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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 14th October 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. RELINQUISH (VERB): त्य़ागऩा
Pronunciation:ruh·ling·kvuhsh
Meaning: voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
Synonyms: surrender, Resign, abandon
Antonyms: retain, keep, Claim
Sentence:When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.
Synonyms: surrender, Resign, abandon
Antonyms: retain, keep, Claim
Sentence:When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.
2. VOUCH (VERB): ग़ारंटी देऩा
Pronunciation:vawch
Meaning: assert or confirm as a result of one's own experience that something is true.
Synonyms: certify, attest, ensure, guarantee
Antonyms: Contradict,Disavow,Oppose
Synonyms: certify, attest, ensure, guarantee
Antonyms: Contradict,Disavow,Oppose
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.
3. CAVEAT (NOUN): चेतावनी
Pronunciation: ka·vee·at
Meaning: a warning of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations.
Synonyms: warning, caution, admonition
Antonyms: carelessness, betrayal, Inattention
Sentence: There is, of course, a caveat to playing the stock market: not everyone will end up a winner.
Sentence: There is, of course, a caveat to playing the stock market: not everyone will end up a winner.
4. 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, Discernment
Antonyms: indiscretion, imprudence, Rashness
Sentence:Because my daughter spends money recklessly, I have to give out her allowance at my discretion.
Synonyms: prudence, wisdom, Discernment
Antonyms: indiscretion, imprudence, Rashness
Sentence:Because my daughter spends money recklessly, I have to give out her allowance at my discretion.
5. 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
Antonyms: similarity, Parity, equality
Sentence: Therefore, separate churches only add to the disparity between the races.
Synonyms: contrast, distinction, dissimilarity
Antonyms: similarity, Parity, equality
Sentence: Therefore, separate churches only add to the disparity between the races.
6. DETERRENT (NOUN): निरोधक
Pronunciation:duh·teh·ruhnt
Meaning: something that should stop you from doing something.
Synonyms: Hindrance, Obstacle, Preventive
Antonyms: Encouragement, catalyst, Incentive
Sentence: They executed him, as a deterrent to any other young soldiers thinking of trying to desert from the army.
7. FANFARE (NOUN): धूमधाम
Pronunciation:fan·feuh
Meaning: media attention or elaborate ceremony; a short and lively sounding of trumpets.
Synonyms: pomp, pageantry, Celebration
Antonyms: understatement, Humility, Modesty
Sentence:There is usually a great deal of fanfare involvedwhen it comes to graduation for both high schoolers and college students.
Synonyms: pomp, pageantry, Celebration
Antonyms: understatement, Humility, Modesty
Sentence:There is usually a great deal of fanfare involvedwhen it comes to graduation for both high schoolers and college students.
8. FALTER (VERB): हिचक
Pronunciation:fawl·tuh
Meaning: lose strength or momentum; speak hesitantly.
Synonyms: Hesitate, Stumble, Waver, Flounder
Antonyms: Persist, Endure, Maintain
Synonyms: Hesitate, Stumble, Waver, Flounder
Antonyms: Persist, Endure, Maintain
Sentence: His voice began to falter at the mention of his sufferings in the old days.
9. RECESSION (NOUN): मंदी
Pronunciation:ruh·seh·shn
Meaning: a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced.
Synonyms: slump, Depression,Downturn
Antonyms: growth, boom, recovery
Sentence: At periods the country as a whole seemed fairly prosperous, but the broad agricultural recession remained constant.
10. 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, Digression, Wandering
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.
Synonyms: path, route, way, track
Antonyms: deviation, distraction, Digression, Wandering
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.
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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