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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 26th 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. PRECARIOUS (ADJECTIVE):संदिग्ध
Pronunciation: pruh·keuh·ree·uhs
Meaning: as in dangerous.
Synonyms: risky, serious, unsafe
Antonyms: safe, harmless, innocuous
Sentence: She was in a state of precarious health.
2. CONTORT (VERB):विकृत करना
Pronunciation: kuhn·tawt
Meaning: as in to distort.
Synonyms: disfigure, deform, misshape
Antonyms: straighten, unbend, uncurl
Sentence: the acrobat is able to contort his body so that it almost looks like a pretzel.
3. INDISPENSABLE (ADJECTIVE):अपरिहार्य
Pronunciation: in·duh·spens·uh·bl
Meaning: as in essential.
Synonyms: essential, necessary, integral
Antonyms: unnecessary, needless, nonessential
Sentence: No man is indispensable.
4. ANOMALOUS (ADJECTIVE):नियम विरूद्ध
Pronunciation: uh·naw·muh·luhs
Meaning: deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.
Synonyms: abnormal, atypical, nontypical
Antonyms: natural, normal, regular
Sentence: For years this anomalous behaviour has baffled scientists.
5. RASPING (ADJECTIVE):कठोर
Pronunciation: raasp·uhng
Meaning: harsh-sounding and unpleasant; grating.
Synonyms: harsh, grating, jarring
Antonyms: melodious, soft, smooth
Sentence: I heard John’s voice rasping in the other room.
6. PROFLIGATE (ADJECTIVE):अपव्ययी
Pronunciation: praw·fluh·guht
Meaning: recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.
Synonyms: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift
Antonyms: conserving, economical
Sentence: She is well-known for her profligate spending habits.
7. DAZE (VERB):मति-मंद करना
Pronunciation: dayz
Meaning: make (someone) unable to think or react properly; stupefy; bewilder.
Synonyms: stun, stupefy, dumbfound
Antonyms: conscious, clearheaded
Sentence: The fall daze him for a moment, causing him to become disoriented.
8. DISENTHRALLED (VERB):बंधन से मुक्त करना
Pronunciation: dis·uhn·thrawld
Meaning: to set free (as from slavery or confinement).
Synonyms: discharged, liberated, freed
Antonyms: bound, confined, enchained
Sentence: We must disenthrall ourselves from time-honoured ways of doing things, or we will never progress as a society.
9. LUGUBRIOUS (ADJECTIVE):उदास
Pronunciation: luh·goo·bree·uhs
Meaning: looking or sounding sad and dismal.
Synonyms: mournful, gloomy, sad
Antonyms: bright, cheerful, cheering
Sentence: Why are you looking so lugubrious?
10. RIFE (ADJECTIVE):व्याप्त
Pronunciation: rife
Meaning: (especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread.
Synonyms: widespread, general, common
Antonyms: blank, devoid , scarce.
Sentence: Corruption was rife before the election.
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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