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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 25th August 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.PERENNIAL (ADJECTIVE): चिरस्थायी
Pronunciation:puh·reh·nee·uhl
Meaning: lasting a very long time, or happening repeatedly or all the time
Synonyms: enduring, perpetual, ongoing, continuing, lasting
Antonyms: ceasing, changing, concluding, infrequent, occasional
Sentence: Every election seems to continue to deal with the same perennial issues that have been the focus of all the previous elections.
Synonyms: enduring, perpetual, ongoing, continuing, lasting
Antonyms: ceasing, changing, concluding, infrequent, occasional
Sentence: Every election seems to continue to deal with the same perennial issues that have been the focus of all the previous elections.
2. PREVARICATE (VERB): झूठ बोलना
Pronunciation:pruh·va·ruh·kayt
Meaning: to avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think
Synonyms: lie, fib, equivocate, deceive
Synonyms: lie, fib, equivocate, deceive
Antonyms: testify, assert, swear, confirm, verify
Sentence: Because my sister Sarah does not take bad news well, I always prevaricate when telling her something she does not want to hear.
Sentence: Because my sister Sarah does not take bad news well, I always prevaricate when telling her something she does not want to hear.
3. LAMBENT (ADJECTIVE): उज्जवल
Pronunciation: LAM-bint
Meaning: (of light or fire) glowing, gleaming or flickering with a soft radiance
Synonyms: glowing, luminous, shining, dazzling, radiant, shimmering, gleaming
Antonyms: dim, dusky, blackened, dark, dull
Synonyms: glowing, luminous, shining, dazzling, radiant, shimmering, gleaming
Antonyms: dim, dusky, blackened, dark, dull
Sentence: The lambent flames from our campfire cast a comforting glow.
4. SNAZZY (ADJECTIVE): अत्यधिक आकर्षक
Pronunciation:sna·zee
Meaning: modern and stylish in a way that attracts attention
Synonyms: stylish, flashy, cool, fashionable, custom, jazzy
Antonyms: simple, modest, plain, unadorned
Sentence:Innovation is about more than designing snazzy products. It's also about improving customer experiences and services.
Synonyms: stylish, flashy, cool, fashionable, custom, jazzy
Antonyms: simple, modest, plain, unadorned
Sentence:Innovation is about more than designing snazzy products. It's also about improving customer experiences and services.
5. IMMURED (VERB): क़ैद करना
Pronunciation:uh·myawd
Meaning: enclose or confine (someone) against their will
Synonyms: caged, imprisoned, enclosed
Antonyms: free, loose, unbound
Synonyms: caged, imprisoned, enclosed
Antonyms: free, loose, unbound
Sentence: Caught robbing a bank, Jason knew the police would immure him in a jail cell for an extended period of time.
6.VERBATIM (ADVERB): प्रतिशब्द
Pronunciation:vuh·bay·tm
Meaning: in a way that uses exactly the same words as were originally used
Synonyms: word for word, exactly, identically
Antonyms: inaccurately, inexactly, imprecise, inexact
Sentence: Everything said by the victim was written verbatim on the police report.
Synonyms: word for word, exactly, identically
Antonyms: inaccurately, inexactly, imprecise, inexact
Sentence: Everything said by the victim was written verbatim on the police report.
7. RHETORIC (NOUN): वक्रपटुता
Pronunciation:ruh·taw·rik
Meaning: speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people but which is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content
Synonyms: bombastic, high-sounding, pompous, pretentious, magniloquent
Antonyms: eloquent, unrhetorical, direct
Sentence: How far the president will be able to translate his campaign rhetoric into action remains to be seen.
Antonyms: eloquent, unrhetorical, direct
Sentence: How far the president will be able to translate his campaign rhetoric into action remains to be seen.
8. OBLIVION (NOUN): विस्मरण
Pronunciation:uh·bli·vee·uhn
Meaning: the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening.
Synonyms: unconsciousness, insensibility, stupor
Antonyms: consciousness, recollection, awareness
Sentence: Alcoholics often suffer from periods of oblivion.
Synonyms: unconsciousness, insensibility, stupor
Antonyms: consciousness, recollection, awareness
Sentence: Alcoholics often suffer from periods of oblivion.
9. DEVOUT (ADJECTIVE): धार्मिक
Pronunciation:duh·vawt
Meaning: having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment.
Synonyms: religious, reverent , Saintly
Antonyms: faithless, godless, impious
Sentence: Louis became an extremely devout and ascetic man.
Synonyms: religious, reverent , Saintly
Antonyms: faithless, godless, impious
Sentence: Louis became an extremely devout and ascetic man.
10. MACABRE (ADJECTIVE): भयंकर
Pronunciation:muh·kaa·bruh
Meaning: disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury.
Synonyms: gruesome, grisly, ghastly
Antonyms: delightful, pleasant, appealing
Antonyms: delightful, pleasant, appealing
Sentence: Even the police were horrified at the macabre nature of the killings.
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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