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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 29th April 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.CONSTRAIN (VERB): सीमित करना
Pronunciation : kun-STRAYN
Meaning: to limit somebody/something; to force somebody/something to do something
Synonyms: restrict, restrain
Antonyms: allow
Sentence: Poor financial performance will likely constrain their ability to expand next year.
2. ENDURANCE (NOUN): धैर्य
Pronunciation: uhn·dyoh·ruhns
Meaning: the fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.
Synonyms: toleration, bearing, sufferance
Antonyms: cessation, end
Sentence: She showed great endurance in the face of pain.
3. DISCOMFIT (VERB): शर्मिंदा करना
Pronunciation: dis·com·fit
Meaning: to throw into a state of self-conscious distress.
Synonyms: embarrass, confuse, disconcert
Antonyms: relieve, comfort, soothe
Sentence: The tricky question about his finances discomfited the minister.
4. ABSTEMIOUS (ADJECTIVE): संयमी
Pronunciation: uhb·stee·mee·uhs
Meaning: not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.
Synonyms: temperate, abstinent, austere
Antonyms: self-indulgent, gluttonous, greedy
Sentence: He is abstemious in life.
5. SUCCOR (NOUN): परेशानी में सहायता
Pronunciation: suc·cor
Meaning: something that you do or give for someone who is suffering or in a difficult situation.
Synonyms: assistance, support, aid
Antonyms: interference, obstruction, restraint
Sentence: We see it as our duty to give succor to those in need.
6. BY AND LARGE (ADVERB): ज्यादातर
Pronunciation: bai uhn laaj
Meaning: for the most part.
Synonyms: mostly, mainly, primarily
Antonyms: fully, completely, entirely
Sentence: By and large, that information is accurate.
7. BURGEON (VERB): बढ़जाना
Pronunciation: buh·jn
Meaning: begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
Synonyms: increase, rise, expand
Antonyms: decrease, diminish, recede
Sentence: Our company’s business is burgeoning now.
8. GINGERLY (ADJECTIVE): सावधानी से
Pronunciation: jin·juh·lee
Meaning: in a careful or cautious manner.
Synonyms: careful, wary, cautious
Antonyms: careless, heedless, unmindful
Sentence: He opened the box gingerly and looked inside.
9. CIRCUMLOCUTION (NOUN): कपट पूर्ण बातें
Pronunciation: suh·kuhm·luh·kyoo·shn
Meaning: the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.
Synonyms: periphrasis, circuitousness, indirectness
Antonyms: brevity, compactness
Sentence: Politicians are experts in circumlocution.
10. PURLOIN (VERB): चुराना
Pronunciation: puh·loyn
Meaning: to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep.
Synonyms: steal, snatch, rob
Antonyms: buy, purchase, give
Sentence: I was using a pen that I’d purloined from the office.
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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