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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings: 29 September 2025
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): आक्रामक
Pronunciation: buh·li·juh·ruhnt
Meaning: hostile
Synonyms: aggressive, threatening
Antonyms: friendly
Sentence: The mood at the meeting was belligerent.
2. ACQUIESCENCE (NOUN): सहमति
Pronunciation: a·kvee·es·uhns
Meaning: consent
Synonyms: agreement, acceptance
Antonyms: refusal
Sentence: In silent acquiescence, she rose to her feet.
3. NOTABLE (NOUN): प्रतिष्ठित व्यक्ति
Pronunciation: note·uh·bl
Meaning: celebrity
Synonyms: VIP, personality
Antonyms: nonentity
Sentence: All businessmen and local notables were invited.
Sentence: All businessmen and local notables were invited.
4. ENTRENCH (VERB): स्थापित करना
Pronunciation: uhn·trench
Meaning: establish
Synonyms: settle, ensconce
Antonyms: dislodge
Sentence: Ageism is entrenched in our society.
5. CORROBORATE (VERB): पुष्टि करना
Pronunciation: kuh·raw·buh·rayt
Meaning: confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
Synonyms: confirm, verify, endorse
Antonyms: refute, disprove, rebut
Sentence: Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.
6. UNFURL (VERB): खोलना
Pronunciation: uhn·fuhl
Meaning: make or become spread out from a rolled or folded state, especially in order to be open to the wind.
Synonyms: unfold, expand, extend, open, outspread
Antonyms: fold, close, reduce, compress
Sentence: During the spring, the sprouting leaves begin to unfurl, and each petal that opens will sprout a colorful bloom.
7. INVERSION (NOUN): विपरीतता
Pronunciation: uhn·vuh·zhn
Meaning: a situation in which something is changed so that it is the opposite of what it was before
Synonyms: reversal, reverse, contrary, antithesis
Antonyms: verticality, erectness, stability
Sentence: Her account of the case was an inversion of the facts.
8. COGNOSCENTE (NOUN): विशेषज्ञ
Pronunciation: co·gno·scen·te
Meaning: a connoisseur; a discerning expert.
Synonyms: expert, authority, specialist
Antonyms: novice, amateur, neophyte
Sentence: Michael Meredith, a French cognoscente and librarian at Eton College in England, is less supportive.
9. SEMBLANCE (NOUN): दिखावा
Pronunciation: sem·bluhns
Meaning: outward appearance or resemblance.
Synonyms: Facade, Pretense
Antonyms: Reality, Authenticity
Sentence: Despite her best efforts to maintain a semblance of composure, her voice quivered with fear.
10. AVERMENT (NOUN): दृढ़कथन
Pronunciation: uh·vuh·muhnt
Meaning: a positive assertion or declaration, often made under oath
Synonyms: Assertion, Statement, Claim
Antonyms: Denial, Refutation
Sentence: The witness's averment in court played a crucial role in establishing the defendant's guilt.
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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