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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 22nd 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. FELICITY (NOUN): परमसुख
Pronunciation: fuh·li·suh·tee
Meaning: intense happiness.
Synonyms: joy, happiness, bliss
Antonyms: misery, calamity, unhappiness
Sentence: Told his friends that marriage had brought him a felicity that he had never known before.
2. RECANT (VERB): वापस लेना
Pronunciation: ruh·kant
Meaning: to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to).
Synonyms: retract, withdraw, renounce
Antonyms: admit, acknowledge, claim
Sentence: He did not recant at the meeting, nor did he apologize.
3. THUD (VERB): गिरना
Pronunciation: thuhd
Meaning: move, fall, or strike something with a dull, heavy sound.
Synonyms: thump, clunk, clonk
Antonyms: evade, dodge, escape
Sentence: The bullets thudded into the dusty ground.
4. OMNISCIENT (ADJECTIVE): सर्वज्ञ
Pronunciation: awm·ni·see·uhnt
Meaning: knowing everything.
Synonyms: all-knowing, all-wise, all-seeing
Antonyms: stupid, dumb, ignorant
Sentence: The story is told by an omniscient narrator.
5. LARCENY (NOUN): चोरी
Pronunciation: laa·suh·nee
Meaning: The unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner.
Synonyms: robbery, stealing, theft
Antonyms: reimbursemen, restitution, donation.
Sentence: Issuing a bad check is a form of larceny.
6. DENOUEMENT (NOUN): अंत
Pronunciation: day·noo·mawn
Meaning: The final part of something (such as a book, a play, or a series of events).
Synonyms: finale, ending, conclusion
Antonyms: start, beginning, foundation
Sentence: The plot takes us to Paris for the denouement of the story.
7. AMBROSIAL (ADJECTIVE): मनमोहक
Pronunciation: am·bro·sial
Meaning: Having a pleasant smell.
Synonyms: fragrant, aromatic, scented
Antonyms: putrid, malodorous, fetid
Sentence: The ambrosial aroma of the roast whetted our appetites.
8. ADEPT (ADJECTIVE): कुशल
Pronunciation: uh-dept
Meaning: Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.
Synonyms: skilled, proficient, experienced
Antonyms: inexperienced, incapable, unskilled
Sentence: He’s an adept pitcher, and the team is lucky to have him.
9. FACILE (ADJECTIVE): सरल
Pronunciation: fa·sile
Meaning: having or showing a lack of depth of understanding or character
Synonyms: superficial, shallow
Antonyms: profound, general
Sentence: The movie takes a facile look at what happens when teens enter into serious romantic relationships.
10. QUIBBLE (NOUN): निंदा
Pronunciation: kvi·bl
Meaning: to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant.
Synonyms: complain, criticize, argue
Antonyms: applaud, commend, praise
Sentence: Let’s not quibble over minor details.
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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