: This was particularly obnoxious to the truculent Arista.
4. SYBARITE (NOUN): आत्म-भोगी
Pronunciation: si·buh·rite
Meaning: A person whose life is devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures.
Synonyms: hedonist, sensualist, voluptuary
Antonyms: ascetic, killjoy, straight arrow
Sentence: The prince was remembered as a self-indulgent sybarite, not as a statesman or warrior.
5. GRIPES (NOUN): शिकायत
Pronunciation: grahyps
Meaning: To express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely.
Synonyms: screams, complains, whines
Antonyms: delights, rejoices, endures
Sentence: Bring all your gripes to the boss.
6. VIRTUOSO (ADJECTIVE): गुणी
Pronunciation: vuh·tyoo·oh·soh
Meaning: Accomplished with trained ability.
Synonyms: skillful, expert, masterful
Antonyms: amateur, artless, crude
Sentence: He was gaining a reputation as a remarkable virtuoso.
7. ARTIFACT (NOUN): कलाकृति
Pronunciation: aa·tuh·fakt
Meaning: An object made by humans and surviving from an earlier time period.
Synonyms: fossil, antiquities, relic
Antonyms: excision, convention , modernity
Sentence: Any spherically shaped artifact.
8. PSEUDO (ADJECTIVE): छद्म
Pronunciation: soo·doh
Meaning: Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Synonyms: mock, fake, false
Antonyms: genuine, real, natural
Sentence: Her care for the poor is completely pseudo.
9. SHAKY (ADJECTIVE): अस्थिर
Pronunciation: shayk·ee
Meaning: Marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements.
Synonyms: shaking, trembling
Antonyms: stable, steady, controlled
Sentence: The old man’s hands were so shaky that I was afraid he’d drop the glass.
10. FELICITATE (VERB): अभिनंदन करना
Pronunciation: fuh·li·suh·tayt
Meaning: to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune.
Synonyms: compliment, congratulate, applaud
Antonyms: cry down, decry, deprecate
Sentence: The whole family felicitated John on his new appointment.
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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