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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 05th December 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. MENDACITY (NOUN): झूठ
Pronunciation: men·da·suh·tee
Meaning: a statement is known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.
Synonyms: lie, untruth, falsity
Antonyms: truth, veracity, honesty
Sentence: We demand legal warfare on deliberate political mendacity and its dissemination in the press.
2. DITHER (VERB): घबराहट
Pronunciation: di·dhuh
Meaning: to be unable to make a decision about doing something; to be very nervous, excited, or confused.
Synonyms: hesitate, falter, panic, fuss
Antonyms: calm, peace, sense, order
3. ABSTENTION (NOUN): मतदान न करना
Pronunciation: uhb·sten·shn
Meaning: an instance of declining to vote for or against a proposal or motion; restraint in one's consumption.
Synonyms: abnegation, eschewal, avoidance, reject
Synonyms: abnegation, eschewal, avoidance, reject
Antonyms: indulgence, unconstraint, decide
Sentence: I decided to settle on an abstention when the family voted on where we should eat, as personally, I didn’t care where we went.
4. DURESS (NOUN): दबाव
Pronunciation: dyoo·res
Meaning: threats, violence, to force someone into doing something against their will.
Synonyms: pressure, constraint, compulsion, intimidation, coercion
Antonyms: freedom, independence, liberation, persuasion
Sentence: I think Claire was under duress when she signed the agreement; she never would have voluntarily accepted those conditions.
5. DIFFIDENT (ADJECTIVE): संकोच शील
Pronunciation: di·fuh·dnt
Meaning: modest or shy because of a lack of selfconfidence.
Synonyms: shy, bashful, sheepish, introverted
Antonyms: confident, extroverted, immodest, bold
Sentence: Although he graduated in the top ten percent of his class, Jules is still diffident about his own intelligence.
6. EBULLIENT (ADJECTIVE): जोश
Pronunciation: uh·buh·lee·uhnt
Meaning: cheerful and full of energy.
Synonyms: exuberant, buoyant, cheerful
Antonyms: indolent, lazy, sluggish
Sentence: Jack always felt ebullient after drinking his morning coffee.
7. EXCULPATE (VERB): निर्दोष सिद्ध करना
Pronunciation: ek·skuhl·payt
Meaning: show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing.
Synonyms: absolve, acquit, clear, exonerate
Antonyms: accuse, arraign, imprison
Sentence: He exculpates himself from stealing the money.
8. RELEGATE (VERB): बाहर निकाल देना
Pronunciation: reh·luh·gayt
Meaning: consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position.
Synonyms: downgrade, lower in rank, put down
Antonyms: ascent, rise, upswing
Sentence: In spite of her strong commitment to her job, she vowed she would never relegate her maternal duties to a nanny.
9. VAUNT (VERB): बड़ाई करना
Pronunciation: vawnt
Meaning: boast about or praise (something), especially excessively.
Synonyms: boast, brag, pride
Synonyms: boast, brag, pride
Antonyms: belittle, underrate
Sentence: Even the noblest of fellows have been known to vaunt a bit.
10. HALE AND HEARTY (ADJECTIVE): चौंकाना
Pronunciation: hail and har-tee
Meaning: of a person, especially an elderly one) strong and healthy
Synonyms: healthy, well, fit
Antonyms: ill, feeble, sick
Sentence: She was still hale and hearty in her nineties.
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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