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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings: 22 September 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. COERCION (NOUN): बलप्रयोग
Pronunciation: koh·uh·shn
Meaning: the use of force to persuade someone to do something that they are unwilling to do.
Synonyms: Compulsion, Harassment
Antonyms: Consent, Free Will
Sentence: The workers felt under constant coercion to work overtime, which led to widespread discontent among them.
2. PERMEATES (VERB): दिखावा
Pronunciation: puh·mee·ayts
Meaning: to spread or pass through every part of something.
Synonyms: Infuses, Saturates
Antonyms: Evacuate, Extract
Sentence: The aroma of freshly brewed coffee permeates the entire house, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.
3. PELLETS (NOUN): गोली
Pronunciation: peh·luhts
Meaning:a usually small rounded, spherical, or cylindrical body (as of food or medicine).
Synonyms: Pill, Bead
Antonyms: Cube, Brick
Sentence: The hunter carefully loaded his rifle with a small lead pellet before aiming at the target.
4. OBFUSCATION (NOUN): अस्पष्टता
Pronunciation: awb·fuh·skay·shn
Meaning: the act of deliberately making something unclear, confusing.
Synonyms: Perplexity, Muddle
Antonyms: lucidity, explicitness
Sentence: She was criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue.
5. TRENCHES (NOUN): खाइयों
Pronunciation: trench·uhz
Meaning:long, narrow ditches dug in the ground, typically for military purposes or drainage.
Synonyms: Ditches, furrows, excavations
Antonyms: Mounds, hills, embankments
Sentence: The construction crew was tasked with digging trenches to lay down utility lines for the new housing development.
6. SCUFFLE (NOUN AND VERB): हाथापाई, छीना. झपटी, लड़ाईयाधक्कम. धक्का
Pronunciation: skuh·fl
Meaning: a short, confused fight or struggle.
Synonyms: skirmish, altercation, fracas
Antonyms: Peace, harmony, agreement
Sentence: A scuffle broke out among the fans after the opposing teams exchanged heated words.
The players scuffled for the ball near the goalpost during the intense soccer match.
7. VANGUARD (NOUN): मोहरा
Pronunciation: vang·gaad
Meaning: the group or individuals who are at the forefront of a new development, movement, or idea.
Synonyms: avant. garde, pioneers, trailblazers
Antonyms: followers, laggards, mainstream
Sentence: The vanguard of the civil rights movement fought tirelessly for equality and social justice.
8. WHOPPING (ADJECTIVE): मरम्मत
Pronunciation: vawp·uhng
Meaning: extremely large or impressive in size, amount, degree, or extent.
Synonyms: Enormous, huge, gigantic
Antonyms: Tiny, small, minuscule
Sentence: The company reported a whopping increase in profits this quarter, exceeding all expectations.
9. HEGEMONIC (NOUN): शासक
Pronunciation: heh·juh·maw·nuhk
Meaning: the dominance or leadership of one group or entity over others, often in a political, economic, or cultural context.
Synonyms: Preeminent, authoritative
Antonyms: Inferior, powerless
Sentence: The cultural exchange program aimed to promote diversity and reduce the influence of any single hegemonic perspective.
10. HARBINGER (NOUN): अग्र. दूत
Pronunciation: haa·buhn·juh
Meaning: a person or thing that signals or foreshadows the approach of something.
Synonyms: Herald, precursor, omen, sign
Antonyms: Follower, result, consequence, effect
Sentence: The sudden increase in stock market volatility served as a harbinger of an impending economic downturn.
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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