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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 24th 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. SWANKY (NOUN): दिखावा
Pronunciation: svangk
Meaning: Excessive or unnecessary display
Synonyms: pretence, extravaganza, garishness
Antonyms: restraint, elegance, modesty
Sentence: The leading lorry was a large and swanky affair.
2. MELLIFLUOUS (ADJECTIVE): मधुर
Pronunciation: muh·li·floo·uhs
Meaning: having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music.
Synonyms: melodic, sweet-toned, soothing
Antonyms: strident, harsh, dissonant
Sentence: I grew up around people who had wonderful, mellifluous voices.
3. LABILE (ADJECTIVE): अस्थिर
Pronunciation: lay·bile
Meaning: liable to change; easily altered.
Synonyms: unstable, Changing, varying
Antonyms: fixed, unalterable, inflexible
Sentence: Persons whose blood pressure is more labile will carry an enhanced risk of heart attack.
4. FRUGAL (ADJECTIVE): मितव्ययी
Pronunciation: froo·gl
Meaning: sparing or economical with regard to money or food.
Synonyms: economical, thrifty, prudent
Antonyms: wasteful, spendthrift, profligate
Sentence: As children we were taught to be frugal and hard-working.
5. SCINTILLA (NOUN): अंश
Pronunciation: scin·til·la
Meaning: a very small amount.
Synonyms: glimmer, shred, bit
Antonyms: lot, bushel, plenty
Sentence: There isn’t a scintilla of evidence to prove it.
6. COMPLAISANT (ADJECTIVE): उदार
Pronunciation: kuhm·play·znt
Meaning: willing or eager to please other people.
Synonyms: gracious, acquiescent, agreeable
Sentence: She was a complaisant wife and dutiful daughter.
7. ESCHEW (VERB): त्याग करना
Pronunciation: uhs·choo
Meaning: deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
Synonyms: avoid, evade, escape
Antonyms: seek, accept, pursue
Sentence: The minister eschews involvement in local politics, since he doesn’t want to diminish his moral authority in the community.
8. SNOOTY (ADJECTIVE): दुष्ट
Pronunciation: snoot·ee
Meaning: being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior.
Synonyms: arrogant, snobbish, haughty
Antonyms: democratic, humble, modest
Sentence: The actress plays a genteel yet faintly snooty older woman.
9. DRUB (VERB): पीटना
Pronunciation: druhb
Meaning: hit or beat (someone) repeatedly.
Synonyms: hit, beat, smash
Antonyms:aid, help , surrender
Sentence: The thief was severely drubbed for stealing the car.
10. SUBJUGATED (VERB): अधीन करना
Pronunciation: suhb·ju·gayt·uhd
Meaning: bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.
Synonyms: conquer, vanquish, overpowered
Antonyms: discharged, emancipated, enfranchised
Sentence: The invaders had soon subjugated most of the native population.
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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