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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings: 20th October 2025
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. CLINCHES (NOUN):कड़ी
Pronunciation: klinch·uhz
Meaning: the decisive or final moves, actions, or factors that secure a victory, success, or resolution of a situation.
Synonyms: Confirms
Antonyms: Fails, Misses
Sentence: His last.minute goal in the championship match clinches the victory for the team and secures their place in the finals.
2. COMPLICITY (NOUN): सहापराध
Pronunciation: kuhm·pli·suh·tee
Meaning: the state of being involved in a wrongful act or illegal activity as an accomplice or partner.
Synonyms: Conspiracy, Connivance
Antonyms: Ignorance, Innocence
Sentence: The investigation revealed that several high.ranking officials were in complicity with the organized crime syndicate, leading to their arrests and subsequent trials.
3. MULLING (VERB): विचार करना
Pronunciation: muh·luhng
Meaning: the act of deep and careful thought or consideration.
Synonyms: Ruminating, Meditating
Antonyms: Rushing, Neglecting
Sentence: After receiving the job offer, she spent the weekend mulling over whether to accept it, considering all the pros and cons carefully.
4. HOAX (NOUN): छल
Pronunciation: hokes
Meaning: a deceptive or misleading act or scheme intended to trick, deceive, or fool people into believing something false or untrue.
Synonyms: Deception, fraud, trick
Antonyms: Truth, authenticity, sincerity
Sentence: Noun: The email claiming that you won a million dollars from a lottery you never entered turned out to be a hoax.
Verb: He attempted to hoax his friends by pretending to be a famous celebrity on social media.
5. BURNISH (VERB): पालिश
Pronunciation: buh·nuhsh
Meaning: to polish, shine, or make something smooth and shiny, typically by rubbing or buffing it.
Synonyms: Buff, Smooth
Antonyms: Corrode, Rust
Sentence: The marketing team worked hard to burnish the company's image inthe eyes of the public.
6. REPOSITORIES (NOUN): खजाने
Pronunciation: ruh·paw·zuh·tuh·reez
Meaning: to store and organize a collection of items, such as data, documents, or objects, in a systematic manner.
Synonyms: Vaults, Collections
Antonyms: Ejectors, Dispensers
Sentence: Government archives are important repositories of historical records and officialdocuments.
7. SCION (NOUN): वंशज
Pronunciation: sai·uhn
Meaning: a descendant or heir, especially a young one who is expected to continue afamily's legacy, often in terms of wealth, status, or a particular tradition or business.
Synonyms: Inheritor, Progeny
Antonyms: Forbear, Ancestor
Sentence: She was the scion of a long line of artists and had a natural talent for painting.
8. SABOTAGE (VERB): तोड.फोड
Pronunciation: sa·buh·taazh
Meaning: to deliberately destroy, damage, or disrupt something, such as a plan, project, relationship, or process, often for malicious or self serving reasons.
Synonyms: Subvert, Wreck
Antonyms: Assist, Foster
Sentence: She feared that revealing her secret plans would lead someone to try to sabotage her ambitions.
9. INTRICATE (ADJECTIVE): जटिल
Pronunciation: in·truh·kuht
Meaning:very complicated, detailed, or complex in structure or design.
Synonyms: Complex, Intricacy
Antonyms: Simple, Basic
Sentence: The intricate patterns in the stained glass windows of the cathedral were a testament to the skill and craftsmanship of the artisans who created them.
10. BENIGN (ADJECTIVE): सौम्य
Pronunciation: buh·nine
Meaning: a something that is not harmful, threatening, or malignant.
Synonyms: Benevolent, Harmless
Antonyms: Malicious, Hostile
Sentence: The doctor assured the patient that the tumour was benign and could be easily removed without posing any serious health risks.
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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