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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 23rd January 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. CURSORY (ADJECTIVE): तीव्र
Pronunciation: kuh·suh·ree
Meaning: acting or done with excessive or careless speed.
Synonyms: hurried, rushed, hasty
Antonyms: deliberate, unhurried, unrushed
Sentence: He signed with only a cursory glance at the report.
2. FROWNED (VERB): क्रोध से देखना
Pronunciation: frawnd
Meaning: to look with anger or disapproval.
Synonyms: glared, stared, scowled
Antonyms: smiled, grinned
Sentence: The boss just stood there and frowned at his assistant who, once again, was in trouble.
3. DELECTATION (NOUN): तुष्टि
Pronunciation: dee·lek·tay·shn
Meaning: pleasure and delight.
Synonyms: joy, delight, pleasure
Antonyms: unhappiness, misery, displeasure
Sentence: Tourists enjoying the delectations of this tropical paradise for the first time.
4. GELID (ADJECTIVE): ठंढा
Pronunciation: gel·id
Meaning: having a low or subnormal temperature.
Synonyms: icy, frigid, cold
Antonyms: hot, boiling, ardent
Sentence: Titanic passengers could not long survive the gelid waters of the North Atlantic.
5. CONDONE (VERB): ध्यान न देना
Pronunciation: kuhn·done
Meaning: to dismiss as of little importance.
Synonyms: ignore, forgive, overlook
Antonyms: note, mark, mind
Sentence: He is too quick to condone his friend’s faults.
6. URBANE (ADJECTIVE): शिष्ट
Pronunciation: uh·bayn
Meaning: courteous and refined in manner (typically used of a man).
Synonyms: sophisticated, civilized, genteel
Antonyms: uncouth, boorish
Sentence: She describes him as urbane and charming.
7. ADDLEPATED (ADJECTIVE): उलझा हुआ
Pronunciation: ad·dle·pat·ed
Meaning: suffering from mental confusion
Synonyms: bewildered, dazed, confused
Antonyms: conscious, clearheaded, alert
Sentence: The addlepated old man wandered into the wrong store, convinced he was at the bakery.
8. UNDERGIRD (VERB): संभालना
Pronunciation: uhn·duh·guhd
Meaning: to hold up or serve as a foundation for.
Synonyms: sustain, support, carry
Antonyms: Undermine, Weaken
Sentence: The theory of evolution undergirds virtually all of modern biology.
9. RENASCENCE (NOUN): नवयुग
Pronunciation: ruh-nas-uhns
Meaning: the revival of something that has been dormant.
Synonyms: revival, rebirth, resurgence
Antonyms: death, extinction, expiration
Sentence: While, both revival and renascence are based on the new choice made by ourselves.
10. BENEFACTOR (NOUN): दान देने वाला
Pronunciation: beh·nuh·fak·tuh
Meaning: One that helps another with gifts or money.
Synonyms: donor, donator, patron
Antonyms: taker, receiver, self-seeker
Sentence: An anonymous benefactor gave the school a dozen new computers.
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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