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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 16th September 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. SALIENT (ADJECTIVE): महत्त्वपूर्ण
Pronunciation:say·lee·uhnt
Meaning: noticeable or important.
Synonyms: remarkable, prominent, striking
Antonyms: subtle, unremarkable, obscure
Sentence: She began to summarize the salient features/points of the proposal.
2. INGENIOUS (ADJECTIVE): रचनात्मक
Pronunciation:in·jee·nee·uhs
Meaning: having the skill and imagination to create new things.
Synonyms: inventive, innovative, creative
Antonyms: imitative, uninventive, unskilful
Sentence: With how skilled my chess opponent was, it would take an ingenious strategy to defeat him, and a fair amount of luck.
3. DUNCE (NOUN): मूर्ख
Pronunciation:duhns
Meaning: a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person.
Synonyms: fool, idiot, simpleton
Antonyms: brainy, genius, intellectual
Sentence: Because it takes me a long time to solve problems, I am a dunce at mathematics.
Synonyms: fool, idiot, simpleton
Antonyms: brainy, genius, intellectual
Sentence: Because it takes me a long time to solve problems, I am a dunce at mathematics.
4. IMPETUS (NOUN): प्रोत्साहन
Pronunciation:im·puh·tuhs
Meaning: something that encourages a particular activity or makes that activity more energetic or effective.
Synonyms: encouragement, stimulus, momentum, catalyst
Antonyms: disincentive, discouragement, hindrance, deterrent, impediment
Synonyms: encouragement, stimulus, momentum, catalyst
Antonyms: disincentive, discouragement, hindrance, deterrent, impediment
Sentence: The high crime rate was the impetus for the hiring of one hundred new police officers in our city.
5. SQUANDERED (VERB): गंवाना
Pronunciation:skvawn·duhd
Meaning: waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.
Synonyms: waste, misspend, misuse
Antonyms: conserved, preserved
Sentence: Eddie has a tendency to squander his entire allowance on comic books and movies.
6. SUBJUGATE (VERB): अधीन करना
Pronunciation:suhb·ju·gayt
Meaning: bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.
Synonyms: subdue, conquer, dominate
Antonyms: liberate, emancipate, enfranchise
Sentence: The manager tried to subjugate the employees into working late by threatening to fire them.
7. APARTHEID (NOUN): रंग-भेद
Pronunciation:uh·paat·ide
Meaning: a system under which people of different races were kept separate by law, and white people were given more political rights and educational and other advantages
Synonyms: Separation,Discrimination ,Prejudice, racism
Antonyms: integration, union, Equality
Sentence: Nelson Mandela helped to end Apartheid, which was racial discrimination in South Africa.
Synonyms: Separation,Discrimination ,Prejudice, racism
Antonyms: integration, union, Equality
Sentence: Nelson Mandela helped to end Apartheid, which was racial discrimination in South Africa.
8. PERTINENT (ADJECTIVE): उचित
Pronunciation:puh·ti·nent
Meaning: relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite
Synonyms: relevant, applicable, appropriate
Antonyms: irrelevant, impertinent, inapplicable, inappropriate
Sentence: To ensure a prompt reply, please include all pertinent details in your email.
Synonyms: relevant, applicable, appropriate
Antonyms: irrelevant, impertinent, inapplicable, inappropriate
Sentence: To ensure a prompt reply, please include all pertinent details in your email.
9. PANDEMONIUM (NOUN): हंगामा
Pronunciation:pan·duh·moh·nee·uhm
Meaning: wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.
Synonyms: disturbance, turmoil, stir
Antonyms: calm, rest, tranquility, peace
Synonyms: disturbance, turmoil, stir
Antonyms: calm, rest, tranquility, peace
Sentence: There was pandemonium in court as the judge gave his summing up.
10. PROPITIATE (VERB): शांत करना
Pronunciation:pruh·pi·shee·ayt
Meaning: to lessen the anger or agitation of.
Synonyms: appease, placate, conciliate
Antonyms: anger, Incense,Offend
Synonyms: appease, placate, conciliate
Antonyms: anger, Incense,Offend
Sentence: After Bill forgot his wife’s birthday, he tried to propitiate her by purchasing her the pearl necklace she always wanted.
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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