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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 25th 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. POLTROONERY (NOUN): कायरता
Pronunciation: pahl-TROO-nuh-ree
Meaning: a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger.
Synonyms: fearfulness, cowardice, cravenness
Antonyms: bravery, courage, daring
Sentence: Decried the poltroonery of those politicians who caved in to pressure from the special interests.
Synonyms: fearfulness, cowardice, cravenness
Antonyms: bravery, courage, daring
Sentence: Decried the poltroonery of those politicians who caved in to pressure from the special interests.
2. FOMENT (VERB): भड़काना
Pronunciation:fuh·ment
Meaning: instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action).
Synonyms: provoke, incite, Instigate
Antonyms: calm, cease, depress, constrain
Sentence: Despite popular beliefs, the police are here to keep people calm, not to foment violence.
Synonyms: provoke, incite, Instigate
Antonyms: calm, cease, depress, constrain
Sentence: Despite popular beliefs, the police are here to keep people calm, not to foment violence.
3. ACQUITTED (VERB): निर्दोष साबित होना
Pronunciation:uh·kvi·tuhd
Meaning: persons who have been declared not guilty of a crime.
Synonyms: exonerated, Cleared, Vindicated
Antonyms: guilty, Convicted, Condemned
Sentence: None of the acquitted received any kind of compensation or redress.
Synonyms: exonerated, Cleared, Vindicated
Antonyms: guilty, Convicted, Condemned
Sentence: None of the acquitted received any kind of compensation or redress.
4. ELAPSED (VERB): व्यतीत होना
Pronunciation:uh·lapst
Meaning: pass, go by.
Synonyms: ended, Finished, Expired
Antonyms: Started ,Beginning ,Remaining
Sentence: Thirty minutes elapsed before the performance began.
Synonyms: ended, Finished, Expired
Antonyms: Started ,Beginning ,Remaining
Sentence: Thirty minutes elapsed before the performance began.
5. PRUDENCE (NOUN): सावधानी
Pronunciation:proo·dns
Meaning: behavior that is careful and avoids risks.
Synonyms: caution, circumspection, Carefulness
Antonyms: recklessness, Rashness, carelessness
Synonyms: caution, circumspection, Carefulness
Antonyms: recklessness, Rashness, carelessness
Sentence: The captain said we ought to shorten sail anyway, out of common prudence.
6. IRIDESCENT (ADJECTIVE): रंग-बिरंग
Pronunciation:i·ruh·deh·snt
Meaning: showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles.
Synonyms: shimmery, glittering, colorful
Antonyms: dull, Colorless,Matte
Sentence:Her latest fashion collection features shimmering iridescent materials.
7. PESTILENT (ADJECTIVE): विनाशकारी
Pronunciation:peh·stuh·luhnt
Meaning: likely to cause or capable of causing death.
Synonyms: lethal, deadly, harmful
Antonyms: salubrious, beneficial, Healthful
Sentence:Smallpox is a pestilent disease.
Synonyms: lethal, deadly, harmful
Antonyms: salubrious, beneficial, Healthful
Sentence:Smallpox is a pestilent disease.
8. CORPUS (NOUN): संग्रह
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
Synonyms: collection, compilation, body
Antonyms:part, unabridgement, dispersal
Sentence: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is probably the most well-known work among the corpus of poems.
Sentence: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is probably the most well-known work among the corpus of poems.
9. TANTAMOUNT (ADJECTIVE): बराबर
Pronunciation:tan·tuh·mawnt
Meaning: equivalent in value, significance.
Synonyms: commensurate, Identical, Equivalent
Antonyms: different, Opposite, Unequal
Sentence: His statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt.
Synonyms: commensurate, Identical, Equivalent
Antonyms: different, Opposite, Unequal
Sentence: His statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt.
10. BODE (VERB): भविष्य-कथन
Pronunciation:bode
Meaning: to be a sign of something good or bad for the future.
Synonyms: augur, Presage, Foretell
Antonyms: Contradict,Oppose,Counteract
Sentence:They have a very good relationship and it bodes well.
Synonyms: augur, Presage, Foretell
Antonyms: Contradict,Oppose,Counteract
Sentence:They have a very good relationship and it bodes well.
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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