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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 29th June 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. APOTHEOSIS (NOUN):गुणगान
Pronunciation: uh·paw·thee·oh·suhs
Meaning: the most perfect type or example.
Synonyms: manifestation, incarnation, classic
Antonyms: imperfection, worst, common
Sentence: The legend of King Arthur represents the apotheosis of chivalry.
2. FLAGRANT (ADJECTIVE):दोषपूर्ण
Pronunciation: flay·gruhnt
Meaning: very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad.
Synonyms: blatant, glaring, obvious
Antonyms: imperceptible, slight, unobtrusive
Sentence: The judge called the decision “a flagrant violation of international law”.
3. CARP (VERB):शिकायत
Pronunciation: kaap
Meaning: to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely.
Synonyms: complain, scream, whine
Antonyms: delight, rejoice, accept
Sentence: Someone who carps and whines about everything is a pain.
4. DIVULGE (VERB):प्रकाशित करना
Pronunciation: dai·vuhlj
Meaning: to make known (as information previously kept secret).
Synonyms: disclose, reveal, discover
Antonyms: conceal, hide, overshadow
Sentence: It is not company policy to divulge personal details of employees.
5. DECREPITUDE (NOUN):जीर्णता
Pronunciation: duh·kreh·puh·chood
Meaning: the state of being decrepit.
Synonyms: feebleness, enfeeblement, infirmity
Antonyms: health, healthiness, wellness
Sentence: She was saddened by the decrepitude of many of the nursing home residents.
6. SECESSIONISM (NOUN):अलगाव
Pronunciation: si-sesh-uh-niz-uhm
Meaning: the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts.
Synonyms: bifurcation, division, partition
Antonyms: association, aggregation, unification
Sentence: Fundamentalism and secessionism are of course a direct result of poor governance.
7. CONFUTING (VERB):झूठा ठहराना
Pronunciation: kuhn·fyoot·uhng
Meaning: prove (a person or an assertion) to be wrong.
Synonyms: disprove, show/prove to be false, contradict
Antonyms: proving, validating, verifying
Sentence: Theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience.
8. ABNEGATE (VERB):त्याग करना
Pronunciation: ab·ni·gayt
Meaning: to give up (as a position of authority) formally.
Synonyms: relinquish, abdicate, resign
Antonyms: assume, claim, appropriate
Sentence: To abnegate yourself is the best way to get close to yourself.
9. GLOM (VERB):हावी होना
Pronunciation: gloom
Meaning: to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Synonyms: grab, get, land
Antonyms: miss, release, free
Sentence: The antibodies glom onto the virus and destroy it.
10. COROLLARY (NOUN):परिणाम
Pronunciation: kuh·raw·luh·ree
Meaning: a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Synonyms: outcome, resultant, consequence
Antonyms: reason, cause, factor
Sentence: One corollary of the rise of television was a massive makeover of radio’s programming.
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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