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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 02nd 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. APPORTION (VERB): बाँटना
Pronunciation:uh·paw·shn
Meaning: to give or share out something, especially blame or money, among several people or things
Synonyms: allocate, allot, assign, distribute, divide
Synonyms: allocate, allot, assign, distribute, divide
Antonyms: Collect, combine, Gather
Sentence:When we know how much is profit, then we can apportion the money among/between us.
Sentence:When we know how much is profit, then we can apportion the money among/between us.
2. EMBELLISH (VERB): सजाना / सुशोभित
Pronunciation:uhm·beh·luhsh
Meaning: to make something more beautiful by adding something to it; make (a statement or story) more interesting by adding extra details that are often untrue.
Synonyms: decorate, adorn, ornament
Antonyms: reasonable, realistic, simplify
Sentence: These ornaments are made in silver, and precious and semi-precious gems are used to embellish them.
Synonyms: decorate, adorn, ornament
Antonyms: reasonable, realistic, simplify
Sentence: These ornaments are made in silver, and precious and semi-precious gems are used to embellish them.
3. SCOFF (VERB): उपहास
Pronunciation:skawf
Meaning: speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.
Synonyms: mock, taunt, ridicule, deride
Synonyms: mock, taunt, ridicule, deride
Antonyms: admire, approve, compliment, flatter, honor, praise
Sentence: The rude little rich girl thought it was fun to scoff at the poor children at her school.
4. MUNIFICENCE (NOUN): उदारता
Pronunciation:myoo·ni·fuh·sns
Meaning: the quality or action of being lavishly generous; great generosity.
Synonyms: generosity, bountifulness, magnanimity
Antonyms: Miserliness, stinginess, meanness
Sentence: The munificent woman is a well-known philanthropist who funds many university scholarships.
Synonyms: generosity, bountifulness, magnanimity
Antonyms: Miserliness, stinginess, meanness
Sentence: The munificent woman is a well-known philanthropist who funds many university scholarships.
5. BALK (VERB): बाधा डालना
Pronunciation:bawk
Meaning: to prevent from achieving a goal.
Synonyms: block, hinder, thwart
Antonyms: facilitate, assist, encourage
Sentence: Monica knew that her husband would balk at going shopping for new clothes, so she told him they were going to see the new action movie.
Synonyms: block, hinder, thwart
Antonyms: facilitate, assist, encourage
Sentence: Monica knew that her husband would balk at going shopping for new clothes, so she told him they were going to see the new action movie.
6. INDIGENT (ADJECTIVE): दरिद्र
Pronunciation:in·duh·jnt
Meaning: poor; needy
Synonyms: poor, impecunious, destitute
Antonyms: prosperous, opulent, rich
Sentence: Because he was indigent, the court-appointed a lawyer to represent him.
Synonyms: poor, impecunious, destitute
Antonyms: prosperous, opulent, rich
Sentence: Because he was indigent, the court-appointed a lawyer to represent him.
7. AVER (VERB): दृढ़ता से कहना
Pronunciation: uh-VUR
Meaning: state or assert to be the case
Synonyms: declare, assert, state
Antonyms: deny, abandon, Disavow
Synonyms: declare, assert, state
Antonyms: deny, abandon, Disavow
Sentence: I aver that I have spoken the truth.
8. ANOMALOUS (ADJECTIVE): नियम विरूद्ध
Pronunciation:uh·naw·muh·luhs
Meaning: deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected
Synonyms: abnormal, atypical, nontypical
Antonyms: natural, normal, regular
Synonyms: abnormal, atypical, nontypical
Antonyms: natural, normal, regular
Sentence: There was an anomalous storm hanging over the city that no one could explain, as it had seemingly appeared out of nowhere on a sunny day.
9. DISCONCERT (VERB): चिंताजनक
Pronunciation:dis·kuhn·suht
Meaning: disturb the composure of; unsettle
Synonyms: confuse, fluster, rattle, unsettle, discomfit, disturb
Antonyms: relieve, soothe, comfort, calm
Sentence: John would disconcert his parents by not coming home after school.
Synonyms: confuse, fluster, rattle, unsettle, discomfit, disturb
Antonyms: relieve, soothe, comfort, calm
Sentence: John would disconcert his parents by not coming home after school.
10. DILATION (NOUN): फैलाव
Pronunciation:dai·lay·shn
Meaning: the action or condition of becoming or being made wider, larger, or more open
Synonyms: increase, expand, swell, enlarge
Antonyms: contraction, decrease, lessening, shrinkage, reduction, compression, shortening
Sentence: The doctor will repair the narrowed vessels by inserting a tube to dilate them.
Synonyms: increase, expand, swell, enlarge
Antonyms: contraction, decrease, lessening, shrinkage, reduction, compression, shortening
Sentence: The doctor will repair the narrowed vessels by inserting a tube to dilate them.
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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