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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 04th Nov. 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.BUOYED (VERB): प्रसन्न रखना
Pronunciation:boyd
Meaning: to sustain or encourage.
Synonyms: Cheered, Uplifted, Encouraged
Antonyms: Dejected, Saddened, Discouraged
Synonyms: Cheered, Uplifted, Encouraged
Antonyms: Dejected, Saddened, Discouraged
Sentence: Celina greeted her with an approving smile that buoyed her.
2. BLIGHT (NOUN): नाश
Pronunciation:blite
Meaning: Something that causes damage, destruction, or spoils the appearance or quality of something
Synonyms: scourge, bane, Curse
Antonyms: blessing, Boon, Godsend
Sentence:The vacant properties are a blight on the neighbourhood.
Synonyms: scourge, bane, Curse
Antonyms: blessing, Boon, Godsend
Sentence:The vacant properties are a blight on the neighbourhood.
3. ASSERTIVE (ADJECTIVE): मुखर
Pronunciation:uh·suh·tiv
Meaning: confident.
Synonyms: forceful, self-confident
Synonyms: forceful, self-confident
Antonyms: retiring , Passive, Submissive
Sentence: The job may call for assertive behavior.
Sentence: The job may call for assertive behavior.
4. QUAGMIRE (NOUN): दलदल
Pronunciation:kvag·mai·uh
Meaning: A soft, boggy area of land that gives way underfoot; a difficult, complex, or precarious situation.
Synonyms: marsh, mire, predicament, quandary, difficulty, complication
Antonyms: Firm ground, solid footing, straightforward situation, easy task
Sentence:The company found itself in a quagmire of debt after a series of bad investments, and it took years to recover.
Synonyms: marsh, mire, predicament, quandary, difficulty, complication
Antonyms: Firm ground, solid footing, straightforward situation, easy task
Sentence:The company found itself in a quagmire of debt after a series of bad investments, and it took years to recover.
5. ALACRITY (NOUN): तत्परता, उत्साह
Pronunciation:uh·la·kruh·tee
Meaning: brisk and cheerful readiness; eagerness or willingness to do something quickly and with enthusiasm.
Synonyms: Willingness, enthusiasm, eagerness, promptness
Antonyms: Apathy, reluctance, unwillingness, lethargy, indifference
Synonyms: Willingness, enthusiasm, eagerness, promptness
Antonyms: Apathy, reluctance, unwillingness, lethargy, indifference
Sentence: The employees responded to the boss's request with alacrity, and they finished the project ahead of schedule.
6. CONTENTIOUS (ADJECTIVE): विवादपूर्ण
Pronunciation:kuhn·ten·shuhs
Meaning: causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial or disputed.
Synonyms: Controversial, Disputable, argumentative, quarrelsome
Antonyms: Agreeable, Peaceable, harmonious, Non-contentious
Sentence:The issue of climate change is a contentious topic that often leads to heated debates and conflicting opinions.
Antonyms: Agreeable, Peaceable, harmonious, Non-contentious
Sentence:The issue of climate change is a contentious topic that often leads to heated debates and conflicting opinions.
7. JURISDICTION (NOUN: क्षेत्राधिकार
Pronunciation:joo·ruhs·di·kshn
Meaning: the official power to make legal decisions and judgments; the extent or range of authority or control.
Synonyms: Authority, control, power, governance, rule, command
Antonyms: powerlessness, Incapacity,Impotence
Sentence: The case was not within the jurisdiction of the local court, so it had to be transferred to a higher court with broader authority.
Synonyms: Authority, control, power, governance, rule, command
Antonyms: powerlessness, Incapacity,Impotence
Sentence: The case was not within the jurisdiction of the local court, so it had to be transferred to a higher court with broader authority.
8. INTRANSIGENCE (NOUN): हठ, अड़ियलता
Pronunciation:uhn·tran·zuh·jns
Meaning: refusal to change one's views or to agree about something; stubbornness or inflexibility.
Synonyms: Stubbornness, inflexibility, rigidity, obstinacy
Antonyms: Flexibility, openness, compromise, pliability
Sentence: The intransigence of the political leaders prevented them from reaching a compromise and resolving the crisis.
Synonyms: Stubbornness, inflexibility, rigidity, obstinacy
Antonyms: Flexibility, openness, compromise, pliability
Sentence: The intransigence of the political leaders prevented them from reaching a compromise and resolving the crisis.
9. GARNER (VERB): इकट्ठा करना
Pronunciation:gaa·nuhr
Meaning: to gather or collect something, especially information or
Support.
Synonyms: collect, gather, amass, accumulate
Synonyms: collect, gather, amass, accumulate
Antonyms: disperse, scatter, distribute
Sentence: She was able to garner enough support to win the election.
Sentence: She was able to garner enough support to win the election.
10. EUPHEMISM (NOUN): प्रियोक्ति
Pronunciation:yoo·fuh·mi·zm
Meaning: a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word.
Synonyms: polite term, Softening, understatement
Synonyms: polite term, Softening, understatement
Antonyms: directness, straightforwardness, terseness
Sentence: "Senior citizen" is a euphemism for "old person“.
Sentence: "Senior citizen" is a euphemism for "old person“.
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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