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. awry (adjective) – विकृत, वक्र
Pronunciation: uraai
Meaning: away from the usual or expected course; out of the normal or correct position
Synonyms: amiss, wrong; askew, crooked, lopsided, uneven, asymmetrical
Antonyms: straight, symmetrical
Usage:

• I got the impression that something was awry.
• His hat was awry.

2. scrupulous (adjective) – नियमनिष्ठ, पूर्ण सावधान
Pronunciation: skroo-pyu-lus
Meaning: (of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details; very concerned to avoid doing wrong
Synonyms: careful, meticulous, painstaking, thorough, assiduous; honest, honourable, upright, upstanding, high-minded, righteous
Antonyms: careless, slapdash, dishonest, unscrupulous
Usage: The organization will be scrupulous in maintaining the highest moral standards.

3. exhortation (noun) – प्रोत्साहन
Pronunciation: egzo-tei-sh(u)n
Meaning: an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something
Synonyms: urging, encouragement, persuasion, pressure
Antonym: discouragement
Usage: Our teacher gives us exhortation to study hard.

4. coercion (noun) – बलप्रयोग, दबाव
Pronunciation: ko-er-sh(u)n
Meaning: the action of persuading someone to do something by using force or threat
Synonyms: force, compulsion, constraint, duress, oppression, enforcement
Antonym: persuasion
Usage: He claimed he had only acted under coercion.

5. aspersion (noun) - दोषारोपण
Pronunciation: us-per-sh(u)n
Meaning: an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something
Synonyms: vilification, denigration, defamation, criticism
Usage: I don't permit to cast aspersions on my friend.

6. mock (verb, noun, adjective) - उपहास करना, नकली, कृत्रिम
Pronunciation: mok
Meaning: tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner; make a replica or imitation of something; not authentic or real, but without the intention to deceive; mock examinations
Synonyms: ridicule, deride; imitation, artificial
Antonyms: friendly, open, good-humoured; genuine
Usage:

• The opposition party mocked the government’s decision. (verb)
• What did you get in the mock? (noun)
• I performed bad in the mock exam but passed the real exam. (adjective)

7. luminary (noun) - प्रेरणा स्त्रोत, अग्रणी
Pronunciation: loomi-nuri
Meaning: a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere
Synonyms: inspiration, leader, expert, master
Antonyms: nobody, pleb
Usage: The luminary gazed earnestly at some papers before him.

8. portend (verb) - पहले से चेतावनी देना
Pronunciation: po-r-tend
Meaning: be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen
Synonyms: presage, augur, foreshadow, foretell, prophesy
Usage: What do these strange events portend?

9.  jaunty (adjective) - प्रफुल्ल
Pronunciation: jonti
Meaning: having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner
Synonyms: cheerful, cheery, happy, merry
Antonyms: depressed, serious, sedate
Usage: The jaunty music made everyone feel cheerful.
 
10. nonplussed (adjective) - भौचक
Pronunciation: non-plust
Meaning: so surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react
Synonyms: confused, bewildered, bemused, puzzled, perplexed
Usage: Even the experienced doctor was nonplussed when he saw the patient with a chainsaw in his skull.

LET’S CHECK HOW MUCH YOU LEARNT:
1. Match the columns:

2. Try to construct your sentences using given words:
•    scrupulous
•    exhortation
•    mock
•    portend
•    jaunty

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