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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 29th 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.SIGNATORY (NOUN): हस्ताक्षरकर्ता
Pronunciation:sig·neh·tree
Meaning: a person, organization or country that has signed an official document, agreement, or treaty.
Synonyms: signer, party to the agreement, endorser
Antonyms: non-signatory, dissenting party
Sentence: The signatories of the peace treaty agreed to cease hostilities and work towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
Synonyms: signer, party to the agreement, endorser
Antonyms: non-signatory, dissenting party
Sentence: The signatories of the peace treaty agreed to cease hostilities and work towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
2. DISMANTLE (VERB): अलग करना
Pronunciation:duhs·man·tl
Meaning: to take apart or pull down; to strip furniture, equipment, or fittings; to disassemble.
Synonyms: Deconstruct, demolish, take apart
Antonyms: construct, build, put together
Sentence: The workers were instructed to dismantle the old machinery before installing the new one.
Synonyms: Deconstruct, demolish, take apart
Antonyms: construct, build, put together
Sentence: The workers were instructed to dismantle the old machinery before installing the new one.
3. DELETERIOUS (ADJECTIVE): हानिकारक
Pronunciation:deh·luh·teeuh·ree·uhs
Meaning: harmful or injurious to health, wellbeing, or morals; causing damage or harm.
Synonyms: injurious, pernicious, detrimental
Antonyms: beneficial, advantageous, helpful
Synonyms: injurious, pernicious, detrimental
Antonyms: beneficial, advantageous, helpful
Sentence: Smoking is a deleterious habit that can lead to various health problems, including lung cancer and heart disease.
4. VEX (VERB): चिढ़ाना
Pronunciation:veks
Meaning: make (someone) feel annoyed especially with trivial matters.
Synonyms: irritate, annoy, bother
Antonyms: please, soothe, mollify
Sentence: The constant noise from the construction site vexed the nearby residents.
Synonyms: irritate, annoy, bother
Antonyms: please, soothe, mollify
Sentence: The constant noise from the construction site vexed the nearby residents.
5. UPTICK (NOUN):वृद्धि
Pronunciation:up·tick
Meaning:a small increase or rise in something (an upward trend in something, especially a market or economy).
Synonyms: increase, rise, growth, improvement, surge
Antonyms: decrease, decline, reduction, Fall
Synonyms: increase, rise, growth, improvement, surge
Antonyms: decrease, decline, reduction, Fall
Sentence: There has been an uptick in the number of people using public transportation since the city introduced new bus routes.
6. MOONLIGHTING (NOUN/VERB): अतिरिक्त काम करना
Pronunciation: MOON-lyt-ing
Meaning: practice of working a second job, especially secretly or at night, in addition to one's regular job.
Synonyms: second job, sideline, side hustle
Antonyms: primary job, Full-time job, primary employment, main occupation
Synonyms: second job, sideline, side hustle
Antonyms: primary job, Full-time job, primary employment, main occupation
Sentence: Tom was caught moonlighting at a local restaurant, even though his contract prohibited him from taking a second job.
7. ENVISAGE (VERB):कल्पना करना
Pronunciation:en·vi·suhj
Meaning: to imagine or visualize; contemplate or visualize a future event or possibility.
Synonyms: imagine, visualize, conceive, picture, see in one's mind's eye
Antonyms: disregard, overlook, ignore, neglect
Sentence:She could envisage a bright future for her business with the new marketing strategy.
Synonyms: imagine, visualize, conceive, picture, see in one's mind's eye
Antonyms: disregard, overlook, ignore, neglect
Sentence:She could envisage a bright future for her business with the new marketing strategy.
8. CORPUS (NOUN): समूह
Pronunciation:kaw·puhs
Meaning: a collection of written texts, especially the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular subject.
Synonyms: collection, compilation, Body
Antonyms: Individual, Separation,Part
Sentence: The linguist used a corpus of texts to analyze patterns in the language.
Antonyms: Individual, Separation,Part
Sentence: The linguist used a corpus of texts to analyze patterns in the language.
9. PAUCITY (NOUN): अभाव
Pronunciation:paw·suh·tee
Meaning: scarcity or a lack of something.
Synonyms: shortage, dearth, insufficiency
Synonyms: shortage, dearth, insufficiency
Antonyms: abundance, surplus, plenty
Sentence: The paucity of resources made it difficult to complete the project on time.
10. SLANDER (VERB): झूठी निंदा करना
Pronunciation:slaan·duh
Meaning: make false and damaging statements about (someone).
Synonyms: defame, insult, libel
Antonyms: glorify, honor, praise
Sentence: The court system is used to resolve land disputes and slander cases, but problems are usually settled within the family or village.
Synonyms: defame, insult, libel
Antonyms: glorify, honor, praise
Sentence: The court system is used to resolve land disputes and slander cases, but problems are usually settled within the family or village.
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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