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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 29th January 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. IMMENSE (ADJECTIVE): अत्यधिक
Pronunciation: i·mens
Meaning: extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree.
Synonyms: vast, massive, enormous
Antonyms: tiny, minuscule, little
Sentence: The immense pressure causes the rock to fracture.
2. VENERATE (VERB): सम्मानित करना
Pronunciation: veh·nuh·rayt
Meaning: regard with great respect; revere.
Synonyms: reverence, honor, admire
Antonyms: desecrate, blaspheme, insult
Sentence: Mother Teresa is venerated as a saint.
3. CAVALIER (ADJECTIVE): अभिमानपूर्ण
Pronunciation: ka·vuh·leeuh
Meaning: having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Synonyms: arrogant, superior, haughty
Antonyms: modest, humble, compliant
Sentence: The Editor takes a cavalier attitude to the concept of fact checking.
4. LEXICAL (ADJECTIVE): शाब्दिक
Pronunciation: lek·suh·kl
Meaning: relating to the words or vocabulary of a language.
Synonyms: linguistic, verbal, vocabular
Antonyms: nonverbal, nonlinguistic
Sentence: We chose a few of the commonest lexical items in the languages.
5. REQUITE (VERB): लौटाना
Pronunciation: ruh·kvite
Meaning: make appropriate return for (a favor, service, or wrongdoing).
Synonyms: compensate, reimburse, repay
Antonyms: Deny, Refuse
Sentence: The King requited his services with a knighthood.
6. BEATIFIC (ADJECTIVE): सुखी
Pronunciation: bee·uh·ti·fuhk
Meaning: showing complete happiness
Synonyms: cheerful, smiling, joyful
Antonyms: mournful, sorrowful, doleful
Sentence: The angels in the painting have beatific smiles.
7. YESTERYEAR (NOUN): अतीत
Pronunciation: yeh·stuh·eeuh
Meaning: the events or experience of former times.
Synonyms: past, history
Antonyms: future, tomorrow
Sentence: The magnificent big boats of yesteryear have virtually vanished.
8. SUMPTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): वैभवशाली
Pronunciation: suhmp·tyoo·uhs
Meaning: splendid and expensive-looking.
Synonyms: lavish, luxurious, deluxe
Antonyms: humble, austere, ascetic
Sentence: The interior is decorated in sumptuous reds and golds.
9. RESTIVE (ADJECTIVE): अशांत
Pronunciation: rest·uhv
Meaning: (of a person) unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, especially because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom.
Synonyms: rebellious, defiant, stubborn
Antonyms: docile, obedient, submissive
Sentence: The crowd was growing increasingly restive.
10. DESULTORY (ADJECTIVE): बेतरतीब
Pronunciation: deh·suhl·tree
Meaning: lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.
Synonyms: random, scattered, arbitrary
Antonyms: systematic, regular, methodical
Sentence: They talked briefly in a desultory manner.
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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