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. WARY (adjective) – सावधान, चौकन्ना
Pronunciation: we-ri
Meaning: feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems
Synonyms: cautious, careful, circumspect, chary, alert
Antonyms: unwary, inattentive, trustful
Usage: Be wary of strangers who offer you a ride.

2. SMOULDER (verb) – सुलगना
Pronunciation: smo-lder
Meaning: burn slowly with smoke but no flame; show or feel suppressed anger, hatred, or another powerful emotion; exist in a suppressed or concealed state
Synonyms: smoke, reek; seethe, boil, fume, burn
Usage:

• The smoulder suddenly became a blaze.
• Her eyes smoulder with jealousy.

3. BEHOLDEN (adjective) – आभारी, एहसानमंद
Pronunciation: bi-ho-lden
Meaning: owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service
Synonyms: indebted, obligated, obliged, bound
Usage: I don't like to be beholden to anybody.

4. INCUR (verb) – झेलना, भुगतना
Pronunciation: in-ker
Meaning: become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one's own behaviour or actions
Synonyms: suffer, sustain, experience
Antonym: avoid
Usage: The play has incurred the anger of both audiences and critics.

5. SLOUGH (verb) – केंचुली उतारना
Pronunciation: sluf
Meaning: remove a layer of dead skin
Synonyms: discard, shed, jettison, scrap
Antonyms: keep, acquire
Usage: All reptiles have to slough their skin to grow.

6. TEETOTAL (adjective) – मद्य-निषेधवादी
Pronunciation: tee-to-tul
Meaning: choosing or characterized by abstinence from alcohol
Synonyms: abstinent, abstemious, sober
Antonyms: bibulous, boozy
Usage: He won't drink because he is teetotal.

7. BEHEST (noun) – आदेश
Pronunciation: bi-hest
Meaning: a person's orders or command
Synonyms: instruction, bidding, request, requirement, wish, desire
Usage: They arrested him at the King's behest.

8. EXPOUND (verb) – व्याख्या करना
Pronunciation: iks-paund / eks-paund
Meaning: present and explain (a theory or idea) in detail
Synonyms: present, proffer, offer, advance, propose, propound, frame
Usage: He was expounding a powerful argument.

9. ENORMITY (noun) – अति दुष्टता, महापाप
Pronunciation: ino-miti
Meaning: the great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something perceived as bad or morally wrong; a serious crime or sin
Synonyms: wickedness, baseness, blackness, depravity
Antonym: goodness
Usage: A thorough search disclosed the full enormity of the crime.

10. FORMIDABLE (adjective) – भयावह
Pronunciation: fo-mi-dub(u)l / fum-idub(u)l
Meaning: inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable
Synonyms: intimidating, forbidding, redoubtable, daunting, alarming, frightening, terrifying, petrifying, horrifying, chilling, disturbing
Antonyms: comforting, easy, weak
Usage: The two players together make a formidable combination.

LET’S CHECK HOW MUCH YOU LEARNT:

1. Try to make sentences using given words:

• slough
• smoulder
• expound
• wary
• beholden

2. Match the columns:
 

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