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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 12th 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. COMPLY (VERB): पालन करना
Pronunciation: kuhm·plai
Meaning: act in accordance with a wish or command.
Synonyms: consent, defer, accede, conform, yield
Antonyms: disagree, differ, dissent, conflict, resist
Sentence: The man was arrested because he refused to comply with the airline’s no smoking policy.
Antonyms: disagree, differ, dissent, conflict, resist
Sentence: The man was arrested because he refused to comply with the airline’s no smoking policy.
2. INDICT (VERB): दोष लगाना
Pronunciation:uhn·dite
Meaning: formally accuse of or charge with a crime.
Synonyms: accuse, prosecute, incriminate, blame, arraign
Antonyms: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, absolve, pardon
Sentence: The district attorney decided to indict the suspect for the murder, charging him only after his bloody fingerprints were found at the crime scene.
Synonyms: accuse, prosecute, incriminate, blame, arraign
Antonyms: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, absolve, pardon
Sentence: The district attorney decided to indict the suspect for the murder, charging him only after his bloody fingerprints were found at the crime scene.
3. EMPATHY (NOUN): समानुभूति
Pronunciation:em·puh·thee
Meaning: the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Synonyms: sympathy, Understanding, compassion
Antonyms: ruthlessness, mercilessness, apathy, coldness
Synonyms: sympathy, Understanding, compassion
Antonyms: ruthlessness, mercilessness, apathy, coldness
Sentence: Doctors should develop empathy between themselves and patients.
4. RELINQUISH (VERB): त्यागना
Pronunciation:ruh·ling·kvuhsh
Meaning: voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
Synonyms: surrender, render, abandon, renounce
Antonyms: retain, keep, acquire
Sentence:When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.
Synonyms: surrender, render, abandon, renounce
Antonyms: retain, keep, acquire
Sentence:When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.
5. VOUCH (VERB): गारंटी देना
Pronunciation:vawch
Meaning: assert or confirm as a result of one's own experience that something is true.
Synonyms: certify, attest, witness, ensure, guarantee
Antonyms: deny, invalidate, refute
Synonyms: certify, attest, witness, ensure, guarantee
Antonyms: deny, invalidate, refute
Sentence:The bank believed the woman but would double check the woman’s financial background even though the woman did vouch that she earned $40,000 a year.
6. CAVEAT (NOUN): चेतावनी
Pronunciation: KAV-ee-at
Meaning: a warning of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations.
Synonyms: warning, caution, admonition
Antonyms: Carelessness, Negligence, Recklessness
Sentence: There is, of course, a caveat to playing the stock market: not everyone will end up a winner.
7. DISCRETION (NOUN): विवेक
Pronunciation:duh·skreh·shn
Meaning: the freedom to decide what should be done in a particular situation; speaking to avoid revealing confidential information.
Synonyms: prudence, wisdom, sense, caution, tact
Antonyms: indiscretion, imprudence, foolishness
Sentence: Because my daughter spends money recklessly, I have to give out her allowance at my discretion.
Synonyms: prudence, wisdom, sense, caution, tact
Antonyms: indiscretion, imprudence, foolishness
Sentence: Because my daughter spends money recklessly, I have to give out her allowance at my discretion.
8. DISPARITY (NOUN): असमानता
Pronunciation:duh·spae·ruh·tee
Meaning: a difference in level or treatment, especially one that is seen as unfair.
Synonyms: contrast, distinction, dissimilarity, divergence
Synonyms: contrast, distinction, dissimilarity, divergence
Antonyms: similarity, equality, agreement
Sentence: Therefore, separate churches only add to the disparity between the races.
Sentence: Therefore, separate churches only add to the disparity between the races.
9. PERFUNCTORY (ADJECTIVE): सरसरी
Pronunciation:puh·fuhngk·tuh·ree
Meaning: an action done quickly, superficially, or as a matter of routine duty, without showing any real care, interest, or enthusiasm.
Synonyms: desultory, quick, superficial, hurried
Antonyms: careful, meticulous, precise, prudent
Sentence:He gave a perfunctory nod.
Antonyms: careful, meticulous, precise, prudent
Sentence:He gave a perfunctory nod.
10.BICKER (VERB): झगड़ना
Pronunciation:bi·kuh
Meaning: to argue or quarrel about small, unimportant things.
Synonyms: argue, quarrel, squabble, dispute
Antonyms: agree, concur, harmonize
Sentence: Couples who bicker over who gets what from the divorce.
Synonyms: argue, quarrel, squabble, dispute
Antonyms: agree, concur, harmonize
Sentence: Couples who bicker over who gets what from the divorce.
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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