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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 24th October 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. STRINGENT (ADJECTIVE): कठोर
Pronunciation:strin·jnt
Meaning: strict, precise, and exacting (of regulations, requirements, or conditions).
Synonyms: strict, Severe, rigid
Antonyms: lenient, flexible, Lax
Sentence: The quantity of exports has declined since the early 80s due to the stringent procedures by the government.
Antonyms: lenient, flexible, Lax
Sentence: The quantity of exports has declined since the early 80s due to the stringent procedures by the government.
2. REMINISCE (VERB): याद दिलाना
Pronunciation: reh·muh·nis
Meaning: to talk or write about past experiences that you remember with pleasure.
Synonyms: remember, recollect, recall
Antonyms: forget, ignore, neglect, repress
Sentence: My grandfather used to reminisce about his years in the navy.
Synonyms: remember, recollect, recall
Antonyms: forget, ignore, neglect, repress
Sentence: My grandfather used to reminisce about his years in the navy.
3. PESTILENT (ADJECTIVE):विनाशक
Pronunciation:peh·stuh·luhnt
Meaning: likely to cause or capable of causing death.
Synonyms: lethal, deadly, harmful
Antonyms: salubrious, beneficial, Harmless
Synonyms: lethal, deadly, harmful
Antonyms: salubrious, beneficial, Harmless
Sentence:Smallpox is a pestilent disease.
4. ENNOBLE (VERB): सम्मानित करना
Pronunciation:uh·noh·bl
Meaning: give (someone) a noble rank or title.
Synonyms: exalt, glorify, Honor
Antonyms: debase, degrade, demean
Sentence: The police commissioner will ennoble Officer Pantowski with a medal for service above and beyond the call of duty, an honor few officers receive.
Synonyms: exalt, glorify, Honor
Antonyms: debase, degrade, demean
Sentence: The police commissioner will ennoble Officer Pantowski with a medal for service above and beyond the call of duty, an honor few officers receive.
5. FLIMSY (ADJECTIVE): कमजोर
Pronunciation: flim·zee
Meaning: comparatively light and insubstantial; easily damaged.
Synonyms: fragile, Frail, feeble
Synonyms: fragile, Frail, feeble
Antonyms: sturdy, substantial, strong
Sentence: The storm flattened the flimsy wooden huts that the villagers lived in.
6. PENITENT (ADJECTIVE): अनुतापी
Pronunciation:peh·nuh·tnt
Meaning: feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant.
Synonyms: repentant, remorseful, Regretful
Antonyms: impenitent, unrepentant, unapologetic
Sentence: “I’m sorry,” she said with penitent smile.
Synonyms: repentant, remorseful, Regretful
Antonyms: impenitent, unrepentant, unapologetic
Sentence: “I’m sorry,” she said with penitent smile.
7. SCION (NOUN): वंशज
Pronunciation:sai·uhn
Meaning: a descendant of a notable family.
Synonyms: descendant, successor, heir
Synonyms: descendant, successor, heir
Antonyms: predecessor, ancestor, Forebear
Sentence: He's the scion of a very wealthy newspaper-publishing family.
Sentence: He's the scion of a very wealthy newspaper-publishing family.
8. IRE (NOUN): गुस्सा
Pronunciation: ire
Meaning: anger.
Synonyms: Anger, wrath, fury, rage
Antonyms: Pleasure, calmness, delight, Patience
Sentence: Their ire was directed mainly at the government.
Synonyms: Anger, wrath, fury, rage
Antonyms: Pleasure, calmness, delight, Patience
Sentence: Their ire was directed mainly at the government.
9. AGGRIEVE (ADJECTIVE): व्यथित
Pronunciation:ag·grieve
Meaning: feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated.
Synonyms: Grieved,Afflicted,Offended
Antonyms: Satisfied,Pleased,Comforted
Sentence: She felt aggrieved at not being chosen for the team.
Synonyms: Grieved,Afflicted,Offended
Antonyms: Satisfied,Pleased,Comforted
Sentence: She felt aggrieved at not being chosen for the team.
10. UNDERBELLY (NOUN): कमजोर स्थान
Pronunciation:uhn·duh·beh·lee
Meaning: an area vulnerable to attack; a hidden unpleasant or criminal part of society.
Synonyms: Vulnerability,Weak spot,Soft underbelly
Antonyms: stronghold, Fortress,Strength
Sentence: Poverty and inequality are the underbelly of our society.
Synonyms: Vulnerability,Weak spot,Soft underbelly
Antonyms: stronghold, Fortress,Strength
Sentence: Poverty and inequality are the underbelly of our society.
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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