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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 25th 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. LASSITUDE (NOUN):थकान
Pronunciation: LAS-uh-tood
Meaning: A complete depletion of energy or strength.
Synonyms: exhaustion, fatigue, weariness
Antonyms:vigor, refreshment, energy
Sentence: Symptoms of anaemia include general fatigue and lassitude.
2. ASTHENIA (NOUN):शक्तिहीनता
Pronunciation: as-THEE-nee-uh
Meaning: The quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor.
Synonyms: weakness, fatigue, exhaustion
Antonyms: strength, vigor, hardiness
Sentence: Headache, nausea, fever, and asthenia are side effects of the drug.
3. FELONY (NOUN):घोर अपराध
Pronunciation: FEH-luh-nee
Meaning: A serious criminal act (such as murder or rape).
Synonyms: crime, Offense, Serious crime
Antonyms: innocence, noncrime, virtue
Sentence: The crime is considered a felony under state law.
4. PLIGHT (VERB):वादा करना
Pronunciation: plite
Meaning: to formally pledge or promise something.
Synonyms: Promise , Commit , affiance
Antonyms: renege, refrain, Reject
Sentence: she plights with her parents to not go anywhere.
5. ARABLE (ADJECTIVE):कृषियोग्य
Pronunciation: a·ruh·bl
Meaning: land or soil that is suitable for farming and growing crops.
Synonyms: farming, agricultural, rural
Antonyms: urban, industrial, metropolitan
Sentence: He farmed 200 acres of prime arable land.
6. LEWD (ADJECTIVE):अशिष्ट
Pronunciation: lood
Meaning: being sexual in an obvious, crude, and offensive way.
Synonyms: vulgar, nasty, dirty
Antonyms: wholesome, clean, decent
Sentence: by standers were shocked by the lewd behavior of the couple in the park.
7. ABOUND (VERB):प्रचुर मात्रा में
Pronunciation: uh·bawnd
Meaning: to be copiously supplied.
Synonyms: Flourish, Teem, Proliferate
Antonyms: Deficient , lack
Sentence: a city that abounds with art museums and private galleries.
8. UTILITARIAN (ADJECTIVE):उपयोगी
Pronunciation: yoo·tih·li·TAIR·ee·uhn
Meaning: as in useful.
Synonyms: useful, beneficial, functional
Antonyms: useless, unsuitable, impractical
Sentence: She found his theories utilitarian in constructing her own.
9. FICKLE (ADJECTIVE):अस्थिर
Pronunciation: fi·kl
Meaning: as in volatile.
Synonyms: inconsistent, variable, unpredictable
Antonyms: certain, stable, predictable
Sentence: A fickle friendship that was on and off over the years.
10. DWELLING (NOUN):आवास
Pronunciation: dveh·ling
Meaning: as in residence.
Synonyms: abode, habitation
Antonyms: moving, leaving, going
Sentence: the simple dwellings in which the Pilgrims spent the first winter at Ply mouth.
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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