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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 05th 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. OBFUSCATE (VERB): अस्पष्ट करना
Pronunciation: awb·fuh·skayt
Meaning: to make something less clear and harder to understand, especially intentionally.
Synonyms: obscure, confuse, complicate
Antonyms: clarify, clear (up), simplify
Sentence: She was criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue.
Synonyms: obscure, confuse, complicate
Antonyms: clarify, clear (up), simplify
Sentence: She was criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue.
2. DURESS (NOUN): दबाव
Pronunciation:dyoo·res
Meaning: threats, violence, to force someone into doing something against their will.
Synonyms: pressure, compulsion, intimidation, coercion
Antonyms: freedom, independence, liberation
Synonyms: pressure, compulsion, intimidation, coercion
Antonyms: freedom, independence, liberation
Sentence: I think Claire was under duress when she signed the agreement; she never would have voluntarily accepted those conditions.
3. CEREBRATION (NOUN): बुद्धिविवेक
Pronunciation: seh·ruh·bray·shn
Meaning: the process of thinking, using the brain to consider something.
Synonyms: contemplation, pondering, thinking
Antonyms: thoughtlessness, negligence, ignorance
Synonyms: contemplation, pondering, thinking
Antonyms: thoughtlessness, negligence, ignorance
Sentence: His intense cerebration and focus made him a successful scientist.
4. PERFIDIOUS (ADJECTIVE): धोखेबाज़, बेईमान
Pronunciation:puh·fi·dee·uhs
Meaning: deceitful and untrustworthy.
Synonyms: Treacherous, Deceitful, Disloyal
Antonyms: Loyal, honest, true, trustworthy
Sentence: Because the police were waiting for him to try and sell the diamond, the jewel thief had no idea his perfidious behavior had been discovered.
Synonyms: Treacherous, Deceitful, Disloyal
Antonyms: Loyal, honest, true, trustworthy
Sentence: Because the police were waiting for him to try and sell the diamond, the jewel thief had no idea his perfidious behavior had been discovered.
5. CONTRAVENE (VERB): उल्लंघन करना
Pronunciation: kawn·truh·veen
Meaning: to do something that a law or rule does not allow, or to break a law or rule.
Synonyms: Breach, Violate, Infringe
Antonyms: uphold, Follow, Obey
Sentence: Because your actions contravene the policy, you're being suspended for ten days.
Sentence: Because your actions contravene the policy, you're being suspended for ten days.
6. SMEAR (VERB): बदनाम करना
Pronunciation: smeeuh
Meaning: damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations.
Synonyms: Blacken, slander, defame
Antonyms: honor, Praise, glorify
Sentence: The politician's opponents launched a smear campaign to tarnish his reputation.
Antonyms: honor, Praise, glorify
Sentence: The politician's opponents launched a smear campaign to tarnish his reputation.
7. SPILLOVER (NOUN): छलकन
Pronunciation: spil·oh·vuh
Meaning: a quantity of something overflow.
Synonyms: Overflow, Spillage, Outflow
Antonyms: Absorption, Deficit, Shortage
Sentence: She felt her own tears spill over at the depth of his pain.
Synonyms: Overflow, Spillage, Outflow
Antonyms: Absorption, Deficit, Shortage
Sentence: She felt her own tears spill over at the depth of his pain.
8. PERTINENT (ADJECTIVE): संगत
Pronunciation: puh·ti·nent
Meaning: Relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.
Synonyms: Connected, Apposite, Appropriate
Antonyms: Improper, Unfitting, Irrelevant
Sentence: He asked me a lot of very pertinent questions .
Synonyms: Connected, Apposite, Appropriate
Antonyms: Improper, Unfitting, Irrelevant
Sentence: He asked me a lot of very pertinent questions .
9. THRESHOLD (NOUN): चौखट
Pronunciation:thresh·holed
Meaning: a limit at which an arrangement changes.
Synonyms: Commencement, Baseline
Antonyms: Conclusion, Closure, Ending, Termination
Sentence: You know when you cross that threshold, there's no going back.
Antonyms: Conclusion, Closure, Ending, Termination
Sentence: You know when you cross that threshold, there's no going back.
10. UPEND (VERB): किसी चीज़ को पूरी तरह से बदल देना / उलट-पुलट कर देना
Pronunciation: uhp·end
Meaning: To turn something upside down or completely change an existing situation.
Synonyms: Subvert, Overturn, Overthrow
Antonyms: Preserve, Uphold, Maintain, Restore
Sentence: I upended the bucket to use as a stool.
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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