Some exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read their usages to learn how to use them in sentences. This will really help you boost up your learning.

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1. multitude (noun) – बड़ी संख्या
Pronunciation: mul-ti-tyood
Meaning: a large number of people or things; the mass of ordinary people without power or influence
Synonyms: horde, mass; crowd, gathering, assembly, group, assemblage, congregation, flock
Antonym: the elite
Usage: Addiction to drugs can bring a multitude of other problems.

2. beatitude (noun) – परमानंद, परम सुख
Pronunciation: bi-ati-tyood
Meaning: supreme blessedness
Synonyms: blessedness, benediction, grace, bliss, ecstasy, exaltation
Usage: After spending a relaxing day at the spa, her beatitude shown on her face.

3. encompass (verb) – घेरना
Pronunciation: in-kum-pus
Meaning: surround and have or hold within; include comprehensively
Synonyms: surround, enclose, ring, encircle, circumscribe, skirt; cover, embrace, include, incorporate
Usage: The course will encompass physics, chemistry and biology.

4. cocky (adjective) – घमंडी, बेअदब
Pronunciation: koki
Meaning: confident in a bold way and showing a lack of respect or politeness
Synonyms: arrogant, conceited, overconfident, overweening, cocksure, smug, haughty, supercilious, disdainful, lofty
Antonyms: modest, diffident
Usage: He is a cocky man and thus, I don't like him.

5. wacky (adjective) – बौड़म
Pronunciation: waki
Meaning: funny or amusing in a slightly odd or peculiar way
Synonyms: zany, madcap, offbeat, quirky, outlandish, eccentric
Antonyms: conventional, sensible
Usage: Some of his friends are pretty wild and wacky characters.

6. stack (noun, verb) – ढेर, ढेर लगाना
Pronunciation: stak
Meaning: objects lying one on top of another, typically neatly arranged; a large quantity of something; arrange (a number of things) in a pile, typically a neat one; fill or cover (a place or surface) with stacks of things
Synonyms: heap, pile, mound, mountain, pyramid, mass, store, stockpile; quantities, plenty, abundance; assemble, collect; load, stock
Antonyms: few, little; empty
Usage:

• I have a stack of papers to mark. (noun)
• Please stack your chairs before you leave. (verb)

7. potential (adjective, noun) – क्षमता
Pronunciation: po-ten-shul
Meaning: having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future; latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness
Synonyms: possible, likely, prospective, future, probable; potentiality, prospects, promise, capability
Usage:

• Every seed is a potential plant. (adjective)
• The company certainly has the potential for growth. (noun)

8. serenity (noun) – शांतचित्तता
Pronunciation: si-ren-iti
Meaning: the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled
Synonyms: calmness, calm, composure, tranquillity
Antonyms: anxiety, agitation, disruption
Usage: Her face had an expression of absolute serenity.

9. amenity (noun) – सुख सुविधा
Pronunciation: umee-niti / umen-iti
Meaning: a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place; the pleasantness or attractiveness of a place
Synonyms: facility, service, convenience, resource, utility
Usage: The property is situated in a convenient location, close to all local amenities.

10. palatial (adjective) – आलीशान, शानदार
Pronunciation: pul-ei-shul
Meaning: resembling a palace in being spacious and splendid
Synonyms: luxurious, deluxe, magnificent, sumptuous, splendid, grand
Antonyms: humble, modest
Usage: She lives in a palatial New York apartment.

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1. Try to make sentences using given words:

• beatitude
• palatial
• multitude
• stack
• cocky

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