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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 10th April 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. GERMANE (ADJECTIVE):तथ्य
Pronunciation: Jer-mayn
Meaning: Having to do with the matter at hand.
Synonyms: relevant, applicable, pertinent
Antonyms: irrelevant, immaterial, inapplicable
Sentence: The fact is not germane to this issue.
2. PERJURE (VERB):झूठ बोलना
Pronunciation: puh·juh
Meaning: To commit perjury.
Synonyms: lie, fabricate, misrepresent
Antonyms: testify, assert, swear
Sentence: He perjured himself before the court by giving a false testimony.
3. ACRIMONY (NOUN):तीखापन
Pronunciation: a·kruh·muh·nee
Meaning: Biting sharpness of feeling or expression.
Synonyms: bitterness, hostility, severity
Antonyms: diplomacy, cordiality, civility
Sentence: She responded with such acrimony that he never brought the subject up again.
4. GRANDEUR (NOUN):भव्य
Pronunciation: gran·juh
Meaning: Impressiveness of beauty on a large scale.
Synonyms: majesty, brilliance, elegance
Antonyms:austerity, abstinence , ugliness
Sentence: The hotel had an air of faded grandeur.
5. TORMENTOR (NOUN):सताने वाला
Pronunciation: taw·ment·uh
Meaning: A person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another.
Synonyms: harasser, torturer, tease
Antonyms: protector, defender, guard
Sentence: The dog suddenly turned on its tormentors.
6. CONFOUND (VERB):भ्रमित करना
Pronunciation: kuhn·fawnd
Meaning: To throw into a state of mental uncertainty.
Synonyms: confuse, perplex, disturb
Antonyms: assure, satisfy, inform
Sentence: Confound that silly fool!
7. ATTUNE (VERB):अनुरूप रहना
Pronunciation: uh·tyoon
Meaning: To bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences.
Synonyms: reconcile, coordinate, integrate
Antonyms: disrupt, disturb, upset
Sentence: A good nurse has to be attuned to the needs of his or her patients.
8. DISCRETION (NOUN):विवेक
Pronunciation: duh·skreh·shn
Meaning: The ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters.
Synonyms: prudence, sensibleness, intelligence
Antonyms: indiscretion, imprudence, shortsightedness
Sentence: We’ll rely on your discretion in handling this accusation of cheating.
9. HENCHMAN (NOUN):गुर्गों
Pronunciation: hench·muhn
Meaning: A trusted follower or supporter who performs unpleasant, wrong, or illegal tasks for a powerful person.
Synonyms: follower, supporter, disciple
Antonyms: traitor, renegade, turncoat
Sentence: Like other dictators, he tried to distance himself from the dirty deeds carried out by his henchmen.
10. ABSTRUSE (ADJECTIVE):अव्यक्त
Pronunciation: uhb·stroos
Meaning: Difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand.
Synonyms: esoteric, profound, recondite
Antonyms: superficial, shallow, simple
Sentence: You’re not the only one who finds Einstein’s theory of relativity abstruse.
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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