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. VIRAGO (noun) – कर्कशा झगड़ालू औरत
Pronunciation: vi-rei-go / vi-raa-go
Meaning: a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman
Synonyms: harridan, shrew, termagant, vixen, fishwife
Antonyms: belle, beautiful, queen of hearts
Usage: When the little boy dropped his ice cream, the virago grew red with anger and punished the child severely.

2. BOURGEOIS (adjective, noun) – पूंजीपति, संपत्तिजीवी
Pronunciation: bowj-waa
Meaning: belonging to or typical of the middle class (a social group between the rich and the poor) especially in supporting existing customs and values, or in having a strong interest in money and possessions
Synonyms: middle-class, property-owning, propertied, conventional, traditional, conservative, conformist, ordinary
Antonyms: proletarian, unconventional
Usage:

• She came from a respectable bourgeois family. (adjective)
• The princess was excluded from the territory for marrying a bourgeois. (noun)

3. PURVEY (verb) – रसद पहुँचाना
Pronunciation: puh-vei
Meaning: provide or supply (food, drink, or other goods) as one's business
Synonyms: supply, provide, furnish, cater, retail, trade
Usage: They have two restaurants that purvey dumplings and chicken noodle soup.

4. FALTER (verb) – लड़खड़ाना; हकलाना
Pronunciation: fol-tuh
Meaning: lose strength or momentum; speak hesitantly
Synonyms: hesitate, delay, drag one's feet, stall, think twice; stammer, stutter, stumble
Usage:

• The economy is beginning to falter.
• His voice began to falter.

5. JILT (verb) – परित्याग करना
Pronunciation: jilt
Meaning: suddenly reject or abandon (a lover)
Synonyms: leave, walk out on, throw over, finish with, break up with
Usage: He jilted her for his best friend's sister.

6. TEMPERANCE (noun) – आत्मसंयम
Pronunciation: temp(u)r(u)ns  
Meaning: control of your own behaviour, such as not drinking or eating too much; the habit of not drinking alcohol because you believe it is dangerous or wrong
Synonyms: abstinence, abstention, sobriety, prohibition
Antonyms: bibulousness, crapulence
Usage: The old man preached temperance to young people.

7. THWART (verb) – नाकाम करना
Pronunciation: thwort
Meaning: oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully
Synonyms: foil, frustrate, balk, forestall, scotch, derail
Antonyms: assist, facilitate
Usage: The government had been able to thwart all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties.

8. VIRILE (adjective) – पुरुष या पुरुषत्व संबंधी
Pronunciation: vi-rail
Meaning: (of a man) having strength and energy
Synonyms: manly, masculine, all-male, gallant, chivalrous, swashbuckling, valiant, valorous
Antonyms: unmanly, effeminate, weak
Usage: He wanted his sons to become strong, virile, and athletic like himself.

9. PURGE (verb) – शुद्ध करना
Pronunciation: puhj
Meaning: free someone or something from an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling; remove (a group of people considered undesirable) from an organization or place in an abrupt or violent way
Synonyms: cleanse, clear, purify, wash, shrive, absolve; remove, get rid of, expel, exclude
Usage:

• Roman Catholics go to confession to purge themselves of sin.
• Party leaders are going to purge the party of extremists.

10. WILT (verb) – मुरझाना, दुर्बल होना
Pronunciation: wilt
Meaning: (of a plant, leaf, or flower) to become weak and begin to bend towards the ground; (of a person) lose energy, vigour, or confidence
Synonyms: droop, sag, flop, wither; languish, flag
Antonyms: thrive, flourish; perk up
Usage:

• The plants will wilt in direct sunlight.
• Lady Beresford was beginning to wilt as she greeted the long line of guests.

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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