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. BLITHE (adjective) – पुलकित, अल्हड़
Pronunciation: bla-ith
Meaning: happy or carefree
Synonyms: happy, cheerful, cheery, light-hearted, jolly, merry, sunny
Antonym: sad
Usage: She shows a blithe disregard for danger.

2. BEAMING (adjective) – मुस्कुराता हुआ
Pronunciation: beem-ing
Meaning: smiling broadly
Synonyms: grinning, twinkling, smiling
Antonym: frowning
Usage: She was beaming with pleasure.

3. BUOYANT (adjective) – प्रसन्नचित्त, आशावान
Pronunciation: boi-unt
Meaning: cheerful; hopeful and confident about the future; (of an economy, business, or market) involving or engaged in much successful trade or activity
Synonyms: cheery, happy, light-hearted; booming, strong, vigorous, burgeoning, thriving, growing
Antonyms: depressed, pessimistic
Usage:

• Phil was in buoyant mood.
• Car sales were buoyant.

4. DROLL (adjective) – विनोदपूर्ण
Pronunciation: dro-l
Meaning: humorous or amusing, especially in an unusual way
Synonyms: mirthful, chucklesome
Antonym: serious
Usage: There was a droll expression on his face.

5. ELATION (noun) – उत्साह, प्रफुल्लता
Pronunciation: ilei-shun
Meaning: great happiness and exhilaration
Synonyms: happiness, exhilaration, joy, delight, glee
Antonym: misery
Usage: Her moods oscillated between depression and elation.
 
6. GRATIFY (verb) – प्रसन्न करना, सन्तुष्ट करना
Pronunciation: grati-fai
Meaning: give someone pleasure or satisfaction
Synonyms: please, gladden, delight, satisfy
Antonym: displease
Usage: Your good marks gratify me very much.

7. JOCULAR (adjective) – परिहासशील
Pronunciation: jok-yu-lur
Meaning: fond of or characterized by joking
Synonyms: funny, witty, comic, comical
Antonyms: solemn, serious, earnest
Usage: Her jocular personality always made the customers smile.

8. CHORTLE (verb, noun) – मुंह दबाकर हंसना
Pronunciation: cho-t(u)l
Meaning: joyful laugh (not loud)
Synonyms: laugh, giggle, titter, tee-hee, snigger, guffaw, cackle, crow
Antonym: sob
Usage:

• He chortled at his own joke. (verb)
• Thomas gave a chortle at my joke. (noun)

9. BADINAGE (noun) – परिहास
Pronunciation: bad-inaaj
Meaning: humorous or witty conversation
Synonyms: banter, repartee, bantering, raillery
Usage: He developed a nice line in badinage with the labour leader.

10. PERKY (adjective) – फुर्तीला, प्रफुल्लित
Pronunciation: pur-ki
Meaning: showing a lot of energy in a happy and confident way
Synonyms: lively, vivacious, animated, bubbly, effervescent, bouncy, bouncing, spirited, high-spirited
Antonyms: dull, lethargic
Usage: You look very perky this morning.

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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