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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 31 July 2025
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.ENVISION (VERB): कल्पना करना
Pronunciation: uhn·vi·zhn
Meaning: imagine as a future possibility.
Synonyms: visualize, imagine, envisage
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, look away
Sentence: Envision a future where you can live and work anywhere in the world.
2. PAUCITY (NOUN): अभाव
Pronunciation: paw·suh·tee
Meaning: scarcity or a lack of something.
Synonyms: shortage, dearth, insufficiency, inadequacy
Antonyms: abundance, surplus, plenty
Sentence: The paucity of resources made it difficult to complete the project on time.
3. BUOYANCY (NOUN): उत्तेजना / उछाल
Pronunciation: boy·uhns·ee
Meaning: the ability of a fluid or gas to exert an upward force; a cheerful and optimistic attitude; a high level of activity in an economy.
Synonyms: Floatability, cheerfulness, optimism, liveliness
Antonyms: Heaviness, despondency, depression, gloominess, lethargy
Sentence: The economy showed signs of buoyancy as consumer spending increased.
4. RESILIENCE (NOUN): लचीलापन
Pronunciation: reh·zuh·lee·uhns
Meaning: the ability to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness, adaptability.
Synonyms: Flexibility, adaptability, toughness, strength, durability
Antonyms: Fragility, weakness, inflexibility, vulnerability, sensitivity
Sentence: The team showed great resilience in overcoming a series of challenges to win the championship.
5. ACCLIMATIZE (VERB): जलवायु के अनुकूल बनाना
Pronunciation: ac·cli·ma·tize
Meaning: to adjust or adapt to a new environment or conditions.
Synonyms: acclimate, accommodate, adapt, adjustment
Antonyms: misadjust
Sentence: Runners had to acclimatize to the humid tropical conditions.
6. VEXED (ADJECTIVE): परेशान
Pronunciation: vekst
Meaning: causing difficulty, worry, and a lot of discussion
Synonyms: annoyed, irritated, exasperated, bothered, upset, angry, displeased, aggravated
Antonyms: pleased, satisfied, happy, delighted, content
Sentence: The inability to find a cure for the fatal disease has vexed the team of doctors for many years.
7. 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: An anomalous storm was hanging over the city that no one could explain, as it had seemingly appeared out of nowhere on a sunny day.
8. PERSPICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): कुशाग्रबुद्धि
Pronunciation: puh·spuh·kay·shuhs
Meaning: having a ready insight into and understanding of things.
Synonyms: Insightful, Discerning, Perceptive, Sharp
Antonyms: Dull, Stupid, Ignorant, Naïve
Sentence: He was perspicacious enough to realize that things were soon going to change.
9. ASTOUNDING (ADJECTIVE): चकित करने वाला
Pronunciation: uh·stawnd·uhng
Meaning: extremely surprising or shocking.
Synonyms: incredible, Stunning
Antonyms: mundane, Expected
Sentence: The transformation of the old, dilapidated building into a luxurious hotel was nothing short of astounding.
10. SIPHONED (VERB): निकाल लिया
Pronunciation: sai·fnd
Meaning: the unauthorized or secret transfer of funds or resources.
Synonyms: funneled, Extracted
Antonyms: replenished, Poured
Sentence: The hackers managed to siphon confidential data from the company's database, leading to a major security breach.
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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