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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 31st October 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. NEOTERIC (ADJECTIVE): नवीन
Pronunciation: nee-oh-TER-ik
Meaning: new or modern; recent.
Synonyms: latest, modern, recent
Antonyms: Traditional, Ancient, Archaic
Sentence: The neoteric design of the building stood out among the surrounding traditional structures.
Antonyms: Traditional, Ancient, Archaic
Sentence: The neoteric design of the building stood out among the surrounding traditional structures.
2.CHEESEPARING (ADJ.): कंजूस
Pronunciation: cheez•peuh•ruhng
Meaning: careful or stingy with money.
Synonyms: cheapness, penny-pinching, penuriousness
Antonyms: generosity, largesse
Sentence: I have never been in favour of cheeseparing in education.
3. SMIDGEN (NOUN): थोडा
Pronunciation:smi·jn
Meaning: a small amount of something.
Synonyms: bit, driblet, little
Synonyms: bit, driblet, little
Antonyms: abundance, barrel, Plethora,Lot
Sentence: The amount of sand I can hold in my hand is a smidgen compared to all the sand on the beach.
4. SNAZZY (ADJECTIVE): अत्यधिक आकर्षक
Pronunciation:sna·zee
Meaning: modern and stylish in a way that attracts attention.
Synonyms: stylish, flashy, fashionable
Antonyms: simple, modest, plain, unadorned
Sentence: Innovation is about more than designing snazzy products. It's also about improving customer experiences and services.
Synonyms: stylish, flashy, fashionable
Antonyms: simple, modest, plain, unadorned
Sentence: Innovation is about more than designing snazzy products. It's also about improving customer experiences and services.
5.COAX (VERB): मनवाना
Pronunciation: kokes
Meaning: persuade
Synonyms: wheedle, cajole, inveigle
Antonyms: dissuade, argue, browbeat
Sentence: The trainees were coaxed into doing boring work.
Synonyms: wheedle, cajole, inveigle
Antonyms: dissuade, argue, browbeat
Sentence: The trainees were coaxed into doing boring work.
6. IRE (NOUN): गुस्सा
Pronunciation: ire
Meaning: anger
Synonyms: indignation, wrath, outrage, fury, rage
Antonyms: Pleasure, calmness, delight, Cheerfulness
Sentence: Their ire was directed mainly at the government.
Synonyms: indignation, wrath, outrage, fury, rage
Antonyms: Pleasure, calmness, delight, Cheerfulness
Sentence: Their ire was directed mainly at the government.
7. CONTEMPLATE (VERB): सोचना
Pronunciation: kawn·tuhm·playt
Meaning: think deeply and at length.
Synonyms: ponder, consider, entertain, debate, study
Antonyms: dismiss, ignore, scorn, disregard, reject
Sentence: When the accountant was asked to contemplate the current budget, he discovered many ways the company could save money.
Synonyms: ponder, consider, entertain, debate, study
Antonyms: dismiss, ignore, scorn, disregard, reject
Sentence: When the accountant was asked to contemplate the current budget, he discovered many ways the company could save money.
8. AGGRIEVE (ADJECTIVE): व्यथित
Pronunciation: ag·grieve
Meaning: feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated.
Synonyms: Injured, Pained, Wronged, Offended
Antonyms : satisfy, please, Gladden
Sentence: He felt aggrieved at not being chosen for the team.
Synonyms: Injured, Pained, Wronged, Offended
Antonyms : satisfy, please, Gladden
Sentence: He felt aggrieved at not being chosen for the team.
9. IMPENDING (ADJECTIVE): निकट का
Pronunciation: im·pen·ding
Meaning: imminent
Synonyms: Coming,Nearing, approaching
Antonyms: remote, Far, distant
Sentence:They were in impending danger of being swept away.
Synonyms: Coming,Nearing, approaching
Antonyms: remote, Far, distant
Sentence:They were in impending danger of being swept away.
10.EMPATHY (NOUN): सहानुभूति
Pronunciation: em·puh·thee
Meaning: the ability to understand and share another person's feelings, thoughts, or experiences.
Synonyms: rapport, Affinity, Fellow feeling
Synonyms: rapport, Affinity, Fellow feeling
Antonyms: Apathy, Indifference, Callousness
Sentence: She'd been incapable of empathy.
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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