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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 07th February 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. DISCONCERTING (ADJECTIVE): चिंता जनक
Pronunciation: dis·kuhn·suht·uhng
Meaning: causing one to feel unsettled.
Synonyms: unsettling, unnerving, discomfiting
Antonyms: calming, comforting, consoling
Sentence: I found some of his personal habits rather disconcerting.
2. BENIGHTED (ADJECTIVE): अनाड़ी
Pronunciation: buh·nite·uhd
Meaning: in a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance, typically owing to a lack of opportunity.
Synonyms: unenlightened, uneducated, illiterate
Antonyms: educated, knowledgeable, literate
Sentence: They saw themselves as bringers of culture to poor benighted peoples.
3. CASTIGATING (VERB): निंदा करने वाला
Pronunciation: ka·stuh·gayt·uhng
Meaning: to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially
Synonyms: reprimand, rebuke, admonish
Antonyms: approving, endorsing, acclaiming
Sentence: The newspaper editorial castigating the city council for approving the project in the first place.
4. HECKLING (VERB): चिल्लाना
Pronunciation: heh·kuhl·uhng
Meaning: interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse.
Synonyms: jeer, taunt, disrupt
Antonyms: cheering, applause , acclamation
Sentence: The ceremony was disrupted by unprecedented heckling and slogan-chanting.
5. AFFABILITY (NOUN): नेकी
Pronunciation: a·fuh·bil·uh·tee
Meaning: the quality of having a friendly and good-natured manner.
Synonyms: friendliness, amiability, geniality
Antonyms: disagreeableness, unpleasantness
Sentence: He was beloved by the nation for his affability toward people from all walks of life.
6. RENDEZVOUS (NOUN): मिलन
Pronunciation: rawn·day·voo
Meaning: a meeting at an agreed time and place, typically between two people.
Synonyms: appointment, assignation, date
Antonyms: scatter, disperse , spread.
Sentence: He made a rendezvous with her in Times Square.
7. IMPERCEPTIBLY (ADVERB): अगोचर रूप से
Pronunciation: im·puh·sept·uh·blee
Meaning: in a way that is so slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be perceived.
Synonyms: crescively, gradually, slightly
Antonyms: abruptly, suddenly
Sentence: The disease develops gradually and imperceptibly.
8. LAMBENT (ADJECTIVE): उज्ज्वल
Pronunciation: lam·bent
Meaning: (of light or fire) glowing, gleaming, or flickering with a soft radiance.
Synonyms: beaming, luminous, glowing
Antonyms: dim, dull, dark
Sentence: The lambent flames from our campfire cast a comforting glow.
9.GRANDIOSE (ADJECTIVE): दिखावटी
Pronunciation: gran·dee·ose
Meaning: impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so.
Synonyms: magnificent, impressive, grand
Antonyms: modest, unpretentious
Sentence: He’s always producing grandiose plans that never work.
10. INFER (VERB): तर्क करना
Pronunciation: uhn·fuh
Meaning: deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
Synonyms: deduce, reason, conclude
Antonyms: depicture, suspect , announce
Sentence: What do you infer from her refusal?
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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