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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 22nd 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. LAXITY (NOUN): बेपरवाही
Pronunciation: laks·uh·tee
Meaning: lack of strictness or care.
Synonyms: carelessness, heedlessness, inadvertence
Antonyms: tightness, compliance, care
Sentence: The newspapers accused local police of laxity in dealing with gamblers.
2. DISSENT (NOUN): मतभेद
Pronunciation: duh·sent
Meaning: the expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held.
Synonyms: disagreement, lack of agreement, dispute
Antonyms: accord, agreement, concord
Sentence: In those days, religious dissent was not tolerated.
3. POISE (NOUN): संतुलन
Pronunciation: poyz
Meaning: graceful and elegant bearing in a person.
Synonyms: balance, equilibrium, control
Antonyms: disequilibrium, imbalance, volatility
Sentence: Louisa seems to have much more poise and confidence.
4. SHREWDNESS (NOUN): चतुराई
Pronunciation: shrood·nuhs
Meaning: the quality of having or showing good powers of judgement.
Synonyms: sharpness, acuteness, acuity
Antonyms: guilelessness, ingenuousness, innocence
Sentence: The coach showed considerable tactical shrewdness.
5. PROFUSION (NOUN): प्रचुरता
Pronunciation: pruh·fyoo·zhn
Meaning: an abundance or large quantity of something.
Synonyms: abundance, lot, mass
Antonyms: bit, deficit, lack
Sentence: Roses grew in profusion against the old wall.
6. FOLLIES (NOUN): मूर्खता
Pronunciation: faw·leez
Meaning: lack of good sense; foolishness.
Synonyms: absurdities, asininities, foolishness
Antonyms: prudences, sagacities, wisdoms
Sentence: Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
7. INFAMY (NOUN): बदनामी
Pronunciation: in·fuh·mee
Meaning: the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed.
Synonyms: disgrace, shame, ignominy
Antonyms: respect, honor, esteem
Sentence: Traitors are held in infamy.
8. LETUP (NOUN): कम होना
Pronunciation: let·uhp
Meaning: a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something.
Synonyms: slowdown, decline, deceleration
Antonyms: acceleration, quickening, hastening
Sentence: The downpour continued for hours without letup.
9. FEISTY (ADJECTIVE): आक्रामक
Pronunciation: fai·stee
Meaning: feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Synonyms: aggressive, militant, hostile
Antonyms: peaceful, peaceable, nonaggressive
Sentence: At 66, he was as feisty as ever.
10. OVERKILL (NOUN): अति करना
Pronunciation: oh·vuh·kil
Meaning: the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed.
Synonyms: surplus, excess, overflow
Antonyms: deficiency, deficit, insufficiency
Sentence: That’s enough, anymore just overkill.
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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