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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 30th March 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. EXIGENT (ADJECTIVE):अत्यावश्यक
Pronunciation: ek·suh·jnt
Meaning: needing immediate attention.
Synonyms: urgent, extreme, immediate
Antonyms: minor, incidental, trivial
Sentence: So, it is an important and exigent problem to estimate the software project size.
2. STEALTHIEST (ADJECTIVE):गुप्त
Pronunciation: stelth·ee·uhst
Meaning: behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard.
Synonyms: furtive, secretive, clandestine
Antonyms: open, public
Sentence: Cats are among the stealthiest of stalkers.
3. MENIAL (NOUN):सेवक
Pronunciation: mee·nee·uhl
Meaning: a person hired to perform household or personal services.
Synonyms: servant, housekeeper, maid
Antonyms: master, mistress, foreman
Sentence: Immigrants to that country faced fierce prejudice and could expect to find work only as menials.
4. SENESCENCE (NOUN):बुढ़ापा
Pronunciation: suh·neh·sns
Meaning: the state of being old or the process of becoming old.
Synonyms: senility, age, dotage
Antonyms: freshness, youthfulness, adolescence
Sentence: Senescence of clones is probably caused by the accumulation of deleterious mutations.
5. DOFF (VERB):उतारना
Pronunciation: dawf
Meaning: to rid oneself of (a garment).
Synonyms: remove, peel (off), put off
Antonyms: don, throw (on), wear
Sentence: The blazing sun soon had the men doffing their jackets.
6. RELINQUISHMENT (NOUN):त्याग
Pronunciation: re·lin·quish·ment
Meaning: the usually forced yielding of one’s person or possessions to the control of another.
Synonyms: surrender, submission, cession
Antonyms:possession, retention, holding
Sentence: Miraculous, the relinquishment of the hostess was accomplished without bloodshed.
7. PACIFY (VERB):शांतकरना
Pronunciation: pa·suh·fai
Meaning: to lessen the anger or agitation of someone
Synonyms: calm, comfort, console
Antonyms: anger, inflame, infuriate
Sentence: The only thing that would pacify the child and end the tantrum was a new toy.
8. AVOUCHMENT (NOUN):घोषणा
Pronunciation: avouch·ment
Meaning: a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something.
Synonyms: declaration, assertion, claim
Antonyms: dispute, question
Sentence: Your avouchment of his good intentions means he won’t be disciplined.
9. PANG (NOUN):पीड़ा
Pronunciation: pang
Meaning: a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion.
Synonyms: pain, sting, discomfort
Antonyms: relief, comfort
Sentence: He experienced a sudden pang of conscience.
10. WREST (VERB):खींचना
Pronunciation: rest
Meaning: to draw out by force or with effort
Synonyms: wrench, pull, extract
Antonyms: insert, instill.
Sentence: I managed to wrest the photograph from his grasp.
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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