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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words with Meanings: 28th May 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. BELLIGERENT (ADJECTIVE): झगड़ालू
Pronunciation: buh·li·juh·ruhnt
Meaning: hostile and aggressive.
Synonyms: hostile, aggressive, threatening
Antonyms: nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, pacific
Sentence: Harris is a belligerent man with an explosive temper.
2. ADORATION (ADJECTIVE): आराधना
Pronunciation: a·duh·ray·shn
Meaning: deep love and respect.
Synonyms: love, devotion, worship
Antonyms: condemnation, disapproval, disdain
Sentence: He gazed at her with pure adoration.
3. FINESSE (NOUN): चालाकी
Pronunciation: fuh·nes
Meaning: intricate and refined delicacy.
Synonyms: ability, prowess, skill
Antonyms: ineptitude, incompetence, inadequacy
Sentence: It was a disappointing performance which lacked finesse.
4. RUMINATE (VERB): चिंतन करना
Pronunciation: roo·muh·nayt
Meaning: think deeply about something.
Synonyms: ponder, think, contemplate
Antonyms: ignore, disregard, overlook
Sentence: She ruminated for weeks about whether to tell him or not.
5. LIVID (ADJECTIVE): क्रोधित
Pronunciation: li·vuhd
Meaning: feeling or showing anger.
Synonyms: angry, enraged, outraged
Antonyms: delighted, pleased, happy
Sentence: The boss was livid when yet another deadline was missed.
6. OBTUSE (ADJECTIVE): मूर्ख
Pronunciation: uhb·tyoos
Meaning: annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.
Synonyms: stupid, dumb, idiotic
Antonyms: intelligent, brilliant, clever
Sentence: Forgive me for being obtuse, but I wish you’d explain that to me again.
7. ASTUTE (ADJECTIVE): चतुर
Pronunciation: uh·styoot
Meaning: having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage.
Synonyms: shrewd, sharp, wise
Antonyms: naïve, ingenuous, foolish
Sentence: It was an astute move to sell just before prices went down.
8. TOUSLE (VERB): बिखरा देना
Pronunciation: tau·zl
Meaning: to undo the proper order or arrangement of.
Synonyms: disrupt, shuffle, disarrange
Antonyms: arrange, regulate, organize
Sentence: His hair was tousled and he looked as if he’d just woken up.
9. FACILE (ADJECTIVE): सरल
Pronunciation: fa·sile
Meaning: having or showing a lack of depth of understanding or character
Synonyms: superficial, shallow
Antonyms: profound, general
Sentence: The movie takes a facile look at what happens when teens enter into serious romantic relationships.
10. QUIBBLE (NOUN): निंदा
Pronunciation: kvi·bl
Meaning: to argue about, or say you disapprove of, something that is not important
Synonyms: complain, criticize, argue
Antonyms: applaud, commend, praise
Sentence: Let’s not quibble over minor details.
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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