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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 05th August 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. FOSTER (VERB): प्रोत्साहन देना
Pronunciation:faw·stuh
Meaning: To encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings
Synonyms: Stimulate, Strengthen, promote, nurture, assist.
Antonyms: Abandon, suppress, hinder, curb, neglect.
Sentence:Developed countries should foster global economic growth to help new democracies.
Synonyms: Stimulate, Strengthen, promote, nurture, assist.
Antonyms: Abandon, suppress, hinder, curb, neglect.
Sentence:Developed countries should foster global economic growth to help new democracies.
2.STAGGERING (ADJECTIVE): चौंका देने वाला
Pronunciation:sta·guh·ruhng
Meaning: that you find difficult to believe
Synonyms: Astonishing, Astounding, stunning, amazing, overwhelming
Antonyms: unremarkable , Unimpressive, Expected
Sentence: Profits have shot up by a staggering 25 %.
Synonyms: Astonishing, Astounding, stunning, amazing, overwhelming
Antonyms: unremarkable , Unimpressive, Expected
Sentence: Profits have shot up by a staggering 25 %.
3.INDIGENOUS (ADJECTIVE): स्वदेशी
Pronunciation:in·dee·juh·nuhs
Meaning: Produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment
Synonyms: Native, autochthonous, original, endemic
Antonyms: Migrant, exotic, immigrant, acquired.
Sentence:They were our indigenous peoples, our first peoples, our first speakers and our first hearers.
Synonyms: Native, autochthonous, original, endemic
Antonyms: Migrant, exotic, immigrant, acquired.
Sentence:They were our indigenous peoples, our first peoples, our first speakers and our first hearers.
4.WELTER(VERB): डूब जाना
Pronunciation: WEL-ter
Meaning: to roll, toss, or be deeply immersed and in disorder, similar to confusion, jumble, and wallow
Synonyms: Wallow, Jumble, Confusion
Synonyms: Wallow, Jumble, Confusion
Antonyms: Calm, peace, Order
Sentence:The report was issued amid a welter of conflicting evidence.
5. FOREGONE (ADJECTIVE): पूर्वनिश्चित
Pronunciation: faw·gawn
Meaning: Already decided or determined in advance.
Synonyms: Predetermined, inevitable, certain, decided.
Atonyms: Uncertain, undecided, doubtful.
Sentence: It seems to be a foregone conclusion that I shall never hear a good excuse.
6.EXPEDITING(VERB): शीघ्रता करना
Pronunciation:ek·spuh·dite·uhng
Meaning: To make something happen more quickly
Synonyms: Accelerate, Hasten, hurrying, rushing, speed up.
Antonyms: Delay, slowing, delaying
Sentence: Something needs to be done to expedite the process.
Synonyms: Accelerate, Hasten, hurrying, rushing, speed up.
Antonyms: Delay, slowing, delaying
Sentence: Something needs to be done to expedite the process.
7.FORGE(VERB): नकली बनाना
Pronunciation: fawj
Meaning: To make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive
Synonyms: Falsify, Duplicate, mold.
Antonyms: Original, destroy, abolish, halt.
Sentence: The programme aims to forge links between higher education and small businesses.
Antonyms: Original, destroy, abolish, halt.
Sentence: The programme aims to forge links between higher education and small businesses.
8. OBNOXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): घृणित, अप्रिय
Pronunciation: uhb·naw·kshuhs
Meaning: Very unpleasant or offensive.
Synonyms: Offensive, Annoying, Hateful
Antonyms: Pleasant, Agreeable, Charming
Sentence: The man's obnoxious behavior made everyone uncomfortable.
9. FORTUITOUS (ADJECTIVE): आकस्मिक
Pronunciation: faw·tyoo·uh·tuhs
Meaning: Happening by chance rather than intention.
Synonyms: Unexpected, Unanticipated, Coincidental, accidental
Antonyms: Predictable, Planned, Premeditated
Synonyms: Unexpected, Unanticipated, Coincidental, accidental
Antonyms: Predictable, Planned, Premeditated
Sentence: His success depended on a fortuitous combination of circumstances.
10. INFLATION (NOUN): महंगाई
Pronunciation:in·flay·shn
Meaning: A general, continuous increase in price.
Synonyms: Rise, Escalation, expansion
Antonyms: deflation, disinflation, reduction
Synonyms: Rise, Escalation, expansion
Antonyms: deflation, disinflation, reduction
Sentence: Because of inflation the bread that used to cost eighty cents now costs one dollar and fifty cents.
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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