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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 23rd 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. EPHEMERAL (ADJECTIVE): अल्पकालिक
Pronunciation: uh·feh·muh·ruhl
Meaning: lasting for a very short time.
Synonyms: brief, short, little
Antonyms: eternal, lasting, enduring
Sentence: Fashion is by nature ephemeral.
2. CONTRAVENTION (NOUN): उल्लंघन
Pronunciation: kawn·truh·ven·shn
Meaning: a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation.
Synonyms: violation, breach, offence
Antonyms: observance, respecting, upholding
Sentence: Sending the troops was a contravention of the treaty.
3. VERTIGINOUS (ADJECTIVE): चक्कर आना
Pronunciation: vur-tij-ih-nus
Meaning: having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to failing.
Synonyms: giddy, dizzy, woozy
Antonyms: steady, stable, clearheaded
Sentence: 3-D effect is likely to leave some audience members feeling vertiginous.
4. CONGRUITY (NOUN): समानता
Pronunciation: kuhng-groo-i-tee.
Meaning: a point which two or more things share in common.
Synonyms: similarity, resemblance, commonality
Antonyms: difference, discrepancy, dissimilarity
Sentence: The book alleges certain congruities between several political assassinations that were thought to be unrelated.
5. FAMISHED (ADJECTIVE): भूखा
Pronunciation: fa·muhsht
Meaning: Feeling a desire or need for food.
Synonyms: hungry, starving, starved
Antonyms: satisfied, sated, satiated
Sentence: I was famished, having had no food or sleep for thirty hours.
6. DISCERNING (ADJECTIVE): समझदार
Pronunciation: duh·suhn·uhng
Meaning: Having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge.
Synonyms: wise, prudent, insightful
Antonyms: unwise, dense, obtuse
Sentence: She is a very discerning art critic.
7. DEVIANCE (NOUN): विचलन
Pronunciation: dee·vee·uhns
Meaning: The fact or state of departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behavior.
Synonyms: divergence, discrepancy, disparity
Antonyms: community, similarity, identity
Sentence: Normal is the average of deviance.
8. COALESCE (VERB): एकत्रित होना
Pronunciation: koh·uh·les
Meaning: To come together to form a single unit.
Synonyms: combine, unite, connect
Antonyms: split, separate, section
Sentence: Cities, if unrestricted, tend to coalesce into bigger and bigger conurbations.
9. CLEAVE (VERB): चिपकना
Pronunciation: kleev
Meaning: To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.
Synonyms: adhere, cling, stick
Antonyms: fall, loosen, drop
Sentence: Rose’s mouth was dry, her tongue cleaving to the roof of her mouth.
10. STAGNATION (NOUN): स्थिरता
Pronunciation: stag·nay·shn
Meaning: A lack of activity or development and especially economic development.
Synonyms: recession, slump, depression
Antonyms: development, growth, progress
Sentence: After years of economic stagnation, employment numbers began to rise.
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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