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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. CONFER (verb) – प्रदान करना; विचार-विमर्श करना
Pronunciation: kon-fuh
Meaning: grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right); have discussions; exchange opinions
Synonyms: give out to; consult, talk, speak, confabulate
Antonyms: withhold, remove
Usage: They often confer together.
2. GAUZY (adjective) – जालीदार, जाली जैसा, पतला
Pronunciation: go-zi
Meaning: made of a very thin, light cloth
Synonyms: translucent, transparent, sheer, see-through, gauze-like, fine
Antonyms: thick, coarse
Usage: A gauzy yellow curtain hangs in the window.
3. WRAITH (noun) – प्रेतात्मा
Pronunciation: reith
Meaning: a ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death
Synonyms: ghost, spectre, spirit, phantom, apparition, manifestation
Usage: After Uncle Benny passed away in the car accident, I awoke frightened to see his wraith floating in the doorway.
4. HERMETIC (adjective) – वायु-रोधी
Pronunciation: huh-metik
Meaning: (of a seal or closure) complete and airtight
Synonyms: airtight, tight, sealed, shut, watertight
Usage: A hermetic seal is used on this glass bottle.
5. PAUPER (noun) – कंगाल
Pronunciation: po-puh
Meaning: a very poor person
Synonyms: indigent, bankrupt, insolvent, beggar, mendicant, down-and-out
Usage: The pauper slept under a bridge.
6. SUPERCILIOUS (adjective) – अभिमानपूर्ण
Pronunciation: soopuh-sili-us
Meaning: behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
Synonyms: arrogant, haughty, conceited, disdainful, overbearing, pompous
Antonyms: humble, modest
Usage: His manner is supercilious and arrogant.
7. CONFISCATE (verb) – ज़ब्त करना
Pronunciation: kon-fis-keit
Meaning: take or seize (someone's property) with authority
Synonyms: impound, seize, commandeer, requisition
Antonym: return
Usage: Did the teacher confiscate your toy?
8. GAUNT (adjective) – क्षीण, दुर्बल
Pronunciation: gont
Meaning: (of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age
Synonyms: haggard, drawn, cadaverous, skeletal, emaciated
Antonym: plump
Usage: She looked gaunt and exhausted.
9. RASPING (adjective) – कठोर ध्वनि
Pronunciation: raas-ping
Meaning: harsh-sounding and unpleasant
Synonyms: harsh, grating, jarring, raspy, discordant, dissonant
Antonyms: soft, sweet, dulcet
Usage: She told about her struggle in a rasping voice.
10. SPINDLY (adjective) – दुबला-पतला
Pronunciation: spindli
Meaning: long or tall and thin
Synonyms: tall, thin, skinny, lean, lanky, spare
Antonyms: stocky, fat, thickset
Usage: The spindly wooden chair was crafted to have long, thin legs and a tall back.
Now choose any 2-3 words that you liked out of these ten words and try to make sentences on your own. This will make you familiar with these words. Let others know your usage of words by sharing them in the comment section.
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