Daily Star Vocab 25/06/25

 

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Featuring 30 relatively tough words from the Today's Daily Star articles:

No.	Word	Part of Speech	Meaning (simple English)	4 Synonyms	4 Antonyms	Example Sentence
1	acquiesce	verb	to agree without protest	comply, consent, yield, submit	resist, oppose, refuse, object	She finally acquiesced to the revised plan.
2	ameliorate	verb	to make something better	improve, enhance, ease, upgrade	worsen, degrade, impair, exacerbate	New policies aim to ameliorate traffic jams.
3	anachronistic	adjective	belonging to a different time	outdated, old-fashioned, archaic, obsolete	modern, current, contemporary, up-to-date	The anachronistic rules no longer fit today’s needs.
4	assiduous	adjective	showing great care and effort	diligent, hardworking, persistent, industrious	lazy, careless, negligent, idle	Her assiduous study habits paid off in exams.
5	austere	adjective	plain and strict; without luxury	severe, stern, simple, frugal	luxurious, indulgent, ornate, lenient	The monastery has an austere lifestyle.
6	belligerent	adjective	hostile and aggressive	combative, antagonistic, warlike, confrontational	peaceful, friendly, calm, conciliatory	His belligerent tone ended the discussion quickly.
7	cajole	verb	to persuade with gentle talk	coax, wheedle, entice, flatter	deter, repel, bully, force	She cajoled him into joining the workshop.
8	candor	noun	the quality of being honest and open	frankness, openness, sincerity, truthfulness	deceit, evasion, dishonesty, guile	I appreciate your candor about the risks.
9	capricious	adjective	changing moods or decisions suddenly	fickle, unpredictable, whimsical, erratic	steady, consistent, reliable, stable	The market can be capricious during crises.
10	clandestine	adjective	done in secret	secret, covert, hidden, undercover	open, public, overt, transparent	They held a clandestine meeting after hours.
11	cogent	adjective	clear and very convincing	persuasive, compelling, forceful, convincing	weak, unconvincing, vague, flimsy	She gave a cogent argument for reform.
12	complacent	adjective	too satisfied and not seeing danger	self-satisfied, smug, unconcerned, heedless	alert, concerned, vigilant, critical	Complacent teams often lose their edge.
13	conundrum	noun	a hard problem or puzzle	riddle, puzzle, dilemma, enigma	solution, answer, clarity, certainty	Balancing growth and safety is a policy conundrum.
14	deleterious	adjective	harmful or damaging	damaging, detrimental, injurious, hurtful	beneficial, helpful, healthy, advantageous	Smoking has deleterious effects on health.
15	demur	verb	to raise doubt or show reluctance	object, hesitate, protest, balk	agree, accept, approve, concede	He demurred when asked to share private data.
16	disparate	adjective	very different in kind	dissimilar, distinct, diverse, unlike	similar, alike, uniform, akin	The study compared disparate income groups.
17	ebullient	adjective	full of cheerful energy	enthusiastic, lively, exuberant, spirited	gloomy, dull, subdued, depressed	The ebullient crowd cheered the winners.
18	enigma	noun	something hard to understand	mystery, puzzle, riddle, conundrum	clarity, explanation, solution, certainty	Her sudden resignation remains an enigma.
19	ephemeral	adjective	lasting a very short time	short-lived, fleeting, momentary, transient	lasting, enduring, permanent, persistent	Trends on social media are often ephemeral.
20	exacerbate	verb	to make a bad situation worse	aggravate, worsen, intensify, inflame	alleviate, ease, reduce, relieve	Cutting training could exacerbate errors.
21	fastidious	adjective	very careful and hard to please	meticulous, picky, fussy, exacting	careless, easygoing, sloppy, lax	The editor is fastidious about grammar.
22	fortuitous	adjective	happening by chance, often lucky	accidental, lucky, serendipitous, chance	planned, deliberate, intended, designed	A fortuitous meeting led to the partnership.
23	galvanize	verb	to shock into action	motivate, spur, energize, provoke	discourage, deter, depress, lull	The speech galvanized voters to volunteer.
24	hegemony	noun	dominant influence or control	dominance, supremacy, leadership, control	inferiority, weakness, subordination, equality	Tech giants hold hegemony over digital ads.
25	impecunious	adjective	having little or no money	poor, penniless, broke, destitute	wealthy, rich, affluent, prosperous	The impecunious student relied on scholarships.
26	intransigent	adjective	unwilling to change views	stubborn, inflexible, uncompromising, obstinate	flexible, yielding, compliant, accommodating	Talks failed due to intransigent positions.
27	juxtapose	verb	to place side by side for contrast	pair, compare, align, place	separate, isolate, divide, scatter	The exhibit juxtaposes old photos with new ones.
28	laconic	adjective	using very few words	brief, terse, concise, succinct	wordy, verbose, talkative, long-winded	His laconic answer ended the debate.
29	magnanimous	adjective	very generous and forgiving	generous, charitable, big-hearted, noble	mean, petty, selfish, vindictive	She was magnanimous in victory.
30	obfuscate	verb	to make something unclear	confuse, blur, cloud, muddle	clarify, explain, illuminate, simplify	Jargon can obfuscate simple ideas.