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. GRAFT (noun, verb) – कठोर परिश्रम
Pronunciation: graaft
Meaning: hard work; work hard
Synonyms: work, effort, endeavour, toil, labour
Usage:

• Success came after years of graft. (noun)
• For my Company, I need people prepared to go out and graft. (verb)

2. LURCH (verb) – लड़खड़ाहट
Pronunciation: luh-ch
Meaning: make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements
Synonyms: stagger, stumble, sway, reel, roll, weave, totter
Antonym: tiptoe
Usage: The train stopped with a lurch.

3. PROXIMITY (adjective) – निकटता
Pronunciation: prok-simiti
Meaning: nearness in space, time, or relationship
Synonyms: closeness, nearness, presence
Usage: We chose the house for its proximity to the school.

4. NOXIOUS (adjective) – हानिकारक
Pronunciation: nok-sh(u)s
Meaning: harmful, poisonous
Synonyms: toxic, deadly, virulent, dangerous
Antonyms: innocuous, safe, pleasant
Usage: Heavy industry pollutes our rivers with noxious chemicals.

5. APOCRYPHAL (adjective) – शंकायुक्त
Pronunciation: upo-krif(u)l
Meaning: (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
Synonyms: fictitious, made-up, untrue, fabricated, false, spurious
Antonyms: authentic, true
Usage: Most of the stories about him are apocryphal.

6. PONDEROUS (adjective) – बहुत वजन के कारण धीमा
Pronunciation: pon-d(u)rus
Meaning: slow and clumsy because of great weight; (especially of speech or writing) dull or laborious
Synonyms: heavy, awkward, lumbering; laboured, laborious, dull, awkward
Antonyms: light, graceful, elegant; lively
Usage: The fat woman's movements were ponderous.

7. SCORN (noun, verb) – नफरत, घृणा
Pronunciation: sko-n
Meaning: a feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something; feel or express contempt or disdain for
Synonyms: contempt, derision, disdain; deride
Antonyms: admiration, respect; admire, respect
Usage:

• He looked at me with scorn. (noun)
• You have no right to scorn a poor girl. (verb)

8. RECANT (verb) – विचार त्याग करना
Pronunciation: ri-kant
Meaning: say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief
Synonyms: renounce, forswear, disavow, deny, repudiate
Antonym: reaffirm
Usage: Galileo was forced to recant his belief in the Copernican theory.

9. ENCUMBER (verb) – उलझाना, रोड़े अटकाना
Pronunciation: in-kum-buh
Meaning: restrict or impede (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult
Synonyms: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede
Antonyms: aid, facilitate
Usage: I don't want to encumber myself with unnecessary luggage.

10. JETTISON (noun) – छोड़ना; रद्द करना
Pronunciation: jeti-s(u)n / jeti-z(u)n
Meaning: abandon or discard (someone or something that is no longer wanted)
Synonyms: dump, drop, ditch, discharge, eject
Antonyms: load, keep, retain
Usage: We jettison an unworkable plan.

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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