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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 22nd July 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.FATIGUE (NOUN): थकान
Pronunciation:fuh·teeg
Meaning: extreme physical or mental tiredness, a state of lacking energy.
Synonyms: Drowsiness, Weariness, Exhaustion
Antonyms: Vigorous, Energy, Strength
Sentence:She continued to have severe stomach cramps, aches, fatigue, and depression.
Synonyms: Drowsiness, Weariness, Exhaustion
Antonyms: Vigorous, Energy, Strength
Sentence:She continued to have severe stomach cramps, aches, fatigue, and depression.
2.BOLSTERED (VERB): सहारा देना
Pronunciation:bole·stuhd
Meaning: To support or encourage somebody/something
Synonyms: Strengthen, Boost, Support
Antonyms: undermine, Discourage, Weaken
Synonyms: Strengthen, Boost, Support
Antonyms: undermine, Discourage, Weaken
Sentence:The IAF said that there was a need for India to bolster its "technological asymmetry."
3.TENABLE (ADJECTIVE): मान्य
Pronunciation:teh·nuh·bl
Meaning: Reasonable and could be successfully defended against criticism
Synonyms: Justifiable, Plausible, viable
Antonyms: Irrational, Unreasonable, Untenable
Sentence: His theory is no longer tenable in the light of the recent discoveries.
Synonyms: Justifiable, Plausible, viable
Antonyms: Irrational, Unreasonable, Untenable
Sentence: His theory is no longer tenable in the light of the recent discoveries.
4.COMPLACENCY (NOUN): आत्मसंतोष
Pronunciation:kuhm·play·suhns·ee
Meaning: Self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
Synonyms: contentment, Smugness, Self-satisfaction
Antonyms: Humility, Diffidence, Dissatisfaction
Sentence:This boundless complacency was due to policy, not weakness.
Synonyms: contentment, Smugness, Self-satisfaction
Antonyms: Humility, Diffidence, Dissatisfaction
Sentence:This boundless complacency was due to policy, not weakness.
5.DEFT (ADJECTIVE): निपुण
Pronunciation:deft
Meaning: Skilful, clever, or quick
Synonyms: Adept, Adroit, dexterous
Antonyms: inept, Clumsy, unskilled
Sentence: She answered the journalist's questions with a deft touch.
Synonyms: Adept, Adroit, dexterous
Antonyms: inept, Clumsy, unskilled
Sentence: She answered the journalist's questions with a deft touch.
6.SPARSE (Adjective): कमघना
Pronunciation:spaas
Meaning: Small in number or amount and spread out over an area.
Synonyms: Meagre, Scanty, Scarce
Antonyms: Abundant, Plentiful, Thick
Sentence: Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation.
Antonyms: Abundant, Plentiful, Thick
Sentence: Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation.
7.CONVERGENCE (NOUN): अभिसरण
Pronunciation:kuhn·vuh·jns
Meaning: The fact that two or more things, ideas, etc. become similar or come together
Synonyms: Assemble, Confluence, Merging
Antonyms: Divergence, Separation, Dispersion
Sentence: Economic forces converged to bring the country out of a recession.
Synonyms: Assemble, Confluence, Merging
Antonyms: Divergence, Separation, Dispersion
Sentence: Economic forces converged to bring the country out of a recession.
8.VANGUARDS (NOUN): अग्र-दल
Pronunciation:vang·gaadz
Meaning: The forefront of an action or movement
Synonyms: vanguard, pioneers, lead
Synonyms: vanguard, pioneers, lead
Antonyms: Rearguard, back, followers
Sentence: The company is proud to be in the vanguard of scientific progress.
Sentence: The company is proud to be in the vanguard of scientific progress.
9.BUOYANCY (NOUN) :अधिकउछाल
Pronunciation: boy·uhns·ee
Meaning: Power to float or rise in a fluid; relative lightness
Synonyms: Ebullience, Vivacity, Liveliness
Antonyms: Sinking, Heaviness, Weightiness
Sentence: The buoyancy of the wooden block kept it floating on the surface of the water.
Synonyms: Ebullience, Vivacity, Liveliness
Antonyms: Sinking, Heaviness, Weightiness
Sentence: The buoyancy of the wooden block kept it floating on the surface of the water.
10.FERVOR (NOUN): उत्साह
Pronunciation:fuh·vuh
Meaning: Very strong feeling or belief
Synonyms: Ardor, Passion, Intensity
Antonyms: Apathy, Dullness, Insincerity
Synonyms: Ardor, Passion, Intensity
Antonyms: Apathy, Dullness, Insincerity
Sentence: They were concerned only with their own religious fervor.
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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