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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 18th June 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.WOEBEGONE (ADJECTIVE): दुखी
Pronunciation: voh·buh·gawn
Meaning: Feeling unhappiness.
Synonyms: sad, unhappy, depressed
Antonyms: cheerful, joyous, joyful
Sentence: She sniffed and looked woebegone.
2. ELABORATION (NOUN): विस्तार
Pronunciation: uh·la·buh·ray·shn
Meaning: The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.
Synonyms: evolution, development, progress
Antonyms: regression, reversion, retrogression
Sentence: His work led to the elaboration of a theory of evolution.
3. OBSCURING (VERB): अस्पष्ट
Pronunciation: uhb·skyoh·ruhng
Meaning: to keep secret or shut off from view.
Synonyms: concealing, hiding, covering
Antonyms: showing, revealing, exposing
Sentence: The investigative reporters obscured their real motives for visiting the company by pretending the story was about something else.
4. HIGHFALUTIN (ADJECTIVE): भव्य
Pronunciation: hai·fuh·loo·tn
Meaning: (especially of speech, writing, or ideas) pompous or pretentious.
Synonyms: pretentious, grandiose, rhetorical
Antonyms: modest, humble, lowly
Sentence: It is a mistake to use highfalutin language when you advertise to uneducated people.
5. ORNATE (ADJECTIVE): सरूप
Pronunciation: aw·nayt
Meaning: made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns.
Synonyms: decorated, embellished, adorned
Antonyms: plain, unadorned
Sentence: The church has an ornate black and white marbled interior.
6. TACIT (ADJECTIVE): समझना
Pronunciation: ta·suht
Meaning: understood or implied without being stated.
Synonyms: implied, implicit, understood
Antonyms: explicit, express, obvious
Sentence: The deal had the tacit approval of the President.
7. MARRING (VERB): बिगाड़ना
Pronunciation: mɑ-rin
Meaning: to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable.
Synonyms: tainting, spoiling, staining
Antonyms: cleansing, purifying
Sentence: One scabbed sheep will mar a whole flock.
8. REVOCATION (NOUN): रद्दकरण
Pronunciation: reh·vuhk·ay·shn
Meaning: the official cancellation of a decree, decision, or promise.
Synonyms: cancellation, repeal, abandonment
Antonyms: continuation, beginning, initiation
Sentence: The government announced its revocation of 311 banking licences.
9. INDOLENT (ADJECTIVE): अकर्मण्य
Pronunciation: in·duh·luhnt
Meaning: Not easily aroused to action or work.
Synonyms: lazy, idle, sleepy
Antonyms: industrious, ambitious, active
Sentence: An indolent boy who had to be forced to help out with the chores.
10. TEMPERAMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): मनमौजी
Pronunciation: tem·pruh·ment·uhl
Meaning: Frequently influenced by moods and especially bad moods.
Synonyms: moody, unstable, impulsive
Antonyms: even, inflexible, immutable
Sentence: Preston is particularly good at handling temperamental people.
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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