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. BULLDOZE (verb) – खदेड़ना
Pronunciation: bul-do-z
Meaning: use force insensitively when dealing with (someone or something)
Synonyms: bully, hector, browbeat, intimidate, coerce
Usage: Don't let him bulldoze you.

2. RETICENT (adjective) – अल्पभाषी
Pronunciation: reti-sunt
Meaning: not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
Synonyms: reserved, withdrawn, introverted, restrained, inhibited, diffident
Antonyms: expansive, garrulous
Usage: She is reticent about her achievements.

3. GAUDY (adjective) – भड़कीला
Pronunciation: go-di
Meaning: extravagantly bright or showy
Synonyms: garish, lurid, loud, over-bright, glaring
Antonyms: drab, dull
Usage: I didn't like the decorations - they looked rather gaudy.

4. BAREFACED (adjective) – असंबद्ध या बेशर्म
Pronunciation: be-uh-feist
Meaning: unconcealed or shameless
Synonyms: flagrant, blatant, glaring
Usage: Why are you telling such barefaced lies?

5. RANKLE (verb) – सताना, खिझाना
Pronunciation: ran-k(u)l
Meaning: annoy or irritate someone
Synonyms: upset, anger, irritate, offend, affront, displease
Antonym: comfort
Usage: Lisa was rankled by his comment.

6. CACKLE (verb) – ठहाका लगा कर हँसना
Pronunciation: kak(u)l
Meaning: laugh in a loud, harsh way
Synonyms: guffaw, crow, chortle, chuckle, giggle
Usage: The old woman gave a cackle at my joke.

7. GROPE (verb) – टटोलना, टोहना
Pronunciation: gro-p
Meaning: search blindly or uncertainly by feeling with the hands
Synonyms: scrabble, fish
Usage: I groped in the darkness for the phone.

8. GLUT (adjective) – भरमार
Pronunciation: glut
Meaning: an excessively abundant supply of something
Synonyms: surplus, excess, surfeit, superfluity, overabundance
Antonyms: dearth, scarcity
Usage: Because Cindy consumed a glut of food at the party, she now has a stomach ache.

9. WHET (verb) – तेज करना
Pronunciation: wet
Meaning: sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon); excite or stimulate (someone's desire, interest, or appetite)
Synonyms: sharpen, hone, strop; stimulate, excite, arouse, rouse, kindle, trigger, spark
Antonyms: blunt; dull, spoil
Usage:

• Stones whet a sword and difficulties strengthen willpower.
• The smell of my grandmother’s food is enough to whet my appetite.

10. HYPE (noun, verb) – प्रचार
Pronunciation: hai-ip
Meaning: extravagant or intensive publicity or promotion; promote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its benefits
Synonyms: publicity, advertising, promotion, marketing, puff, puffery, exposure; publicize, advertise, promote, push, boost
Antonym: play down
Usage:

• People went to see the movie because of all the hype. (noun)
• The director is just using the controversy to hype his movie. (verb)

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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