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. BADGER (verb) – सताना
Pronunciation: baj-uh
Meaning: repeatedly ask (someone) to do something
Synonyms: pester, harass, bother, plague, torment, hound, nag
Usage: You can't badger me into going to the party.

2. MIDGET (noun, adjective) – बौना, छोटा
Pronunciation: mijit
Meaning: a very small person or thing
Synonyms: homunculus, manikin, Lilliputian; dwarf, miniature, baby, diminutive
Antonym: giant
Usage:

• The skyscraper is a midget by today's standards. (noun)
• Their second son is midget. (adj)

3. RECUMBENT (adjective) – लेटा हुआ
Pronunciation: ri-kum-bent
Meaning: (especially of a person or effigy) lying down
Synonyms: lying, flat, horizontal, sprawled, spreadeagled
Antonyms: erect, standing, upright
Usage: After drinking four beers, my father was recumbent in his favorite chair.

4. DEPORT (verb) – निर्वासित करना
Pronunciation: di-po-t
Meaning: expel (a foreigner) from a country, typically on the grounds of illegal status or for having committed a crime
Synonyms: expel, banish, exile, transport, expatriate
Antonym: admit
Usage: The convicts were deported to a deserted island.

5. SOLECISM (noun) – व्याकरण का अशुद्ध प्रयोग; चूक
Pronunciation: solisiz(u)m
Meaning: a grammatical mistake in speech or writing; an instance of incorrect behaviour
Synonyms: error, blunder, howler; gaffe, impropriety
Usage: She commits a lot of solecisms.

6. BOORISH (adjective) – अशिष्ट
Pronunciation: bo-rish
Meaning: rough and bad-mannered
Synonyms: coarse, uncouth, rude, discourteous, impolite
Antonyms: refined, sophisticated
Usage: I found him rather boorish and aggressive.

7. COMATOSE (adjective) – अचैतन्य; अत्यंत सुस्ती
Pronunciation: komuh-to-s
Meaning: relating to or in a state of coma; extremely lethargic or sleepy
Synonyms: unconscious, insensible, senseless, blacked out; inert, torpid, inactive, lethargic, sluggish, lifeless, listless
Usage: We just sat comatose in front of the TV.

8. SAGA (noun) – कथा
Pronunciation: saag-uh
Meaning: a long story of heroic achievement; a long, involved story, account, or series of incidents
Synonyms: epic, chronicle, legend, folk tale
Usage: She has written a huge and compelling family saga.

9. NICETY (noun) – अति सूक्ष्मता
Pronunciation: nais-ti
Meaning: a fine or subtle detail or distinction
Synonyms: subtlety, nuance
Usage: Everything was arranged to a nicety.

10. PERNICKETY (adjective) – अवगुण ढूंढ़नेवाला
Pronunciation: puh-ni-kiti
Meaning: placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details
Synonyms: fussy, difficult, finicky, over-fastidious
Antonyms: easy-going, laid-back
Usage: He is extremely pernickety about using words correctly.

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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