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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 08th 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.DISSEMINATE (VERB): फैलाना
Pronunciation:duh·seh·muh·nayt
Meaning: spread (something, especially information) widely.
Synonyms: propagate, spread, circulate, disperse
Antonyms: conceal, hold, suppress, collect, absorb
Sentence: They were created in order to better disseminate the key findings
Synonyms: propagate, spread, circulate, disperse
Antonyms: conceal, hold, suppress, collect, absorb
Sentence: They were created in order to better disseminate the key findings
of this 3-year research project, covering 22 countries in 6 international regions.
2. SURREPTITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): गुप्त
Pronunciation:suh·ruhp·ti·shuhs
Meaning: kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
Synonyms: clandestine, sneak, furtive, stealthy, sneaky
Antonyms: open, blatant, overt, frank, obvious
Sentence: After hitting the lottery, the private family hoped to keep their surreptitious winnings to themselves.
Synonyms: clandestine, sneak, furtive, stealthy, sneaky
Antonyms: open, blatant, overt, frank, obvious
Sentence: After hitting the lottery, the private family hoped to keep their surreptitious winnings to themselves.
3. INCURSION (NOUN): घुसपैठ
Pronunciation:uhng·kuh·shn
Meaning: an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one.
Synonyms: raid, inroad, foray, irruption, onslaught
Antonyms: retreat, defend, withdrawal, defense
Sentence: When the troops made an incursion across the border, they ruined any chance for peace between the two countries.
Synonyms: raid, inroad, foray, irruption, onslaught
Antonyms: retreat, defend, withdrawal, defense
Sentence: When the troops made an incursion across the border, they ruined any chance for peace between the two countries.
4. PROBE (NOUN): जाँच
Pronunciation:probe
Meaning: a thorough investigation into a crime or other matter.
Synonyms: inquest, scrutiny, investigate
Antonyms: neglect, disregard , denial
Sentence: A robot is being sent inside the school to probe the building for explosive devices.
Synonyms: inquest, scrutiny, investigate
Antonyms: neglect, disregard , denial
Sentence: A robot is being sent inside the school to probe the building for explosive devices.
5. FANFARE (NOUN): धूमधाम
Pronunciation:fan·feuh
Meaning: media attention or elaborate ceremony; a short and lively sounding of trumpets.
Synonyms: pomp, pageantry, glitz, spectacle,tucket
Synonyms: pomp, pageantry, glitz, spectacle,tucket
Antonyms: restraint, understatement, concealment , dullness
Sentence: There is usually a great deal of fanfare involved when it comes to graduation for both high schoolers and college students.
Sentence: There is usually a great deal of fanfare involved when it comes to graduation for both high schoolers and college students.
6. FALTER (VERB): हिचक
Pronunciation:fawl·tuh
Meaning: lose strength or momentum; speak hesitantly.
Synonyms: waver, vacillate, stagger, waver, stammer
Antonyms: decide, budge, plunge, persist, endure
Sentence: His voice began to falter at the mention of his sufferings in the old days.
Synonyms: waver, vacillate, stagger, waver, stammer
Antonyms: decide, budge, plunge, persist, endure
Sentence: His voice began to falter at the mention of his sufferings in the old days.
7. RECESSION (NOUN): मंदी
Pronunciation:ruh·seh·shn
Meaning: a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced.
Synonyms: slump, downswing, decline
Antonyms: growth, boom, recovery, progress
Synonyms: slump, downswing, decline
Antonyms: growth, boom, recovery, progress
Sentence: At periods the country as a whole seemed fairly prosperous, but the broad agricultural recession remained constant.
8. TRAJECTORY (NOUN): पथ
Pronunciation:truh·jek·tuh·ree
Meaning: the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces.
Synonyms: path, route, way, track
Antonyms: deviation, distraction, wrong way
Sentence: The one thing we are incapable of learning by imitating our friends and peers and playmates is the life trajectory that has been prepared for us.
Antonyms: deviation, distraction, wrong way
Sentence: The one thing we are incapable of learning by imitating our friends and peers and playmates is the life trajectory that has been prepared for us.
9. SLACK (NOUN/VERB): सुस्त, ननर्बल
Pronunciation:slak
Meaning: having or showing laziness or negligence, decrease or reduce in intensity, quantity, or speed.
Synonyms: careless, lax, negligent, derelict, remiss
Antonyms: careful, cautious, punctilious
Synonyms: careless, lax, negligent, derelict, remiss
Antonyms: careful, cautious, punctilious
Sentence: Those about him said that he became extraordinarily slack and physically feeble during his stay in that town.
10. QUOTIDIAN (ADJECTIVE): दैनिक
Pronunciation:kvoh·ti·dee·uhn
Meaning: of or occurring every day, daily.
Synonyms: usual, ubiquitous, ordinary, frequent
Antonyms: extraordinary, unusual, infrequent
Sentence: Television has become part of our quotidian existence.
Synonyms: usual, ubiquitous, ordinary, frequent
Antonyms: extraordinary, unusual, infrequent
Sentence: Television has become part of our quotidian existence.
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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