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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 28th April 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. PERFERVID (ADJECTIVE):उत्साही
Pronunciation: per·fer·vid
Meaning: intense and impassioned.
Synonyms: ardent, emotional, fervent
Antonyms: dispassionate, emotionless, impassive
Sentence: I feel the people of the city are perfervid.
2. RUE (VERB):पछताना
Pronunciation: roo
Meaning: bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen).
Synonyms: regret, be sorry about, feel apologetic
Antonyms: impenitence, remorselessness
Sentence: Ferguson will rue the day he turned down that offer.
3. SLANDER (VERB):झूठी निंदा करना
Pronunciation: slaan·duh
Meaning: make false and damaging statements about (someone).
Synonyms: defame, insult, libel
Antonyms: glorify, honor, praise
Sentence: They were accused of slandering the head of state.
4. CINCH (NOUN):आसान काम
Pronunciation: sinch
Meaning: an extremely easy task.
Synonyms: easy, uncomplicated, not difficult
Antonyms: tough, complicated, difficult
Sentence: This dish is a cinch to make.
5. PALATIAL (ADJECTIVE):आलीशान
Pronunciation: puh·lay·shl
Meaning: resembling a palace in being spacious and splendid.
Synonyms: luxurious, deluxe, magnificent
Antonyms: austere, no-frills, spartan
Sentence: She lives in a palatial New York apartment.
6. TEEMING (VERB):भरा हुआ
Pronunciation: tee·ming
Meaning: be full of or swarming with.
Synonyms: be full of, be filled with, be brimming with
Antonyms: blank, devoid, empty
Sentence: Every garden is teeming with wildlife.
7. IMPERMANENCE (NOUN):अनस्थिरता
Pronunciation: uhm·puh·muh·nuhns
Meaning: the state or fact of lasting for only a limited period of time.
Synonyms: ephemerality, evanescence, fleetingness
Antonyms: endurance, permanence, permanency
Sentence: Change, impermanence is characteristic of life.
8. SHILLY-SHALLY (NOUN):हिचकिचाहट
Pronunciation: shil-ee-shal-ee
Meaning: a state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action
Synonyms: faltering, hesitance, hesitancy
Antonyms: certainty, certitude, confidence
Sentence: The construction project was once again delayed by the bureaucratic shilly-shally of regulatory agencies.
9. ADMONITION (NOUN):चेतावनी
Pronunciation: ad·muh·ni·shn
Meaning: an act or action of admonishing; authoritative counsel or warning.
Synonyms: reprimand, rebuke, reproof
Antonyms: praise, compliment , commendation
Sentence: The old judge’s admonition to the jury on this point was particularly weighty.
10. DISSEMINATE (VERB):प्रसार
Pronunciation: Aduh·seh·muh·nayt
Meaning: spread (something, especially information) widely.
Synonyms: spread, circulate, distribute
Antonyms: cloak, conceal, enshroud
Sentence: The agency would collect and disseminate information.
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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