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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 11th 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. ENGENDERED (VERB): उत्पन्न
Pronunciation: uhn·jen·duhd
Meaning: to cause something to come into existence.
Synonyms: Provoke, Kindle
Antonyms: Cease, End
Sentence: The restaurant hoped the act of giving out free ice cream would engender customer loyalty.
2. OMNIBUS (NOUN): सर्वग्राही कार्यक्रम
Pronunciation: awm·nuh·buhs
Meaning: dealing with numerous objects or items at once.
Synonyms: Panoramic, Comprehensive
Antonyms: Specific, Incomplete
Sentence: In our neighborhood, most of the children ride an omnibus to school each day.
3. CONTRACTIONS (NOUN): सिकुड़न
Pronunciation: kuhn·trak·shnz
Meaning: the process of becoming smaller.
Synonyms: Recession, Shrinkage
Antonyms: Expansion, Growth
Sentence: The contraction of the ship’s metal fastenings and consequent snapping of the wood caused cracking sounds during the cold night.
4. DECELERATED (VERB): गिरावट
Pronunciation: dee·seh·luh·rayt·uhd
Meaning: to reduce the speed or slow down.
Synonyms: Brak , Apprehend
Antonyms: Hasten, Hurry
Sentence: The government has made every effort to decelerate inflation.
5. SUBVERSIVE (ADJECTIVE): विनाशक
Pronunciation: suhb·vuhs·uhv
Meaning: disruptive.
Synonyms: inflammatory, insurgent
Antonyms: loyal
Sentence: He is a subversive creature.
6. DISCREPANCIES (NOUN): अंतर
Pronunciation: di·skruh·puhn·seez
Meaning: a difference between two things that should be the same.
Synonyms: Disparity, Variance
Antonyms: Similarity, Accord
Sentence: The police were confused by the discrepancy between the testimonies of the two witnesses who saw the same event.
7. SAPPING (VERB): कमजोर करना
Pronunciation: sap·uhng
Meaning: making someone or something weaker over a period of time.
Synonyms: Deplete, Debilitating
Antonyms: Energized, Active
Sentence: The two cooks who arrived before us are both ill with something that is sapping their strength
8. REIN (NOUN): नियंत्रण
Pronunciation: rayn
Meaning: to control or direct.
Synonyms: Curb, Restrict
Antonyms: Continue, Release
Sentence: He returned from that work and came back to his desk and his business, and took up again the reins of his many affairs.
9. REBOUND (VERB): पलटाव
Pronunciation: re·bound
Meaning: to return to an earlier and better condition; improve.
Synonyms: Boomerang, Overcome
Antonyms: Ruin, Destroy
Sentence: Older athletes find it harder to rebound from injuries.
10. FLAGGED (VERB): कमज़ोर होना
Pronunciation: flagd
Meaning: to become tired or less strong .
Synonyms: Abate, Deteriorate
Antonyms: Enhance, Revive
Sentence: The conversation flagged, and the soldiers began settling down to sleep.
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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